Women's labour force participation in Tonga
The ILO estimates that 42.3% of women aged 15 and over in Tonga were in the labour force in 2025.
Tonga, 2025
42.3%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
140th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Tonga over time
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% of women 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 | 42.3% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 42.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.1%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Tonga has the 140th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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
Employment-to-population ratio
48.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
23.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.3%
2025 · World Bank