Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2116 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2116 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.2346 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1826 people per person, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 210th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1826 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.187 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.191 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1944 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1972 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1992 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2004 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.201 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2014 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2016 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2019 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.202 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2022 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2024 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2026 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2028 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2031 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2035 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2042 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2051 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2062 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2074 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2088 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2103 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2119 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2136 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2153 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2171 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2188 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2204 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2221 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2236 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.225 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2262 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2273 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2282 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2289 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2293 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2297 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.23 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2303 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2305 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2307 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2309 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2312 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2315 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2318 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2322 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2329 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2336 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2342 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2346 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2346 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2342 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2334 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2324 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2313 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2297 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.227 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2233 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2188 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2126 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2115 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2115 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2115 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2116 people per person | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2116 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2116 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1956 people per person | 0.1826 people per person | 0.2016 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.203 people per person | 0.2019 people per person | 0.2051 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.213 people per person | 0.2062 people per person | 0.2204 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.227 people per person | 0.2221 people per person | 0.23 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2316 people per person | 0.2303 people per person | 0.2336 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2315 people per person | 0.2233 people per person | 0.2346 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2129 people per person | 0.2115 people per person | 0.2188 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More population data for Tonga
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 131.22 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8047 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3365 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 163.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,812 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tonga?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tonga was 0.2116 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2346 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1826 people per person in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.