Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Micronesia (country)
6,462 people
in 2023
Tonga
6,912 people
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
210th
Tonga rank
208th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 6,912 people against 6,462 people in Micronesia (country), a difference of 450 people.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Micronesia (country) ranks 210th and Tonga ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Tonga Difference Ahead
1950s 1,365 people 2,088 people 723.8 people Tonga
1960s 1,640 people 2,331 people 691.4 people Tonga
1970s 1,988 people 2,968 people 979.1 people Tonga
1980s 2,463 people 3,857 people 1,394 people Tonga
1990s 3,443 people 4,960 people 1,517 people Tonga
2000s 3,729 people 5,910 people 2,181 people Tonga
2010s 4,238 people 6,396 people 2,158 people Tonga
2020s 6,040 people 6,809 people 769.5 people Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 6,912 people against 6,462 people in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?
450 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tonga rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Micronesia (country) ranks 210th and Tonga ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.