ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male in Tonga
Tonga: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male was 5.83 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Tonga is 5.83 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Tonga peaked at 10.19 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.83 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Tonga 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.73 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 9.85 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.85 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.6 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.39 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.31 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.3 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.3 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.31 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.14 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.05 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.91 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.25 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 9.42 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.67 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.95 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.78 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.1 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.19 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.02 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.99 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.92 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.79 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.73 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.67 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.42 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.26 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.69 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.12 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 7.37 1000 No | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 6.83 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 6.23 1000 No | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 6.01 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 5.83 1000 No | -3.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.83 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300.23 1000 No, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.83 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 210.69 1000 No, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.52 1000 No | 9.3 1000 No | 9.85 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.42 1000 No | 8.9 1000 No | 10.1 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.67 1000 No | 8.69 1000 No | 10.19 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 1000 No | 5.83 1000 No | 8.12 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 174 Montenegro 6.8 1000 No compare
- 175 Iceland 6.7 1000 No compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 5.84 1000 No compare
- 178 China, Hong Kong SAR 4.67 1000 No compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.13 1000 No compare
- 180 Malta 2.27 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2935 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2945 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Tonga?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Tonga was 5.83 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 1000 No in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.