Kiribati vs Tonga: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kiribati
46,292 people
in 2023
Tonga
37,260 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
189th
Tonga rank
191st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 46,292 people against 37,260 people in Tonga, a difference of 9,032 people.
That makes Kiribati'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.
Kiribati ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,875 people | 25,542 people | 8,667 people | Tonga |
| 1960s | 23,057 people | 34,374 people | 11,317 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 26,220 people | 42,124 people | 15,904 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 26,419 people | 41,683 people | 15,264 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 33,015 people | 40,048 people | 7,033 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 37,200 people | 40,159 people | 2,959 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 41,308 people | 39,179 people | 2,129 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 45,392 people | 37,531 people | 7,861 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 46,292 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 Kiribati and Tonga?
- 9,032 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kiribati ranks 189th 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.