Work & Labour in Tonga 202 indicators covering work & labour for Tonga. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 60.4% 2025 up 23.6% 117th 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 Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 4.6% 2025 down 31.3% 92nd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 58.2% 2025 up 23.9% 114th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 59.1% 2025 up 22.7% 109th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 57.2% 2025 up 26.6% 118th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 41.8% 2025 down 21.2% 74th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 40.9% 2025 down 21.1% 79th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 42.8% 2025 down 21.9% 70th Employers, total (% of total employment) 8.1% 2025 down 41.8% 10th Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2025 down 33.1% 25th Employers, female (% of female employment) 8.4% 2025 down 51.2% 6th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 6.9% 155th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 6.9% 155th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 33.7% 2025 down 13.9% 80th GDP per person employed 23,337 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.5% 124th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.4% 92nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.4% 92nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4892 % change on previous year 2025 up 41.4% 161st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.4892 % change on previous year 2025 up 41.4% 161st GDP per employed person 23,337 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 28.5% 124th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.96 2027 down 49.6% 96th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.96 2027 down 49.6% 96th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0462 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.3% 50th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0473 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.1% 76th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 131.58 2025 up 58.6% 74th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 26.3% 2023 down 17.6% 70th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 5.59 2025 up 632.4% 42nd Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 42.94 2023 up 3.6% 153rd Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 42.94 2023 up 3.6% 153rd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 42.94 2023 up 3.6% 153rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0465 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.0% 73rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0465 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.0% 73rd Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 973.6% 121st Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 51.41 2023 down 7.0% 177th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.7% 2023 up 56.7% 174th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.1% 2023 up 18.1% 171st Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.3% 2023 up 85.7% 161st SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 43.76 2026 up 2.1% 111th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 43.76 2026 up 2.1% 111th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.66 2027 up 5.2% 150th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.66 2027 up 5.2% 150th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 1,010 2027 down 18.0% 188th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 16.62 2027 down 18.2% 176th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 30.79 2027 down 10.9% 171st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.67 2027 up 10.5% 108th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1.21 2027 up 1.8% 186th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 25.26 2027 down 18.0% 188th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 25.98 2027 down 6.4% 48th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 5.78 2027 up 5.4% 181st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.4% 2023 down 12.5% 170th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 42.9% 2023 up 3.6% 153rd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.4% 2023 down 7.0% 165th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 42.9% 2023 up 3.6% 153rd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 42.9% 2023 up 3.6% 153rd ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →