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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Tonga	Vanuatu	Tonga	Vanuatu
1960	66,170	64,431	-	-
1961	68,037	66,264	2.82%	2.84%
1962	69,940	68,174	2.8%	2.88%
1963	71,885	70,159	2.78%	2.91%
1964	73,879	72,219	2.77%	2.94%
1965	75,924	74,358	2.77%	2.96%
1966	78,002	76,590	2.74%	3%
1967	79,814	78,921	2.32%	3.04%
1968	81,353	81,314	1.93%	3.03%
1969	82,885	83,755	1.88%	3%
1970	84,401	86,266	1.83%	3%
1971	85,896	88,862	1.77%	3.01%
1972	87,356	91,562	1.7%	3.04%
1973	88,805	94,362	1.66%	3.06%
1974	90,683	97,260	2.11%	3.07%
1975	93,017	100,269	2.57%	3.09%
1976	95,325	103,388	2.48%	3.11%
1977	96,725	106,618	1.47%	3.12%
1978	97,204	109,963	0.5%	3.14%
1979	97,544	113,040	0.35%	2.8%
1980	97,769	115,660	0.23%	2.32%
1981	97,909	118,249	0.14%	2.24%
1982	97,980	121,035	0.07%	2.36%
1983	97,998	123,998	0.02%	2.45%
1984	97,990	127,109	-0.008%	2.51%
1985	97,984	130,356	-0.006%	2.55%
1986	98,010	133,720	0.03%	2.58%
1987	98,376	137,187	0.37%	2.59%
1988	98,969	140,756	0.6%	2.6%
1989	99,403	144,393	0.44%	2.58%
1990	99,700	148,063	0.3%	2.54%
1991	99,895	151,793	0.2%	2.52%
1992	100,022	155,608	0.13%	2.51%
1993	100,103	159,463	0.08%	2.48%
1994	100,166	163,314	0.06%	2.41%
1995	100,225	167,137	0.06%	2.34%
1996	100,275	170,911	0.05%	2.26%
1997	100,674	174,626	0.4%	2.17%
1998	101,388	178,313	0.71%	2.11%
1999	102,046	182,048	0.65%	2.09%
2000	102,677	186,281	0.62%	2.33%
2001	103,288	191,031	0.6%	2.55%
2002	103,874	195,863	0.57%	2.53%
2003	104,464	200,746	0.57%	2.49%
2004	105,071	205,711	0.58%	2.47%
2005	105,671	210,760	0.57%	2.45%
2006	106,253	215,923	0.55%	2.45%
2007	106,726	221,276	0.45%	2.48%
2008	107,020	226,896	0.28%	2.54%
2009	107,203	232,731	0.17%	2.57%
2010	107,400	238,248	0.18%	2.37%
2011	107,570	243,474	0.16%	2.19%
2012	107,460	248,883	-0.1%	2.22%
2013	107,078	254,482	-0.36%	2.25%
2014	106,609	260,240	-0.44%	2.26%
2015	106,095	266,101	-0.48%	2.25%
2016	105,524	272,087	-0.54%	2.25%
2017	105,356	278,507	-0.16%	2.36%
2018	105,567	285,259	0.2%	2.42%
2019	105,669	291,985	0.1%	2.36%
2020	105,704	298,858	0.03%	2.35%
2021	105,490	305,868	-0.2%	2.35%
2022	105,042	313,046	-0.42%	2.35%
2023	104,597	320,409	-0.42%	2.35%
2024	104,175	327,777	-0.4%	2.3%
2025	103,744	335,169	-0.41%	2.26%
2026	103,290	342,565	-0.44%	2.21%
2027	102,899	349,970	-0.38%	2.16%
2028	102,568	357,397	-0.32%	2.12%
2029	102,280	364,883	-0.28%	2.09%
2030	102,069	372,429	-0.21%	2.07%
2031	101,927	380,015	-0.14%	2.04%
2032	101,837	387,657	-0.09%	2.01%
2033	101,807	395,366	-0.03%	1.99%
2034	101,806	403,188	-0.001%	1.98%
2035	101,833	411,061	0.03%	1.95%
2036	101,895	419,006	0.06%	1.93%
2037	101,993	427,031	0.1%	1.92%
2038	102,173	435,150	0.18%	1.9%
2039	102,367	443,311	0.19%	1.88%
2040	102,568	451,509	0.2%	1.85%
2041	102,805	459,733	0.23%	1.82%
2042	103,038	468,003	0.23%	1.8%
2043	103,306	476,308	0.26%	1.77%
2044	103,612	484,636	0.3%	1.75%
2045	103,928	492,989	0.3%	1.72%
2046	104,232	501,316	0.29%	1.69%
2047	104,502	509,621	0.26%	1.66%
2048	104,744	517,889	0.23%	1.62%
2049	104,975	526,138	0.22%	1.59%
2050	105,193	534,374	0.21%	1.57%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tonga decreased by 729 people (a 0.69% decline), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tonga lost -2,234 (a 2.12% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).

Tonga was ranked 182nd most populous country in 2006 and is 183rd in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Tonga's population will grow by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.