Employment-to-population ratio in Tonga
The ILO estimates that 48.8% of people aged 15 and over in Tonga were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Tonga, 2025
48.8%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
146th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Tonga over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.8% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 49.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.9%, the figure has changed by −5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Tonga has the 146th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Tonga
All statistics for Tonga
Labour force participation
49.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
42.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
23.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.3%
2025 · World Bank