Tonga Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.03%, a 0.69% increase from 2021.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.33%, a 1.55% decline from 2020.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.89%, a 1.49% increase from 2019.
  • Tonga youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.40%, a 0.28% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Tonga Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 7.03% 0.69%
2021 6.33% -1.55%
2020 7.89% 1.49%
2019 6.40% -0.28%
2018 6.68% 0.36%
2017 6.31% 0.30%
2016 6.01% 0.18%
2015 5.83% 0.33%
2014 5.51% 0.44%
2013 5.07% 0.34%
2012 4.72% 0.22%
2011 4.50% 0.30%
2010 4.20% 0.33%
2009 3.88% 0.41%
2008 3.47% 0.26%
2007 3.20% 0.29%
2006 2.91% -3.93%
2005 6.84% -3.68%
2004 10.52% -3.38%
2003 13.90% 1.08%
2002 12.82% 1.08%
2001 11.74% 1.06%
2000 10.68% 1.12%
1999 9.57% 1.01%
1998 8.55% 1.24%
1997 7.31% 1.13%
1996 6.18% 1.05%
1995 5.13% 0.87%
1994 4.27% 1.09%
1993 3.17% 0.01%
1992 3.17% 0.10%
1991 3.07% 3.07%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%