Tonga Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 6.70%, a 0.12% decline from 2022.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.82%, a 0.48% increase from 2021.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.34%, a 1.42% decline from 2020.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.76%, a 1.31% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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South Africa 49.14%
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
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Tonga Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 6.70% -0.12%
2022 6.82% 0.48%
2021 6.34% -1.42%
2020 7.76% 1.31%
2019 6.46% -0.21%
2018 6.67% 0.36%
2017 6.31% 0.30%
2016 6.01% 0.17%
2015 5.84% 0.33%
2014 5.51% 0.45%
2013 5.06% 0.35%
2012 4.71% 0.21%
2011 4.50% 0.30%
2010 4.20% 0.33%
2009 3.88% 0.42%
2008 3.46% 0.26%
2007 3.20% 0.29%
2006 2.91% -3.96%
2005 6.87% -3.70%
2004 10.56% -3.37%
2003 13.93% 1.08%
2002 12.85% 1.08%
2001 11.77% 1.06%
2000 10.71% 1.12%
1999 9.59% 1.01%
1998 8.58% 1.26%
1997 7.32% 1.14%
1996 6.18% 1.05%
1995 5.13% 0.85%
1994 4.28% 1.10%
1993 3.18% 0.00%
1992 3.18% 0.10%
1991 3.08% 0.10%