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Labor force — Tonga

Labor force in Tonga in 2025 — 33,628 people. Ranked 182 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.3%.

2025 33,628 people −0.45% vs 2024
World rank 182of 182
Period maximum 37,875 people2010
Period minimum 32,884 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Tonga, 1990–202532,00034,00036,00038,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 32,884 people1991: 33,647 people1992: 34,415 people1993: 35,186 people1994: 35,945 people1995: 35,945 people1996: 35,912 people1997: 36,102 people1998: 36,493 people1999: 36,817 people2000: 37,080 people2001: 37,280 people2002: 37,417 people2003: 37,506 people2004: 37,561 people2005: 37,586 people2006: 37,584 people2007: 37,650 people2008: 37,771 people2009: 37,845 people2010: 37,875 people2011: 37,835 people2012: 37,695 people2013: 37,481 people2014: 37,216 people2015: 36,946 people2016: 36,638 people2017: 36,431 people2018: 36,363 people2019: 36,164 people2020: 35,568 people2021: 35,255 people2022: 34,733 people2023: 34,073 people2024: 33,779 people2025: 33,628 people
Change over the period: +744 (+2.26%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 33,628 people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 33,628 −151 −0.45%
2024 33,779 −294 −0.86%
2023 34,073 −660 −1.9%
2022 34,733 −522 −1.48%
2021 35,255 −313 −0.88%
2020 35,568 −596 −1.65%
2019 36,164 −199 −0.55%
2018 36,363 −68 −0.19%
2017 36,431 −207 −0.56%
2016 36,638 −308 −0.83%
2015 36,946 −270 −0.73%
2014 37,216 −265 −0.71%
2013 37,481 −214 −0.57%
2012 37,695 −140 −0.37%
2011 37,835 −40 −0.11%
2010 37,875 +30 +0.08%
2009 37,845 +74 +0.2%
2008 37,771 +121 +0.32%
2007 37,650 +66 +0.18%
2006 37,584 −2 −0.01%
2005 37,586 +25 +0.07%
2004 37,561 +55 +0.15%
2003 37,506 +89 +0.24%
2002 37,417 +137 +0.37%
2001 37,280 +200 +0.54%
2000 37,080 +263 +0.71%
1999 36,817 +324 +0.89%
1998 36,493 +391 +1.08%
1997 36,102 +190 +0.53%
1996 35,912 −33 −0.09%
1995 35,945 +0 +0%
1994 35,945 +759 +2.16%
1993 35,186 +771 +2.24%
1992 34,415 +768 +2.28%
1991 33,647 +763 +2.32%
1990 32,884 — —

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PF French Polynesia 120,628 WS Samoa 57,776 TO Tonga 33,628
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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