Tonga Population (LIVE)

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Tonga Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Tonga is 103,969 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Tonga 2024 population is estimated at 104,175 people at mid year.
  • Tonga population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Tonga ranks number 197 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Tonga is 145 per Km2 (375 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 720 Km2 (278 sq. miles).
  • 25.6 % of the population is urban (26,647 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Tonga is 20.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 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 104,175 -0.40 % -422 -2,149 20.7 3.10 145 25.6 % 26,647 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 197
2023 104,597 -0.42 % -445 -2,173 20.7 3.13 145 25.2 % 26,372 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 197
2022 105,042 -0.42 % -448 -2,218 20.7 3.17 146 24.9 % 26,116 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 197
2020 105,704 0.03 % 35 -1,807 20.9 3.23 147 24.3 % 25,648 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 197
2015 106,095 -0.24 % -261 -2,610 20.7 3.54 147 23.3 % 24,756 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 197
2010 107,400 0.33 % 346 -2,097 20.1 3.88 149 22.7 % 24,357 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 196
2005 105,671 0.58 % 599 -1,906 19.8 4.20 147 22.1 % 23,396 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 196
2000 102,677 0.48 % 490-1,721 19.3 4.16 143 22.0 % 22,571 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 196
1995 100,225 0.11 % 105 -2,422 18.6 4.56 139 21.9 % 21,967 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 196
1990 99,700 0.35 % 343 -2,409 18.1 4.93 138 21.7 % 21,604 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 195
1985 97,984 0.04 % 43 -2,775 17.0 5.34 136 21.4 % 20,921 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 192
1980 97,769 1.00 % 950 -2,708 16.3 5.60 136 20.1 % 19,674 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 191
1975 93,017 1.96 % 1,723 -346 15.6 5.75 129 19.3 % 17,968 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 190
1970 84,401 2.14 % 1,695 -1,122 15.6 6.07 117 20.2 % 17,032 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 190
1965 75,924 2.79 % 1,951 -426 15.9 6.41 105 19.1 % 14,500 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 189
1960 66,170 2.94 % 1,783 -384 16.0 6.65 92 16.3 % 10,812 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 189
1955 57,257 2.89 % 1,519 0 16.2 6.68 80 15.0 % 8,566 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 189
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Tonga Population Forecast

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 103,742 -0.37 % -392 -2,150 20.8 3.07 144 26.0 % 26,950 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 197
2030 102,072 -0.32 % -334 -1,766 21.6 2.91 142 28.3 % 28,840 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 197
2035 101,829 -0.05 % -49 -1,580 22.9 2.77 141 30.8 % 31,350 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 197
2040 102,565 0.14 % 147 -1,358 24.3 2.65 142 33.6 % 34,456 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 197
2045 103,930 0.26 % 273 -1,125 25.5 2.54 144 36.6 % 38,030 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 196
2050 105,195 0.24 % 253   26.5 2.45 146 39.6 % 41,654 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 196
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Tonga Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Tonga
Life Expectancy
73.07 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
8.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
10.3
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Tonga

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

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Nuku'alofa 22,400

See also

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 2024 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.