Tonga - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Tonga was 40.78 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 41.61 in 2018, while its lowest value was 32.28 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.28
1991 33.78
1992 35.28
1993 36.78
1994 38.23
1995 38.32
1996 38.27
1997 38.22
1998 38.17
1999 38.15
2000 38.18
2001 38.35
2002 38.61
2003 38.92
2004 39.23
2005 39.54
2006 39.72
2007 39.86
2008 39.99
2009 40.14
2010 40.31
2011 40.44
2012 40.61
2013 40.79
2014 41.00
2015 41.22
2016 41.33
2017 41.46
2018 41.61
2019 41.55
2020 41.25
2021 40.78

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Tonga was 32,468 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,291 in 1994 and a minimum value of 30,858 in 2016.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 31,880
1991 32,577
1992 33,136
1993 33,664
1994 34,291
1995 34,171
1996 33,993
1997 33,995
1998 34,081
1999 34,092
2000 33,976
2001 34,077
2002 33,990
2003 33,788
2004 33,600
2005 33,488
2006 33,436
2007 33,451
2008 33,481
2009 33,414
2010 33,199
2011 32,827
2012 32,300
2013 31,740
2014 31,269
2015 30,959
2016 30,858
2017 30,936
2018 31,119
2019 31,687
2020 31,897
2021 32,468

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure