Saint Lucia vs Tonga: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Saint Lucia
32,038 people
in 2023
Tonga
37,260 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
193rd
Tonga rank
191st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Saint Lucia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 37,260 people against 32,038 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 5,222 people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 193rd and Tonga ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43,374 people | 25,542 people | 17,832 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 48,009 people | 34,374 people | 13,635 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 53,824 people | 42,124 people | 11,700 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 55,015 people | 41,683 people | 13,332 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 53,744 people | 40,048 people | 13,696 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 47,262 people | 40,159 people | 7,103 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 37,241 people | 39,179 people | 1,938 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 32,720 people | 37,531 people | 4,811 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Saint Lucia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 37,260 people against 32,038 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 5,222 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Tonga rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Saint Lucia ranks 193rd 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.