Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 34.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 34.3% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga peaked at 36.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1993.
That places Tonga 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.0% | — |
| 1992 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -1.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 34.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 34.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.2%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +33.6% | 26.1% | 34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 23.5% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 34.3% | 35.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 63 Sri Lanka 35.7% compare
- 64 Syrian Arab Republic 34.8% compare
- 65 Albania 34.5% compare
- 67 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 34.2% compare
- 69 Cambodia 33.8% 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 own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tonga was 34.3% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1993.
- How does Tonga rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tonga ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".