Tonga Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Tonga is 103,309 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 104,175 in 2024.

Tonga accounts for 0.001% of the world's population.
Tonga is projected to reach 118K people in 2100.
For the last 20 years, Tonga has had an average decline rate of -0.14% per year.
Since 2006, population has decreased from 106K people to 103K (-2.77% decline in 20 years).
Tonga is ranked 183/197 by population and was ranked 182nd in 2006.

Tonga population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	117,647	0.03%
2099	117,615	0.05%
2098	117,560	0.03%
2097	117,522	0.03%
2096	117,491	0.07%
2095	117,414	0.08%
2094	117,321	0.07%
2093	117,237	0.09%
2092	117,127	0.1%
2091	117,013	0.12%
2090	116,869	0.13%
2089	116,712	0.17%
2088	116,511	0.18%
2087	116,307	0.16%
2086	116,118	0.19%
2085	115,902	0.21%
2084	115,658	0.25%
2083	115,366	0.26%
2082	115,071	0.25%
2081	114,782	0.29%
2080	114,453	0.31%
2079	114,103	0.32%
2078	113,740	0.32%
2077	113,378	0.36%
2076	112,974	0.34%
2075	112,594	0.34%
2074	112,208	0.35%
2073	111,819	0.37%
2072	111,405	0.37%
2071	110,992	0.35%
2070	110,605	0.33%
2069	110,238	0.35%
2068	109,853	0.35%
2067	109,474	0.35%
2066	109,090	0.3%
2065	108,765	0.33%
2064	108,405	0.32%
2063	108,061	0.3%
2062	107,738	0.29%
2061	107,424	0.26%
2060	107,145	0.26%
2059	106,869	0.24%
2058	106,617	0.23%
2057	106,372	0.2%
2056	106,158	0.2%
2055	105,942	0.2%
2054	105,725	0.2%
2053	105,513	0.19%
2052	105,313	0.2%
2051	105,106	0.22%
2050	104,871	0.2%
2049	104,663	0.24%
2048	104,414	0.22%
2047	104,180	0.29%
2046	103,879	0.29%
2045	103,575	0.32%
2044	103,241	0.27%
2043	102,961	0.24%
2042	102,718	0.24%
2041	102,474	0.21%
2040	102,254	0.16%
2039	102,088	0.22%
2038	101,861	0.13%
2037	101,733	0.08%
2036	101,653	0.05%
2035	101,607	0.009%
2034	101,598	-0.02%
2033	101,618	-0.04%
2032	101,659	-0.13%
2031	101,790	-0.16%
2030	101,954	-0.25%
2029	102,207	-0.31%
2028	102,521	-0.34%
2027	102,868	-0.43%
2026	103,309	-0.44%
2025	103,768	-0.39%
2024	104,175	-0.4%
2023	104,597	-0.42%
2022	105,042	-0.42%
2021	105,490	-0.2%
2020	105,704	0.03%
2019	105,669	0.1%
2018	105,567	0.2%
2017	105,356	-0.16%
2016	105,524	-0.54%
2015	106,095	-0.48%
2014	106,609	-0.44%
2013	107,078	-0.36%
2012	107,460	-0.1%
2011	107,570	0.16%
2010	107,400	0.18%
2009	107,203	0.17%
2008	107,020	0.28%
2007	106,726	0.45%
2006	106,253	0.55%
2005	105,671	0.57%
2004	105,071	0.58%
2003	104,464	0.57%
2002	103,874	0.57%
2001	103,288	0.6%
2000	102,677	0.62%
1999	102,046	0.65%
1998	101,388	0.71%
1997	100,674	0.4%
1996	100,275	0.05%
1995	100,225	0.06%
1994	100,166	0.06%
1993	100,103	0.08%
1992	100,022	0.13%
1991	99,895	0.2%
1990	99,700	0.3%
1989	99,403	0.44%
1988	98,969	0.6%
1987	98,376	0.37%
1986	98,010	0.03%
1985	97,984	-0.006%
1984	97,990	-0.008%
1983	97,998	0.02%
1982	97,980	0.07%
1981	97,909	0.14%
1980	97,769	0.23%
1979	97,544	0.35%
1978	97,204	0.5%
1977	96,725	1.47%
1976	95,325	2.48%
1975	93,017	2.57%
1974	90,683	2.11%
1973	88,805	1.66%
1972	87,356	1.7%
1971	85,896	1.77%
1970	84,401	1.83%
1969	82,885	1.88%
1968	81,353	1.93%
1967	79,814	2.32%
1966	78,002	2.74%
1965	75,924	2.77%
1964	73,879	2.77%
1963	71,885	2.78%
1962	69,940	2.8%
1961	68,037	2.82%
1960	66,170	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Tonga has a population of 103K as of 2026, compared to 106K in 2016, 106K in 2006, and 100K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.21% per year. Tonga is ranked 174th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Tonga will have 103,879 people (0.55% growth) and still will be ranked 183rd.

By the year 2100, Tonga's population is projected to grow by 13.9% from its current level to 118K people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-2,150
2024	-	-	-2,149
2023	-429	1,744	-2,173
2022	-446	1,772	-2,218
2021	-447	1,773	-2,220
2020	9	1,816	-1,807
2019	63	1,841	-1,778
2018	150	1,873	-1,723
2017	270	1,912	-1,642
2016	-602	1,989	-2,591
2015	-546	2,064	-2,610
2014	-487	2,135	-2,622
2013	-438	2,199	-2,637
2012	-323	2,255	-2,578
2011	100	2,298	-2,198
2010	235	2,332	-2,097
2009	154	2,358	-2,204
2008	220	2,397	-2,177
2007	366	2,423	-2,057
2006	584	2,459	-1,875
2005	589	2,495	-1,906
2004	602	2,478	-1,876
2003	604	2,448	-1,844
2002	581	2,396	-1,815
2001	592	2,358	-1,766
2000	625	2,346	-1,721
1999	642	2,352	-1,710
1998	679	2,344	-1,665
1997	743	2,332	-1,589
1996	55	2,393	-2,338
1995	54	2,476	-2,422
1994	63	2,547	-2,484
1993	62	2,594	-2,532
1992	98	2,622	-2,524
1991	153	2,637	-2,484
1990	232	2,641	-2,409
1989	364	2,644	-2,280
1988	511	2,649	-2,138
1987	676	2,646	-1,970
1986	54	2,704	-2,650
1985	-13	2,762	-2,775
1984	-9	2,814	-2,823
1983	0	2,840	-2,840
1982	39	2,853	-2,814
1981	104	2,882	-2,778
1980	177	2,885	-2,708
1979	280	2,884	-2,604
1978	405	2,862	-2,457
1977	549	2,822	-2,273
1976	2,246	2,769	-523
1975	2,363	2,709	-346
1974	2,306	2,650	-344
1973	1,449	2,617	-1,168
1972	1,452	2,605	-1,153
1971	1,473	2,611	-1,138
1970	1,506	2,628	-1,122
1969	1,531	2,632	-1,101
1968	1,536	2,614	-1,078
1967	1,543	2,603	-1,060
1966	2,085	2,550	-465
1965	2,072	2,498	-426
1964	2,017	2,445	-428
1963	1,968	2,394	-426
1962	1,923	2,343	-420
1961	1,883	2,284	-401
1960	1,846	2,230	-384

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 46.9% of the population change in Tonga is from natural causes (a gain of 18,919 people) and 53.1% is from migration (a loss of 21,384 people).

As of 2024, 3,581 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Tonga, compared to 4,607 and 4.3% in 2010.

Tonga population clock

	Tonga	Rank
Current population	103309	183/197
Percent of world population	0.001%	183/197
One net population change	20.8 hours	169/197
One birth every	3.62 hours	179/196
One death every	13 hours	186/196
Daily growth/decline	-1	169/197
Annual growth/decline	-422	169/197
Annual growth/decline rate	-0.4%	183/197
One migration net change every	4.09 hours	99/196
Annual migration change	-2,150	99/196
Foreign-born residents	3,581	187/195
Foreign-born share of population	3.4%	113/195

Tonga population statistics

	Tonga	World
Life expectancy	73.4 years	73.8 years
Average age	27.9 years	33.8 years
Median age	21.9 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	47.2:52.8	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.13 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	372 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Tonga.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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