Tonga Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.01%, a 0.34% increase from 2021.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.67%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.65%, a 0.41% increase from 2019.
  • Tonga unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.24%, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Tonga Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 3.01% 0.34%
2021 2.67% 0.02%
2020 2.65% 0.41%
2019 2.24% -0.01%
2018 2.25% 0.18%
2017 2.07% 0.17%
2016 1.90% -0.04%
2015 1.94% 0.12%
2014 1.83% 0.06%
2013 1.77% 0.11%
2012 1.66% 0.21%
2011 1.45% -0.01%
2010 1.47% -0.01%
2009 1.48% 0.27%
2008 1.21% 0.03%
2007 1.18% 0.09%
2006 1.09% -1.41%
2005 2.50% -1.55%
2004 4.05% -1.13%
2003 5.18% 0.54%
2002 4.64% 0.31%
2001 4.33% 0.23%
2000 4.10% 0.53%
1999 3.58% 0.33%
1998 3.25% 0.34%
1997 2.92% 0.41%
1996 2.50% 0.54%
1995 1.97% 0.31%
1994 1.65% 0.35%
1993 1.30% -0.08%
1992 1.38% 0.09%
1991 1.29% 0.09%