Tonga Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.30%, a 0.05% decline from 2022.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.35%, a 0.24% increase from 2021.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.11%, a 0.56% decline from 2020.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.68%, a 0.51% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
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Thailand 0.91%
Tonga Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.30% -0.05%
2022 2.35% 0.24%
2021 2.11% -0.56%
2020 2.68% 0.51%
2019 2.16% -0.08%
2018 2.25% 0.12%
2017 2.13% 0.08%
2016 2.05% 0.02%
2015 2.03% 0.10%
2014 1.92% 0.17%
2013 1.76% 0.11%
2012 1.65% 0.04%
2011 1.61% 0.09%
2010 1.52% 0.11%
2009 1.41% 0.16%
2008 1.25% 0.07%
2007 1.18% 0.09%
2006 1.09% -1.48%
2005 2.57% -1.37%
2004 3.94% -1.24%
2003 5.18% 0.34%
2002 4.84% 0.36%
2001 4.48% 0.36%
2000 4.12% 0.41%
1999 3.71% 0.35%
1998 3.36% 0.50%
1997 2.86% 0.45%
1996 2.41% 0.41%
1995 2.01% 0.30%
1994 1.71% 0.41%
1993 1.30% -0.05%
1992 1.35% 0.00%
1991 1.35% 0.00%