Labor force, female, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.152 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.152 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.152 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.109 units per person, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.109 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1158 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1229 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1302 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1376 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1375 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1372 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.138 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1384 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1386 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1387 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1386 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1382 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1378 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1373 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1368 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1368 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1375 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1383 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.139 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1396 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.14 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1402 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1404 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1408 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1412 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1417 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1426 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1443 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1448 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1475 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1492 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1508 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1516 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.152 units per person | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.152 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1993 units per person, 76% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.152 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2084 units per person, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1304 units per person | 0.109 units per person | 0.1384 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1379 units per person | 0.1368 units per person | 0.1387 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.141 units per person | 0.139 units per person | 0.1443 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1493 units per person | 0.1448 units per person | 0.152 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 137 Myanmar 0.1577 units per person compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.1547 units per person compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 0.1523 units per person compare
- 141 Comoros 0.1503 units per person compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 0.1498 units per person compare
- 143 Turkey 0.1478 units per person compare
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Tonga?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Tonga was 0.152 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.152 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.109 units per person in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.