Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Tonga
Tonga: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tonga stood at 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tonga peaked at 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1371 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Tonga 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1371 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1375 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1379 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1382 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1385 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1389 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1392 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1398 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1408 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1416 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1425 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1433 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1442 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.145 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1459 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1467 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1475 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1481 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1485 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1488 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1491 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1495 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1493 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1487 Persons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1481 Persons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1474 Persons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1468 Persons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1464 Persons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.146 Persons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1458 Persons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1462 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1472 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1484 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1389 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1371 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1416 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1461 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1425 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1488 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1477 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1458 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1495 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1479 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1462 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 53 Kiribati 0.1648 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 54 China 0.1519 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 55 Ghana 0.15 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 57 Denmark 0.1478 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.1466 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 59 Thailand 0.1405 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 131.22 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4068 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,812 people (2100)
- Population density 163.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3365 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tonga?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Tonga was 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1371 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Tonga ranks 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.