105,221 (2023 est.)
noun: Tongan(s)
adjective: Tongan
Tongan 96.5%, other (European, Fijian, Samoan, Indian, Chinese, other Pacific Islander, other Asian, other) 3.5% (2021 est.)
Tongan only 85%, Tongan and other language 13.9%, Tongan not used at home 1.1% (2021 est.)
note: data represent language use at home of persons aged 5 and older
Protestant 63.9% (Free Wesleyan Church 34.2%, Free Church of Tonga 11.3%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assembly of God 2.5%, Tokaikolo/Maamafo'ou 1.5%, Constitutional Church of Tonga 1.2%, other Protestant 4%), Church of Jesus Christ 19.7%, Roman Catholic 13.7%, other 2.1%, none 0.6%, no answer 0.1% (2021 est.)
0-14 years: 29.92% (male 15,989/female 15,491)
15-64 years: 62.79% (male 33,330/female 32,741)
65 years and over: 7.29% (2023 est.) (male 3,453/female 4,217)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 68.6
youth dependency ratio: 58.5
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5
potential support ratio: 9.5 (2021 est.)
total: 25.4 years (2023 est.)
male: 25 years
female: 25.9 years
-0.3% (2023 est.)
20 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-18.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
over two-thirds of the population lives on the island of Tongatapu; only 45 of the nation's 171 islands are occupied
urban population: 23.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
23,000 NUKU'ALOFA (2018)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
24.9 years (2012 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
126 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
total: 12.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 13.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 77.8 years (2023 est.)
male: 76.1 years
female: 79.5 years
2.7 children born/woman (2023 est.)
1.33 (2023 est.)
29.3% (2019)
improved: urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.6% of population
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.4% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)
5.3% of GDP (2020)
0.95 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
improved: urban: 99.4% of population
rural: 98.8% of population
total: 98.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population
rural: 1.2% of population
total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)
48.2% (2016)
total: 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total: 31% (2020 est.)
male: 46.7% (2020 est.)
female: 15.3% (2020 est.)
0.8% (2019)
54.9% (2023 est.)
women married by age 15: 0.4%
women married by age 18: 10.1%
men married by age 18: 2.8% (2019 est.)
6.6% of GDP (2021 est.)
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.4%
female: 99.5% (2021)
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2020)
NOTE: The information regarding Tonga on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tonga 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tonga 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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