Population in Tonga compared to Tuvalu: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Tonga and Tuvalu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Tonga	Tuvalu	Tonga	Tuvalu
1960	66,170	5,598	-	-
1961	68,037	5,648	2.82%	0.89%
1962	69,940	5,699	2.8%	0.9%
1963	71,885	5,751	2.78%	0.91%
1964	73,879	5,752	2.77%	0.02%
1965	75,924	5,715	2.77%	-0.64%
1966	78,002	5,686	2.74%	-0.51%
1967	79,814	5,652	2.32%	-0.6%
1968	81,353	5,624	1.93%	-0.5%
1969	82,885	5,631	1.88%	0.12%
1970	84,401	5,663	1.83%	0.57%
1971	85,896	5,685	1.77%	0.39%
1972	87,356	5,692	1.7%	0.12%
1973	88,805	5,681	1.66%	-0.19%
1974	90,683	5,822	2.11%	2.48%
1975	93,017	6,117	2.57%	5.07%
1976	95,325	6,404	2.48%	4.69%
1977	96,725	6,686	1.47%	4.4%
1978	97,204	6,957	0.5%	4.05%
1979	97,544	7,184	0.35%	3.26%
1980	97,769	7,366	0.23%	2.53%
1981	97,909	7,526	0.14%	2.17%
1982	97,980	7,664	0.07%	1.83%
1983	97,998	7,789	0.02%	1.63%
1984	97,990	7,902	-0.008%	1.45%
1985	97,984	8,046	-0.006%	1.82%
1986	98,010	8,217	0.03%	2.13%
1987	98,376	8,371	0.37%	1.87%
1988	98,969	8,518	0.6%	1.76%
1989	99,403	8,662	0.44%	1.69%
1990	99,700	8,798	0.3%	1.57%
1991	99,895	8,928	0.2%	1.48%
1992	100,022	9,038	0.13%	1.23%
1993	100,103	9,126	0.08%	0.97%
1994	100,166	9,207	0.06%	0.89%
1995	100,225	9,280	0.06%	0.79%
1996	100,275	9,342	0.05%	0.67%
1997	100,674	9,400	0.4%	0.62%
1998	101,388	9,451	0.71%	0.54%
1999	102,046	9,496	0.65%	0.48%
2000	102,677	9,544	0.62%	0.51%
2001	103,288	9,586	0.6%	0.44%
2002	103,874	9,623	0.57%	0.39%
2003	104,464	9,695	0.57%	0.75%
2004	105,071	9,816	0.58%	1.25%
2005	105,671	9,940	0.57%	1.26%
2006	106,253	10,056	0.55%	1.17%
2007	106,726	10,182	0.45%	1.25%
2008	107,020	10,321	0.28%	1.37%
2009	107,203	10,461	0.17%	1.36%
2010	107,400	10,614	0.18%	1.46%
2011	107,570	10,780	0.16%	1.56%
2012	107,460	10,934	-0.1%	1.43%
2013	107,078	11,001	-0.36%	0.61%
2014	106,609	10,984	-0.44%	-0.15%
2015	106,095	10,963	-0.48%	-0.19%
2016	105,524	10,930	-0.54%	-0.3%
2017	105,356	10,869	-0.16%	-0.56%
2018	105,567	10,751	0.2%	-1.09%
2019	105,669	10,581	0.1%	-1.58%
2020	105,704	10,399	0.03%	-1.72%
2021	105,490	10,194	-0.2%	-1.97%
2022	105,042	9,992	-0.42%	-1.98%
2023	104,597	9,816	-0.42%	-1.76%
2024	104,175	9,646	-0.4%	-1.73%
2025	103,744	9,493	-0.41%	-1.58%
2026	103,290	9,363	-0.44%	-1.37%
2027	102,899	9,255	-0.38%	-1.15%
2028	102,568	9,175	-0.32%	-0.87%
2029	102,280	9,102	-0.28%	-0.79%
2030	102,069	9,047	-0.21%	-0.6%
2031	101,927	9,011	-0.14%	-0.4%
2032	101,837	8,984	-0.09%	-0.3%
2033	101,807	8,975	-0.03%	-0.1%
2034	101,806	8,970	-0.001%	-0.06%
2035	101,833	8,977	0.03%	0.08%
2036	101,895	8,995	0.06%	0.2%
2037	101,993	9,017	0.1%	0.24%
2038	102,173	9,051	0.18%	0.38%
2039	102,367	9,095	0.19%	0.48%
2040	102,568	9,143	0.2%	0.53%
2041	102,805	9,191	0.23%	0.52%
2042	103,038	9,245	0.23%	0.6%
2043	103,306	9,308	0.26%	0.68%
2044	103,612	9,375	0.3%	0.72%
2045	103,928	9,435	0.3%	0.64%
2046	104,232	9,502	0.29%	0.71%
2047	104,502	9,571	0.26%	0.72%
2048	104,744	9,644	0.23%	0.76%
2049	104,975	9,712	0.22%	0.71%
2050	105,193	9,778	0.21%	0.68%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tonga increased by 424 people (a 0.4% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tonga lost -2,351 (a 2.22% decline), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).

Tonga was ranked 182nd most populous country in 2005 and is 183rd in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Tonga's population will grow by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.