Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Tonga
Tonga: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 5.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Tonga, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 5.99 for unemployment rate young vs older adults in 2024.
The figure is up 29.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Tonga peaked at 13.87 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 2006.
Tonga ranks 156th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.08 | — |
| 1992 | 3.18 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 3.19 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.25 | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 5.09 | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 6.15 | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 7.32 | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 8.52 | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 9.51 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 10.39 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 11.51 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 12.51 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 13.87 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 10.4 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 6.79 | -34.7% |
| 2006 | 2.91 | -57.1% |
| 2007 | 3.25 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 3.51 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.18 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.49 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 4.71 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 5.05 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 5.83 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.01 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.32 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.68 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 6.47 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.99 | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 6.38 | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 6.15 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 4.63 | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 5.99 | +29.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.67, 38% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.99 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.41, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults 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% | 6.79 | 2.91 |
| 2005 | -34.7% | 10.4 | 6.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 | 3.08 | 9.51 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.9 | 2.91 | 13.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 | 4.18 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.23 | 4.63 | 7.99 | 5 |
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 unemployment rate young vs older adults in Tonga?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Tonga was 5.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2006.
- How does Tonga rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Tonga ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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