Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 23.3% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tonga peaked at 30.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 53rd 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.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 28.3% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.0% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 24.2% compare
- 51 Morocco 23.8% compare
- 52 Republic of Korea 23.4% compare
- 54 Japan 23.2% compare
- 55 El Salvador 23.1% compare
- 56 Mongolia 23.1% 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 employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tonga?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tonga was 23.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).