Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.447 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1991β2025
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 168th out of 188 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.
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
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.3582 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Italy -0.3739 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago -0.4108 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Estonia -0.4649 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Sri Lanka -0.4808 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Albania -0.4821 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 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 168th out of 188 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.