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.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 23.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
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.