Labor force, total, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3241 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Tonga, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.3241 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.3611 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3241 units per person, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 165th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3517 units per person | 0.3298 units per person | 0.3608 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3567 units per person | 0.3528 units per person | 0.3611 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3482 units per person | 0.3422 units per person | 0.3527 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3293 units per person | 0.3241 units per person | 0.3365 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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, per capita in Tonga?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Tonga was 0.3241 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3611 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3241 units per person in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 165th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.