World Bank · Labor
Tonga: Wage and salaried workers, total
58.21percent · 2025+23.9% since 2015
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Reported as: modeled ILO estimate. Annual figures for Tonga from 1991 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.207 | |
| 2024 | 57.934 | |
| 2023 | 57.83 | |
| 2022 | 55.957 | |
| 2021 | 54.08 | |
| 2020 | 51.845 | |
| 2019 | 50.196 | |
| 2018 | 48.223 | |
| 2017 | 47.804 | |
| 2016 | 47.364 | |
| 2015 | 46.971 | |
| 2014 | 46.732 | |
| 2013 | 46.585 | |
| 2012 | 46.445 | |
| 2011 | 46.291 | |
| 2010 | 46.135 | |
| 2009 | 46.107 | |
| 2008 | 46.119 | |
| 2007 | 46.073 | |
| 2006 | 46.098 | |
| 2005 | 46.211 | |
| 2004 | 46.214 | |
| 2003 | 46.166 | |
| 2002 | 46.034 | |
| 2001 | 45.896 | |
| 2000 | 45.805 | |
| 1999 | 45.688 | |
| 1998 | 45.57 | |
| 1997 | 45.45 | |
| 1996 | 45.354 | |
| 1995 | 45.162 | |
| 1994 | 44.901 | |
| 1993 | 44.883 | |
| 1992 | 44.775 | |
| 1991 | 44.654 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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