The current population of Tonga is 103,744 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 104,175 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Tonga is ranked 183/197 by population and was ranked 182nd in 2005.
- Tonga is projected to reach 118K people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Tonga has had an average decline rate of -0.09% per year.
- Since 2005, population has decreased from 106K people to 104K (-1.82% decline in 20 years).
- Tonga accounts for 0.001% of the world's population.
Tonga population clock
Tonga
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
103744
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 183/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.001% | N/A |
| One net population change |
20.8 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
3.62 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
13 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -1 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -422 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.4% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 181/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.08 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -2,149 | N/A |
Tonga population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66,170 | - |
| 1961 | 68,037 | 2.82% |
| 1962 | 69,940 | 2.8% |
| 1963 | 71,885 | 2.78% |
| 1964 | 73,879 | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 75,924 | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 78,002 | 2.74% |
| 1967 | 79,814 | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 81,353 | 1.93% |
| 1969 | 82,885 | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 84,401 | 1.83% |
| 1971 | 85,896 | 1.77% |
| 1972 | 87,356 | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 88,805 | 1.66% |
| 1974 | 90,683 | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 93,017 | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 95,325 | 2.48% |
| 1977 | 96,725 | 1.47% |
| 1978 | 97,204 | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 97,544 | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 97,769 | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 97,909 | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 97,980 | 0.07% |
| 1983 | 97,998 | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 97,990 | -0.008% |
| 1985 | 97,984 | -0.006% |
| 1986 | 98,010 | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 98,376 | 0.37% |
| 1988 | 98,969 | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 99,403 | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 99,700 | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 99,895 | 0.2% |
| 1992 | 100,022 | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 100,103 | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 100,166 | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 100,225 | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 100,275 | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 100,674 | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 101,388 | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 102,046 | 0.65% |
| 2000 | 102,677 | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 103,288 | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 103,874 | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 104,464 | 0.57% |
| 2004 | 105,071 | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 105,671 | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 106,253 | 0.55% |
| 2007 | 106,726 | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 107,020 | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 107,203 | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 107,400 | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 107,570 | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 107,460 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 107,078 | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 106,609 | -0.44% |
| 2015 | 106,095 | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 105,524 | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 105,356 | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 105,567 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 105,669 | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 105,704 | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 105,490 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 105,042 | -0.42% |
| 2023 | 104,597 | -0.42% |
| 2024 | 104,175 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 103,744 | -0.41% |
| 2026 | 103,290 | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 102,899 | -0.38% |
| 2028 | 102,568 | -0.32% |
| 2029 | 102,280 | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 102,069 | -0.21% |
| 2031 | 101,927 | -0.14% |
| 2032 | 101,837 | -0.09% |
| 2033 | 101,807 | -0.03% |
| 2034 | 101,806 | -0.001% |
| 2035 | 101,833 | 0.03% |
| 2036 | 101,895 | 0.06% |
| 2037 | 101,993 | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 102,173 | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 102,367 | 0.19% |
| 2040 | 102,568 | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 102,805 | 0.23% |
| 2042 | 103,038 | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 103,306 | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 103,612 | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 103,928 | 0.3% |
| 2046 | 104,232 | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 104,502 | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 104,744 | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 104,975 | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 105,193 | 0.21% |
Tonga has a population of 104K as of 2025, compared to 106K in 2015, 106K in 2005, and 100K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.22% 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 2045) Tonga will have 103,928 people (0.18% growth) and still will be ranked 183rd.
By the year 2100, Tonga's population is projected to grow by 13.6% to 118K people.
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Tonga population statistics
|
Tonga
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.2 years | 73.5 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 | 375 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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