Labor force, female in Tonga
Tonga: Labor force, female was 46.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Tonga stood at 46.9%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Tonga peaked at 46.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 66th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.0% | 33.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 38.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.4% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 43.0% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 107.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 33,628 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9548 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Tonga?
- Labor force, female in Tonga was 46.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for labor force, female?
- Tonga ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.