Guam vs Tonga: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Guam
43,326 people
in 2023
Tonga
37,260 people
in 2023
Guam rank
190th
Tonga rank
191st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Guam
- Tonga
How they compare
Guam currently reports 43,326 people against 37,260 people in Tonga, a difference of 6,066 people.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Guam ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21,324 people | 25,542 people | 4,218 people | Tonga |
| 1960s | 31,373 people | 34,374 people | 3,000 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 36,388 people | 42,124 people | 5,736 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 39,630 people | 41,683 people | 2,053 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 45,277 people | 40,048 people | 5,229 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 48,032 people | 40,159 people | 7,874 people | Guam |
| 2010s | 43,562 people | 39,179 people | 4,383 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 42,642 people | 37,531 people | 5,111 people | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Guam or Tonga?
- Guam, at 43,326 people against 37,260 people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guam and Tonga?
- 6,066 people, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Tonga rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guam ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 191st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.