Population in Tonga compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Tonga and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Tonga	Vatican	Tonga	Vatican
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	880	0.62%	-
2001	103,288	890	0.6%	1.14%
2002	103,874	900	0.57%	1.12%
2003	104,464	911	0.57%	1.22%
2004	105,071	921	0.58%	1.1%
2005	105,671	921	0.57%	0%
2006	106,253	932	0.55%	1.19%
2007	106,726	821	0.45%	-11.9%
2008	107,020	824	0.28%	0.37%
2009	107,203	826	0.17%	0.24%
2010	107,400	829	0.18%	0.36%
2011	107,570	832	0.16%	0.36%
2012	107,460	836	-0.1%	0.48%
2013	107,078	839	-0.36%	0.36%
2014	106,609	842	-0.44%	0.36%
2015	106,095	1,000	-0.48%	18.8%
2016	105,524	-	-0.54%	0%
2017	105,356	1,000	-0.16%	0%
2018	105,567	-	0.2%	0%
2019	105,669	1,000	0.1%	0%
2020	105,704	987	0.03%	-1.29%
2021	105,490	970	-0.2%	-1.68%
2022	105,042	944	-0.42%	-2.66%
2023	104,597	922	-0.42%	-2.34%
2024	104,175	933	-0.4%	1.2%
2025	103,744	939	-0.41%	0.59%
2026	103,290	952	-0.44%	1.37%
2027	102,899	974	-0.38%	2.32%
2028	102,568	985	-0.32%	1.13%
2029	102,280	983	-0.28%	-0.19%
2030	102,069	976	-0.21%	-0.75%
2031	101,927	968	-0.14%	-0.75%
2032	101,837	968	-0.09%	0%
2033	101,807	988	-0.03%	2.09%
2034	101,806	992	-0.001%	0.37%
2035	101,833	1,000	0.03%	0.74%
2036	101,895	998	0.06%	-0.18%
2037	101,993	1,003	0.1%	0.55%
2038	102,173	1,022	0.18%	1.83%
2039	102,367	1,060	0.19%	3.78%
2040	102,568	1,095	0.2%	3.3%
2041	102,805	1,127	0.23%	2.86%
2042	103,038	1,149	0.23%	1.96%
2043	103,306	1,169	0.26%	1.76%
2044	103,612	1,186	0.3%	1.42%
2045	103,928	1,209	0.3%	2.02%
2046	104,232	1,224	0.29%	1.22%
2047	104,502	1,248	0.26%	1.95%
2048	104,744	1,272	0.23%	1.92%
2049	104,975	1,296	0.22%	1.88%
2050	105,193	1,325	0.21%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tonga increased by 424 people (a 0.4% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tonga lost -2,351 (a 2.22% decline), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Tonga was ranked 182nd most populous country in 2005 and is 183rd in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.