Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 59.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga is 59.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga peaked at 59.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1991.
Tonga ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.3% | — |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 59.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 59.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.3% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 47.4% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.4% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 52.9% | 59.1% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga was 59.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1991.
- How does Tonga rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tonga ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.