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Population in Tonga compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tonga was 104,175 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tonga's population is 103,744 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 3,309 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Tonga is ranked the 183rd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.15% of the world: 0.001% for Tonga vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Tonga has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
  • Since 2005, the population of Tonga has decreased from 106K people to 104K (1.82% decline), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
  • Tonga is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 118K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Tonga vs United States: live population counter

Tonga United States
Current population
103744
343323530
Population rank 183/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.001% 4.15%
One net population change
20.8 hours
6.07 seconds
One birth every
3.62 hours
8.8 seconds
One death every
13 hours
10.2 seconds
One migration net change every
4.08 hours
24.5 seconds
Annual migration change -2,149 +1,286,132
Daily growth/decline -1 +14,236
Annual growth/decline -422 +5,196,093
Annual growth/decline rate -0.4% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 72/197

Tonga and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Tonga
Population

Growth rate
United States
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Tonga United States Tonga United States
1900 - 76,094,000 - -
1901 - 77,584,000 - 1.96%
1902 - 79,163,000 - 2.04%
1903 - 80,632,000 - 1.86%
1904 - 82,166,000 - 1.9%
1905 - 83,822,000 - 2.02%
1906 - 85,450,000 - 1.94%
1907 - 87,008,000 - 1.82%
1908 - 88,710,000 - 1.96%
1909 - 90,490,000 - 2.01%
1910 - 92,407,000 - 2.12%
1911 - 93,863,000 - 1.58%
1912 - 95,335,000 - 1.57%
1913 - 97,225,000 - 1.98%
1914 - 99,111,000 - 1.94%
1915 - 100,546,000 - 1.45%
1916 - 101,961,000 - 1.41%
1917 - 103,268,000 - 1.28%
1918 - 103,208,000 - -0.06%
1919 - 104,514,000 - 1.27%
1920 - 106,461,000 - 1.86%
1921 - 108,538,000 - 1.95%
1922 - 110,049,000 - 1.39%
1923 - 111,947,000 - 1.72%
1924 - 114,109,000 - 1.93%
1925 - 115,829,000 - 1.51%
1926 - 117,397,000 - 1.35%
1927 - 119,035,000 - 1.4%
1928 - 120,509,000 - 1.24%
1929 - 121,767,000 - 1.04%
1930 - 123,076,741 - 1.08%
1931 - 124,039,648 - 0.78%
1932 - 124,840,471 - 0.65%
1933 - 125,578,763 - 0.59%
1934 - 126,373,773 - 0.63%
1935 - 127,250,232 - 0.69%
1936 - 128,053,180 - 0.63%
1937 - 128,824,829 - 0.6%
1938 - 129,824,939 - 0.78%
1939 - 130,879,718 - 0.81%
1940 - 132,122,446 - 0.95%
1941 - 133,402,471 - 0.97%
1942 - 134,859,553 - 1.09%
1943 - 136,739,353 - 1.39%
1944 - 138,397,345 - 1.21%
1945 - 139,928,165 - 1.11%
1946 - 141,388,566 - 1.04%
1947 - 144,126,071 - 1.94%
1948 - 146,631,302 - 1.74%
1949 - 149,188,130 - 1.74%
1950 - 152,271,417 - 2.07%
1951 - 154,877,889 - 1.71%
1952 - 157,552,740 - 1.73%
1953 - 160,184,192 - 1.67%
1954 - 163,025,854 - 1.77%
1955 - 165,931,202 - 1.78%
1956 - 168,903,031 - 1.79%
1957 - 171,984,130 - 1.82%
1958 - 174,881,904 - 1.68%
1959 - 177,829,628 - 1.69%
1960 66,170 180,671,158 - 1.6%
1961 68,037 183,691,481 2.82% 1.67%
1962 69,940 186,537,737 2.8% 1.55%
1963 71,885 189,241,798 2.78% 1.45%
1964 73,879 191,888,791 2.77% 1.4%
1965 75,924 194,302,963 2.77% 1.26%
1966 78,002 196,560,338 2.74% 1.16%
1967 79,814 198,712,056 2.32% 1.09%
1968 81,353 200,706,052 1.93% 1%
1969 82,885 202,676,946 1.88% 0.98%
1970 84,401 205,052,174 1.83% 1.17%
1971 85,896 207,660,677 1.77% 1.27%
1972 87,356 209,896,021 1.7% 1.08%
1973 88,805 211,908,788 1.66% 0.96%
1974 90,683 213,853,928 2.11% 0.92%
1975 93,017 215,973,199 2.57% 0.99%
1976 95,325 218,035,164 2.48% 0.95%
1977 96,725 220,239,425 1.47% 1.01%
1978 97,204 222,584,545 0.5% 1.06%
1979 97,544 225,055,487 0.35% 1.11%
1980 97,769 226,542,250 0.23% 0.66%
1981 97,909 229,465,744 0.14% 1.29%
1982 97,980 231,664,432 0.07% 0.96%
1983 97,998 233,792,014 0.02% 0.92%
1984 97,990 235,824,908 -0.008% 0.87%
1985 97,984 237,923,734 -0.006% 0.89%
1986 98,010 240,132,831 0.03% 0.93%
1987 98,376 242,288,936 0.37% 0.9%
1988 98,969 244,499,004 0.6% 0.91%
1989 99,403 246,819,222 0.44% 0.95%
1990 99,700 250,131,894 0.3% 1.34%
1991 99,895 253,492,503 0.2% 1.34%
1992 100,022 256,894,189 0.13% 1.34%
1993 100,103 260,255,352 0.08% 1.31%
1994 100,166 263,435,673 0.06% 1.22%
1995 100,225 266,557,091 0.06% 1.18%
1996 100,275 269,667,391 0.05% 1.17%
1997 100,674 272,911,760 0.4% 1.2%
1998 101,388 276,115,288 0.71% 1.17%
1999 102,046 279,294,713 0.65% 1.15%
2000 102,677 282,162,411 0.62% 1.03%
2001 103,288 284,968,955 0.6% 0.99%
2002 103,874 287,625,193 0.57% 0.93%
2003 104,464 290,107,933 0.57% 0.86%
2004 105,071 292,805,298 0.58% 0.93%
2005 105,671 295,516,599 0.57% 0.93%
2006 106,253 298,379,912 0.55% 0.97%
2007 106,726 301,231,207 0.45% 0.96%
2008 107,020 304,093,966 0.28% 0.95%
2009 107,203 306,771,529 0.17% 0.88%
2010 107,400 309,327,143 0.18% 0.83%
2011 107,570 311,583,481 0.16% 0.73%
2012 107,460 313,877,662 -0.1% 0.74%
2013 107,078 316,059,947 -0.36% 0.7%
2014 106,609 318,386,329 -0.44% 0.74%
2015 106,095 320,738,994 -0.48% 0.74%
2016 105,524 323,071,755 -0.54% 0.73%
2017 105,356 325,122,128 -0.16% 0.63%
2018 105,567 326,838,199 0.2% 0.53%
2019 105,669 328,329,953 0.1% 0.46%
2020 105,704 331,526,933 0.03% 0.97%
2021 105,490 331,893,745 -0.2% 0.11%
2022 105,042 333,271,411 -0.42% 0.42%
2023 104,597 334,914,895 -0.42% 0.49%
2024 104,175 340,110,988 -0.4% 1.55%
2025 103,744 341,931,772 -0.41% 0.54%
2026 103,290 343,664,369 -0.44% 0.51%
2027 102,899 345,331,185 -0.38% 0.49%
2028 102,568 346,981,137 -0.32% 0.48%
2029 102,280 348,601,982 -0.28% 0.47%
2030 102,069 350,176,974 -0.21% 0.45%
2031 101,927 351,725,612 -0.14% 0.44%
2032 101,837 353,249,060 -0.09% 0.43%
2033 101,807 354,749,644 -0.03% 0.42%
2034 101,806 356,234,239 -0.001% 0.42%
2035 101,833 357,694,316 0.03% 0.41%
2036 101,895 359,119,002 0.06% 0.4%
2037 101,993 360,517,853 0.1% 0.39%
2038 102,173 361,895,407 0.18% 0.38%
2039 102,367 363,229,908 0.19% 0.37%
2040 102,568 364,512,364 0.2% 0.35%
2041 102,805 365,753,139 0.23% 0.34%
2042 103,038 366,969,419 0.23% 0.33%
2043 103,306 368,146,925 0.26% 0.32%
2044 103,612 369,258,123 0.3% 0.3%
2045 103,928 370,318,770 0.3% 0.29%
2046 104,232 371,328,255 0.29% 0.27%
2047 104,502 372,299,116 0.26% 0.26%
2048 104,744 373,230,539 0.23% 0.25%
2049 104,975 374,119,803 0.22% 0.24%
2050 105,193 374,986,259 0.21% 0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tonga increased by 424 people (a 0.4% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tonga lost -2,351 (a 2.22% decline), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Tonga was ranked 182nd most populous country in 2005 and is 183rd in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

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