Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga is 2.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga peaked at 6.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 78 El Salvador 3.0% compare
- 79 Palestine, State of 2.9% compare
- 80 Serbia 2.8% compare
- 82 Libya 2.8% compare
- 83 Bangladesh 2.7% compare
- 84 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.7% compare
More work & labour data for Tonga
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0285 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0722 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.13 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 59.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 117.87 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tonga ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.