Work & Labour in Tonga

57 indicators covering work & labour for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.0% 2025 down 1.5% 148th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.9% 2025 down 12.7% 153rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 31.5% 2025 down 14.3% 160th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.6% 2025 down 14.0% 164th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 60.8% 2025 down 12.4% 173rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 52.2% 2025 down 8.9% 163rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.3% 2025 down 1.7% 142nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% 2025 up 13.0% 122nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.0% 2025 down 13.0% 168th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 49.8% 2025 down 9.5% 159th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 4.6% 2025 down 31.3% 92nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.0% 2025 up 3.4% 154th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.7% 2025 up 21.2% 167th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 53.0% 2025 up 25.5% 112th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 46.6% 2025 up 23.2% 120th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 60.4% 2025 up 23.6% 116th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 23.3% 2025 down 9.3% 53rd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 20.2% 2025 up 17.1% 131st
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 26.9% 2025 down 29.8% 4th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 3.6% 2025 down 33.1% 87th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 39.2% 81st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 9.7% 2025 down 7.0% 121st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 58.2% 2025 up 23.9% 113th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 59.1% 2025 up 22.7% 108th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 57.2% 2025 up 26.6% 117th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 8.4% 2025 down 51.2% 6th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2025 down 33.1% 25th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 8.1% 2025 down 41.8% 10th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 42.8% 2025 down 21.9% 70th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 40.9% 2025 down 21.1% 79th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 41.8% 2025 down 21.2% 74th
GDP per person employed 23,337 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.5% 124th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.7% 2023 up 56.7% 172nd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.1% 2023 up 18.1% 169th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.3% 2023 up 85.7% 159th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.9% 2023 up 3.6% 153rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.4% 2023 down 12.5% 170th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.4% 2023 down 7.0% 165th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.0% 2023 up 3.0% 148th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 31.9% 2023 down 23.6% 149th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.0% 2023 up 18.5% 135th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.8% 2023 down 17.2% 154th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 25.8% 2025 down 6.2% 46th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 23.5% 2025 down 5.9% 38th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 28.0% 2025 down 6.7% 65th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 18.0% 2025 down 11.9% 141st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 30.3% 2025 down 14.9% 134th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 24.1% 2025 down 14.2% 147th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 41.3% 2025 down 1.4% 132nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 58.1% 2025 down 13.1% 143rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 48.8% 2025 down 9.5% 148th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 34.5% 2025 down 8.6% 83rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 33.0% 2025 down 17.6% 82nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 33.7% 2025 down 13.9% 80th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 41.9% 2023 up 2.5% 128th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 60.7% 2023 down 12.7% 131st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 50.6% 2023 down 7.6% 139th