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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Tonga's labour force participation stands at 49.81% as of 2025-12-31, down from 50.2% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Tonga's labour force participation was 49.81%, down from 50.2% in 2024.
In 2024, Tonga's labour force participation was 50.2%, down from 50.6% in 2023.
In 2023, Tonga's labour force participation was 50.6%, down from 51.38% in 2022.
In 2022, Tonga's labour force participation was 51.38%, down from 51.94% in 2021.
In 2021, Tonga's labour force participation was 51.94%, down from 52.39% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.81% | -0.388% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | -0.405% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -0.777% |
| 2022 | 51.38% | -0.557% |
| 2021 | 51.94% | -0.454% |
| 2020 | 52.39% | -1.08% |
| 2019 | 53.47% | -0.527% |
| 2018 | 54% | -0.354% |
| 2017 | 54.35% | -0.338% |
| 2016 | 54.69% | -0.353% |
| 2015 | 55.04% | -0.324% |
| 2014 | 55.36% | -0.275% |
| 2013 | 55.64% | -0.255% |
| 2012 | 55.89% | -0.279% |
| 2011 | 56.17% | -0.327% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -0.275% |
| 2009 | 56.78% | -0.19% |
| 2008 | 56.97% | -0.177% |
| 2007 | 57.14% | -0.223% |
| 2006 | 57.37% | -0.259% |
| 2005 | 57.62% | -0.221% |
| 2004 | 57.85% | -0.18% |
| 2003 | 58.03% | -0.165% |
| 2002 | 58.19% | -0.175% |
| 2001 | 58.37% | -0.189% |
| 2000 | 58.55% | -0.197% |
| 1999 | 58.75% | -0.192% |
| 1998 | 58.94% | -0.18% |
| 1997 | 59.12% | -0.259% |
| 1996 | 59.38% | -0.306% |
| 1995 | 59.69% | -0.236% |
| 1994 | 59.92% | +1.05% |
| 1993 | 58.88% | +1.09% |
| 1992 | 57.79% | +1.08% |
| 1991 | 56.71% | +1.03% |
| 1990 | 55.68% | — |
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Tonga's labour force participation is 49.81% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 50.2% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 59.92% (1994); the lowest is 49.81% (2025), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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