Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga is 8.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga peaked at 17.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.3% | — |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 3 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 4 Nigeria 10.4% compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 8.6% compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 8.3% compare
- 8 Honduras 7.2% compare
- 9 Ghana 6.8% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tonga was 8.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tonga ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).