Tonga Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2021 was 24.50%, a 0.26% increase from 2020.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2020 was 24.24%, a 0.4% decline from 2019.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2019 was 24.64%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2018 was 24.56%, a 0.48% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Tonga Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 24.50% 0.26%
2020 24.24% -0.40%
2019 24.64% 0.08%
2018 24.56% -0.48%
2017 25.04% -0.48%
2016 25.52% -0.49%
2015 26.01% -0.55%
2014 26.56% -0.57%
2013 27.13% -0.58%
2012 27.72% -0.60%
2011 28.32% -0.62%
2010 28.94% -0.57%
2009 29.51% -0.62%
2008 30.13% -0.66%
2007 30.79% -0.70%
2006 31.49% -0.71%
2005 32.20% -0.71%
2004 32.91% -0.74%
2003 33.64% -0.77%
2002 34.41% -0.78%
2001 35.19% -0.77%
2000 35.96% -0.57%
1999 36.53% -0.55%
1998 37.08% -0.56%
1997 37.64% -0.60%
1996 38.24% -0.66%
1995 38.90% -0.72%
1994 39.62% -0.84%
1993 40.46% -0.93%
1992 41.40% -0.96%
1991 42.36% -0.93%
1990 43.29% -0.93%