Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.447 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Tonga recorded -0.447 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 2.32 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.9 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Tonga 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0918 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0.5291 % change on previous year | -676.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +104.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8878 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7143 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5394 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3675 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2379 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1466 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0666 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0053 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1756 % change on previous year | -3400.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3214 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1959 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0793 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1056 % change on previous year | -233.2% |
| 2012 | -0.37 % change on previous year | +250.4% |
| 2013 | -0.5677 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 2014 | -0.707 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2015 | -0.7255 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -0.8336 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2017 | -0.565 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1867 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 2019 | -0.5473 % change on previous year | +193.2% |
| 2020 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +201.1% |
| 2021 | -0.88 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2022 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +68.3% |
| 2023 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 2024 | -0.8629 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2025 | -0.447 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's -0.447 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 % change on previous year. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's -0.447 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7314 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3400.2% | -0.0053 % change on previous year | 0.1756 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +676.3% | -0.0918 % change on previous year | 0.5291 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 % change on previous year | -0.0918 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.276 % change on previous year | -0.0053 % change on previous year | 0.7143 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4529 % change on previous year | -0.8336 % change on previous year | 0.0793 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -1.9 % change on previous year | -0.447 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.3582 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Italy -0.3739 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago -0.4108 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Estonia -0.4649 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Sri Lanka -0.4808 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Albania -0.4821 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga was -0.447 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.