The invention relates to a method for measuring circular tunnel convergence deformation. The method includes the steps of S1, by a three-dimensional laser scanner, acquiring the working base point coordinates and tunnel point cloud of each observation station; S2, using working base points as splicing datum points to merge the tunnel point cloud into a unified reference coordinate system, and segmenting into point cloud of a multi-ring pipe joint according to the pipe joint; S3, fitting the point cloud of a single-ring pipe joint into a cylindrical face according to an improved cylindrical face fitting algorithm, extracting pipe joint axis point coordinates, projecting the cylindrical face to a plane along the axis direction of the pipe joint to obtain a two-dimensional tunnel point cloud contour line, and fitting into an ellipse according to an ellipse fitting algorithm; S4, expanding the ellipse into a three-dimensional elliptic cylindrical surface along the axis so as to obtain the three-dimensional convergence deformation of a whole tunnel. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that the longitudinal axis and convergence deformation of the tunnel under construction and the tunnel under operation can be acquired, monitoring point laying is not needed, high measuring efficiency is achieved, and comprehensive monitoring data is provided to tunnel construction and operation.