Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Tonga's unemployment rate stands at 2.01% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.97% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Tonga's unemployment rate was 2.01%, up from 1.97% in 2024.
In 2024, Tonga's unemployment rate was 1.97%, up from 1.65% in 2023.
In 2023, Tonga's unemployment rate was 1.65%, down from 2% in 2022.
In 2022, Tonga's unemployment rate was 2%, down from 2.11% in 2021.
In 2021, Tonga's unemployment rate was 2.11%, down from 2.71% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.01% | +0.043% |
| 2024 | 1.97% | +0.313% |
| 2023 | 1.65% | -0.35% |
| 2022 | 2% | -0.109% |
| 2021 | 2.11% | -0.601% |
| 2020 | 2.71% | +0.547% |
| 2019 | 2.17% | -0.083% |
| 2018 | 2.25% | +0.111% |
| 2017 | 2.14% | +0.089% |
| 2016 | 2.05% | +0.026% |
| 2015 | 2.02% | +0.108% |
| 2014 | 1.91% | +0.164% |
| 2013 | 1.75% | +0.112% |
| 2012 | 1.64% | +0.044% |
| 2011 | 1.59% | +0.093% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.082% |
| 2009 | 1.42% | +0.14% |
| 2008 | 1.28% | +0.069% |
| 2007 | 1.21% | +0.12% |
| 2006 | 1.09% | -1.45% |
| 2005 | 2.54% | -1.34% |
| 2004 | 3.88% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.18% | +0.497% |
| 2002 | 4.68% | +0.315% |
| 2001 | 4.37% | +0.402% |
| 2000 | 3.97% | +0.276% |
| 1999 | 3.69% | +0.342% |
| 1998 | 3.35% | +0.471% |
| 1997 | 2.88% | +0.473% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +0.417% |
| 1995 | 1.99% | +0.299% |
| 1994 | 1.69% | +0.388% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -0.049% |
| 1992 | 1.35% | +0.001% |
| 1991 | 1.35% | — |
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Tonga's unemployment rate is 2.01% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.97% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.18% (2003); the lowest is 1.09% (2006), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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