Unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga
Tonga: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 1.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga stood at 1.54.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga peaked at 3.79 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.798, in 2006.
Tonga ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.01 | — |
| 1992 | 1.01 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.96 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.24 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 2.11 | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 2.45 | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 2.7 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 3.19 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 3.42 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.79 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 2.84 | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 1.86 | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 0.798 | -57.1% |
| 2007 | 0.885 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.934 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.48 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.62 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 1.78 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 1.52 | +40.4% |
| 2025 | 1.54 | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.54 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -57.1% | 1.86 | 0.798 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 | 0.96 | 2.7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 0.798 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1.08 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 171 Cuba 1.66 compare
- 172 United Arab Emirates 1.58 compare
- 173 East Timor 1.56 compare
- 175 Saudi Arabia 1.49 compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 1.44 compare
- 177 Laos 1.43 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 unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Tonga was 1.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.798 in 2006.
- How does Tonga rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Tonga ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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