Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tonga
Tonga: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0098 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tonga, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tonga is 0.0098 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tonga peaked at 0.0125 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 units per person, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0124 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.012 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0098 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0098 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0098 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tonga?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tonga was 0.0098 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 units per person in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Tonga ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.