Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga
Tonga: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 262.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga stood at 262.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga peaked at 361.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 151.9%, in 2023.
That places Tonga 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 287.6% | — |
| 1992 | 298.6% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 308.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 317.5% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 317.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 317.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 319.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 320.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 321.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 321.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 322.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 323.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 326.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 328.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 330.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 331.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 332.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 333.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 335.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 336.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 337.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 338.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 339.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 341.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 342.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 341.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 341.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 340.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 305.2% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 361.8% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 233.8% | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 246.9% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 151.9% | -38.5% |
| 2024 | 252.9% | +66.5% |
| 2025 | 262.3% | +3.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 262.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 262.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +66.5% | 151.9% | 252.9% |
| 2023 | -38.5% | 246.9% | 151.9% |
| 2021 | -35.4% | 361.8% | 233.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 312.0% | 287.6% | 321.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 328.6% | 321.6% | 335.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 336.4% | 305.2% | 342.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.6% | 151.9% | 361.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 4 Egypt 300.5% compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 282.9% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 267.1% compare
- 8 Oman 254.4% compare
- 9 Samoa 250.9% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 247.6% 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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Tonga was 262.3% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 361.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 151.9% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Tonga ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.