Tonga Population (LIVE)

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Tonga Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Tonga is 108,421 as of Monday, March 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Tonga 2023 population is estimated at 107,773 people at mid year.
  • Tonga population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Tonga ranks number 195 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Tonga is 150 per Km2 (388 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 720 Km2 (278 sq. miles)
  • 24.5 % of the population is urban (26,372 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Tonga is 21.9 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Tonga (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTonga
Global Rank
2024 108,683 0.84 % 910 -800 22.0 3.13 151 24.5 % 26,647 0.00 % 8,118,835,999 195
2023 107,773 0.86 % 915 -800 21.9 3.15 150 24.5 % 26,372 0.00 % 8,045,311,447 195
2022 106,858 0.79 % 841 -800 21.7 3.19 148 24.4 % 26,116 0.00 % 7,975,105,156 196
2020 105,254 0.29 % 303 -948 21.4 3.27 146 24.4 % 25,648 0.00 % 7,840,952,880 197
2015 106,122 -0.24 % -252 -2,495 20.7 3.56 147 23.3 % 24,756 0.00 % 7,426,597,537 196
2010 107,383 0.33 % 350 -1,948 20.1 3.89 149 22.7 % 24,357 0.00 % 6,985,603,105 196
2005 105,633 0.58 % 606 -1,812 19.8 4.18 147 22.1 % 23,396 0.00 % 6,558,176,119 196
2000 102,603 0.52 % 525-1,617 19.3 4.11 143 22.0 % 22,571 0.00 % 6,148,898,975 196
1995 99,977 0.25 % 250 -2,109 18.6 4.45 139 22.0 % 21,967 0.00 % 5,743,219,454 196
1990 98,727 0.34 % 334 -2,068 18.3 4.64 137 21.9 % 21,604 0.00 % 5,316,175,862 194
1985 97,055 0.07 % 69 -2,553 17.1 5.13 135 21.6 % 20,921 0.00 % 4,861,730,613 193
1980 96,708 0.68 % 646 -2,629 16.5 5.55 134 20.3 % 19,674 0.00 % 4,444,007,706 191
1975 93,477 1.57 % 1,399 -1,026 15.6 5.43 130 19.2 % 17,968 0.00 % 4,069,437,231 190
1970 86,484 2.17 % 1,760 -1,084 15.1 5.94 120 19.7 % 17,032 0.00 % 3,695,390,336 190
1965 77,686 2.87 % 2,052 -416 15.4 6.66 108 18.7 % 14,500 0.00 % 3,337,111,983 189
1960 67,428 3.05 % 1,881 -342 15.7 6.89 94 16.0 % 10,812 0.00 % 3,019,233,434 189
1955 58,024 3.09 % 1,639 0 16.1 6.81 81 14.8 % 8,566 0.00 % 2,746,072,141 189
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Tonga Population Forecast

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YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTonga
Global Rank
2025 109,596 0.81 % 868 -800 22.2 3.10 152 24.6 % 26,950 0.00 % 8,191,988,453 195
2030 114,124 0.81 % 906 -800 23.2 2.94 159 25.3 % 28,840 0.00 % 8,546,141,327 195
2035 118,833 0.81 % 942 -800 24.1 2.83 165 26.4 % 31,350 0.00 % 8,879,397,401 195
2040 123,504 0.77 % 934 -800 25.3 2.71 172 27.9 % 34,456 0.00 % 9,188,250,492 195
2045 127,727 0.67 % 845 -800 26.3 2.60 177 29.8 % 38,030 0.00 % 9,467,543,575 195
2050 131,225 0.54 % 700   27.3 2.52 182 31.7 % 41,654 0.00 % 9,709,491,761 195
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Tonga Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Tonga
Life Expectancy
71.41 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
8.9
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
10.6
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Tonga

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Nuku'alofa 22,400

See also

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Notes

The Tonga Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Tonga delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Tonga (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Tonga in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.