Tonga Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 28.28%, a 0.22% increase from 2022.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2022 was 28.06%, a 0.24% increase from 2021.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2021 was 27.82%, a 0.26% decline from 2020.
  • Tonga labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.08%, a 0.27% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Tonga Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 28.28% 0.22%
2022 28.06% 0.24%
2021 27.82% -0.26%
2020 28.08% -0.27%
2019 28.35% 0.05%
2018 28.30% -0.44%
2017 28.74% -0.45%
2016 29.19% -0.45%
2015 29.64% -0.46%
2014 30.10% -0.46%
2013 30.56% -0.47%
2012 31.02% -0.47%
2011 31.49% -0.47%
2010 31.96% -0.48%
2009 32.44% -0.48%
2008 32.92% -0.48%
2007 33.40% -0.49%
2006 33.89% -0.49%
2005 34.38% -0.49%
2004 34.87% -0.50%
2003 35.37% -0.50%
2002 35.87% -0.50%
2001 36.37% -0.51%
2000 36.88% -0.51%
1999 37.39% -0.51%
1998 37.90% -0.52%
1997 38.42% -0.52%
1996 38.94% -0.52%
1995 39.46% -0.52%
1994 39.98% -0.74%
1993 40.73% -0.74%
1992 41.47% -0.75%
1991 42.22% -0.75%