Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Tonga's youth unemployment rate stands at 6.03% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.99% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Tonga's youth unemployment rate was 6.03%, up from 5.99% in 2024.
In 2024, Tonga's youth unemployment rate was 5.99%, up from 4.63% in 2023.
In 2023, Tonga's youth unemployment rate was 4.63%, down from 6.15% in 2022.
In 2022, Tonga's youth unemployment rate was 6.15%, down from 6.38% in 2021.
In 2021, Tonga's youth unemployment rate was 6.38%, down from 7.99% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.03% | +0.043% |
| 2024 | 5.99% | +1.35% |
| 2023 | 4.63% | -1.52% |
| 2022 | 6.15% | -0.228% |
| 2021 | 6.38% | -1.62% |
| 2020 | 7.99% | +1.52% |
| 2019 | 6.47% | -0.206% |
| 2018 | 6.68% | +0.361% |
| 2017 | 6.32% | +0.308% |
| 2016 | 6.01% | +0.178% |
| 2015 | 5.83% | +0.334% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.446% |
| 2013 | 5.05% | +0.347% |
| 2012 | 4.71% | +0.219% |
| 2011 | 4.49% | +0.301% |
| 2010 | 4.19% | +0.282% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.392% |
| 2008 | 3.51% | +0.26% |
| 2007 | 3.25% | +0.339% |
| 2006 | 2.91% | -3.88% |
| 2005 | 6.79% | -3.61% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -3.47% |
| 2003 | 13.87% | +1.36% |
| 2002 | 12.51% | +0.995% |
| 2001 | 11.51% | +1.13% |
| 2000 | 10.39% | +0.879% |
| 1999 | 9.51% | +0.984% |
| 1998 | 8.52% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.32% | +1.17% |
| 1996 | 6.15% | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 5.09% | +0.842% |
| 1994 | 4.25% | +1.06% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +0.012% |
| 1992 | 3.18% | +0.107% |
| 1991 | 3.08% | — |
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Tonga's youth unemployment rate is 6.03% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.99% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.87% (2003); the lowest is 2.91% (2006), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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