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Labour force participation rate in Tonga

Latest: 49.8%
Previous: 50.2%
Change: -0.39 (-0.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Tonga
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	55.7%
Dec 31, 1991	56.7%
Dec 31, 1992	57.8%
Dec 31, 1993	58.9%
Dec 31, 1994	59.9%
Dec 31, 1995	59.7%
Dec 31, 1996	59.4%
Dec 31, 1997	59.1%
Dec 31, 1998	58.9%
Dec 31, 1999	58.8%
Dec 31, 2000	58.6%
Dec 31, 2001	58.4%
Dec 31, 2002	58.2%
Dec 31, 2003	58.0%
Dec 31, 2004	57.8%
Dec 31, 2005	57.6%
Dec 31, 2006	57.4%
Dec 31, 2007	57.1%
Dec 31, 2008	57.0%
Dec 31, 2009	56.8%
Dec 31, 2010	56.5%
Dec 31, 2011	56.2%
Dec 31, 2012	55.9%
Dec 31, 2013	55.6%
Dec 31, 2014	55.4%
Dec 31, 2015	55.0%
Dec 31, 2016	54.7%
Dec 31, 2017	54.3%
Dec 31, 2018	54.0%
Dec 31, 2019	53.5%
Dec 31, 2020	52.4%
Dec 31, 2021	51.9%
Dec 31, 2022	51.4%
Dec 31, 2023	50.6%
Dec 31, 2024	50.2%
Dec 31, 2025	49.8%

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