Work & Labour in Tonga 202 indicators covering work & labour for Tonga. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female labor force by age 842 people 2024 up 20.3% 183rd Labor force participation rate by age 25.7% 2024 down 15.0% 165th Female labor force participation rate by age 20.0% 2024 down 13.4% 153rd Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 6.0% 2024 up 8.9% 156th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0074 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 37th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0017 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.7% 82nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.43 units per square kilometre 2023 down 19.9% 84th Employment by status 57.9% 2024 up 24.0% 115th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 57.9% 2024 up 24.0% 115th Employment 33.11 2023 down 8.0% 165th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 3.2% 2025 up 64.0% 38th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.87 2024 unchanged 133rd Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.87 score 2024 unchanged 134th 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 Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 45.5% 2020 up 5.1% 102nd Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 12.9% 2023 down 28.4% 50th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 1.6% 2023 up 57.1% 173rd Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 12.9% 2023 down 28.4% 45th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.87 2024 unchanged 146th Own-account workers, total 36.3% 2016 down 2.0% 49th ← Previous Page 4 of 4