Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tonga
Tonga: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 23.3% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tonga peaked at 30.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2023.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 28.3% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.0% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 24.2% compare
- 51 Morocco 23.8% compare
- 52 South Korea 23.4% compare
- 54 Japan 23.2% compare
- 55 El Salvador 23.1% compare
- 56 Mongolia 23.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tonga?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tonga was 23.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.