Population density in Tonga

Tonga: Population density was 163.72 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
163.72 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
92nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
163.72 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
2.16 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Tonga, 1000–2100

050100150100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Tonga recorded 163.72 people per km² for population density in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Tonga peaked at 163.72 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 2.16 people per km², in 1000.

Tonga ranks 92nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Tonga, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 2.16 people per km²
1100 2.28 people per km² +5.3%
1200 2.4 people per km² +5.2%
1300 3.6 people per km² +50.1%
1400 5.4 people per km² +50.0%
1500 8.09 people per km² +50.0%
1600 12.14 people per km² +50.0%
1700 18.21 people per km² +50.0%
1710 19.17 people per km² +5.3%
1720 20.18 people per km² +5.3%
1730 21.24 people per km² +5.3%
1740 22.36 people per km² +5.3%
1750 23.54 people per km² +5.3%
1760 24.77 people per km² +5.3%
1770 26.08 people per km² +5.3%
1780 27.45 people per km² +5.3%
1790 28.9 people per km² +5.3%
1800 25.91 people per km² -10.3%
1801 25.91 people per km² -0.0%
1802 25.9 people per km² -0.0%
1803 25.9 people per km² -0.0%
1804 25.89 people per km² -0.0%
1805 25.89 people per km² -0.0%
1806 25.88 people per km² -0.0%
1807 25.88 people per km² -0.0%
1808 25.87 people per km² -0.0%
1809 25.86 people per km² -0.0%
1810 25.86 people per km² -0.0%
1811 25.85 people per km² -0.0%
1812 25.85 people per km² -0.0%
1813 25.84 people per km² -0.0%
1814 25.84 people per km² -0.0%
1815 25.83 people per km² -0.0%
1816 25.83 people per km² -0.0%
1817 25.82 people per km² -0.0%
1818 25.82 people per km² -0.0%
1819 25.81 people per km² -0.0%
1820 25.8 people per km² -0.0%
1821 25.8 people per km² -0.0%
1822 25.79 people per km² -0.0%
1823 25.79 people per km² -0.0%
1824 25.78 people per km² -0.0%
1825 25.78 people per km² -0.0%
1826 25.77 people per km² -0.0%
1827 25.77 people per km² -0.0%
1828 25.76 people per km² -0.0%
1829 25.75 people per km² -0.0%
1830 25.75 people per km² -0.0%
1831 25.74 people per km² -0.0%
1832 25.74 people per km² -0.0%
1833 25.73 people per km² -0.0%
1834 25.73 people per km² -0.0%
1835 25.72 people per km² -0.0%
1836 25.72 people per km² -0.0%
1837 25.71 people per km² -0.0%
1838 25.71 people per km² -0.0%
1839 25.7 people per km² -0.0%
1840 25.7 people per km² -0.0%
1841 25.7 people per km² -0.0%
1842 25.69 people per km² -0.0%
1843 25.69 people per km² +0.0%
1844 25.69 people per km² +0.0%
1845 25.69 people per km² +0.0%
1846 25.69 people per km² +0.0%
1847 25.69 people per km² +0.0%
1848 25.69 people per km² +0.0%
1849 25.7 people per km² +0.0%
1850 25.72 people per km² +0.1%
1851 25.77 people per km² +0.2%
1852 25.84 people per km² +0.3%
1853 25.91 people per km² +0.3%
1854 25.99 people per km² +0.3%
1855 26.06 people per km² +0.3%
1856 26.14 people per km² +0.3%
1857 26.21 people per km² +0.3%
1858 26.28 people per km² +0.3%
1859 26.36 people per km² +0.3%
1860 26.43 people per km² +0.3%
1861 26.51 people per km² +0.3%
1862 26.58 people per km² +0.3%
1863 26.66 people per km² +0.3%
1864 26.73 people per km² +0.3%
1865 26.81 people per km² +0.3%
1866 26.88 people per km² +0.3%
1867 26.96 people per km² +0.3%
1868 27.04 people per km² +0.3%
1869 27.11 people per km² +0.3%
1870 27.19 people per km² +0.3%
1871 27.27 people per km² +0.3%
1872 27.34 people per km² +0.3%
1873 27.42 people per km² +0.3%
1874 27.5 people per km² +0.3%
1875 27.57 people per km² +0.3%
1876 27.65 people per km² +0.3%
1877 27.73 people per km² +0.3%
1878 27.81 people per km² +0.3%
1879 27.88 people per km² +0.3%
1880 27.96 people per km² +0.3%
1881 28.04 people per km² +0.3%
1882 28.12 people per km² +0.3%
1883 28.2 people per km² +0.3%
1884 28.27 people per km² +0.3%
1885 28.35 people per km² +0.3%
1886 28.43 people per km² +0.3%
1887 28.51 people per km² +0.3%
1888 28.59 people per km² +0.3%
1889 28.67 people per km² +0.3%
1890 28.75 people per km² +0.3%
1891 28.83 people per km² +0.3%
1892 28.91 people per km² +0.3%
1893 28.99 people per km² +0.3%
1894 29.07 people per km² +0.3%
1895 29.15 people per km² +0.3%
1896 29.23 people per km² +0.3%
1897 29.32 people per km² +0.3%
1898 29.4 people per km² +0.3%
1899 29.55 people per km² +0.5%
1900 29.78 people per km² +0.8%
1901 30.09 people per km² +1.0%
1902 30.48 people per km² +1.3%
1903 30.94 people per km² +1.5%
1904 31.42 people per km² +1.5%
1905 31.9 people per km² +1.5%
1906 32.38 people per km² +1.5%
1907 32.88 people per km² +1.5%
1908 33.38 people per km² +1.5%
1909 33.85 people per km² +1.4%
1910 34.29 people per km² +1.3%
1911 34.7 people per km² +1.2%
1912 35.07 people per km² +1.1%
1913 35.4 people per km² +1.0%
1914 35.74 people per km² +1.0%
1915 36.08 people per km² +1.0%
1916 36.43 people per km² +1.0%
1917 36.78 people per km² +1.0%
1918 37.09 people per km² +0.8%
1919 37.45 people per km² +1.0%
1920 37.86 people per km² +1.1%
1921 38.33 people per km² +1.2%
1922 38.85 people per km² +1.4%
1923 39.43 people per km² +1.5%
1924 40.02 people per km² +1.5%
1925 40.62 people per km² +1.5%
1926 41.23 people per km² +1.5%
1927 41.85 people per km² +1.5%
1928 42.47 people per km² +1.5%
1929 43.12 people per km² +1.5%
1930 43.78 people per km² +1.5%
1931 44.46 people per km² +1.6%
1932 45.17 people per km² +1.6%
1933 45.89 people per km² +1.6%
1934 46.63 people per km² +1.6%
1935 47.37 people per km² +1.6%
1936 48.13 people per km² +1.6%
1937 48.91 people per km² +1.6%
1938 49.69 people per km² +1.6%
1939 50.63 people per km² +1.9%
1940 51.74 people per km² +2.2%
1941 53.01 people per km² +2.5%
1942 54.47 people per km² +2.7%
1943 56.11 people per km² +3.0%
1944 57.8 people per km² +3.0%
1945 59.54 people per km² +3.0%
1946 61.33 people per km² +3.0%
1947 63.18 people per km² +3.0%
1948 65.08 people per km² +3.0%
1949 67.09 people per km² +3.1%
1950 69 people per km² +2.8%
1951 70.8 people per km² +2.6%
1952 72.75 people per km² +2.8%
1953 74.85 people per km² +2.9%
1954 77.13 people per km² +3.0%
1955 79.55 people per km² +3.1%
1956 82.11 people per km² +3.2%
1957 84.58 people per km² +3.0%
1958 86.95 people per km² +2.8%
1959 89.4 people per km² +2.8%
1960 91.93 people per km² +2.8%
1961 94.52 people per km² +2.8%
1962 97.16 people per km² +2.8%
1963 99.87 people per km² +2.8%
1964 102.63 people per km² +2.8%
1965 105.47 people per km² +2.8%
1966 108.36 people per km² +2.7%
1967 110.88 people per km² +2.3%
1968 113.01 people per km² +1.9%
1969 115.15 people per km² +1.9%
1970 117.24 people per km² +1.8%
1971 119.33 people per km² +1.8%
1972 121.35 people per km² +1.7%
1973 123.36 people per km² +1.7%
1974 125.97 people per km² +2.1%
1975 129.21 people per km² +2.6%
1976 132.42 people per km² +2.5%
1977 134.36 people per km² +1.5%
1978 135.03 people per km² +0.5%
1979 135.51 people per km² +0.4%
1980 135.81 people per km² +0.2%
1981 136.01 people per km² +0.1%
1982 136.11 people per km² +0.1%
1983 136.13 people per km² +0.0%
1984 136.12 people per km² -0.0%
1985 136.11 people per km² -0.0%
1986 136.15 people per km² +0.0%
1987 136.66 people per km² +0.4%
1988 137.48 people per km² +0.6%
1989 138.08 people per km² +0.4%
1990 138.5 people per km² +0.3%
1991 138.76 people per km² +0.2%
1992 138.95 people per km² +0.1%
1993 139.06 people per km² +0.1%
1994 139.15 people per km² +0.1%
1995 139.22 people per km² +0.1%
1996 139.3 people per km² +0.1%
1997 139.85 people per km² +0.4%
1998 140.84 people per km² +0.7%
1999 141.75 people per km² +0.6%
2000 142.63 people per km² +0.6%
2001 143.48 people per km² +0.6%
2002 144.29 people per km² +0.6%
2003 145.11 people per km² +0.6%
2004 145.96 people per km² +0.6%
2005 146.78 people per km² +0.6%
2006 147.59 people per km² +0.6%
2007 148.26 people per km² +0.4%
2008 148.66 people per km² +0.3%
2009 148.91 people per km² +0.2%
2010 149.19 people per km² +0.2%
2011 149.42 people per km² +0.2%
2012 149.27 people per km² -0.1%
2013 148.74 people per km² -0.4%
2014 148.09 people per km² -0.4%
2015 147.38 people per km² -0.5%
2016 146.58 people per km² -0.5%
2017 146.35 people per km² -0.2%
2018 146.65 people per km² +0.2%
2019 146.79 people per km² +0.1%
2020 146.84 people per km² +0.0%
2021 146.53 people per km² -0.2%
2022 145.91 people per km² -0.4%
2023 145.3 people per km² -0.4%
2024 144.71 people per km² -0.4%
2025 144.11 people per km² -0.4%
2026 143.48 people per km² -0.4%
2027 142.94 people per km² -0.4%
2028 142.48 people per km² -0.3%
2029 142.08 people per km² -0.3%
2030 141.79 people per km² -0.2%
2031 141.59 people per km² -0.1%
2032 141.46 people per km² -0.1%
2033 141.42 people per km² -0.0%
2034 141.42 people per km² -0.0%
2035 141.45 people per km² +0.0%
2036 141.54 people per km² +0.1%
2037 141.68 people per km² +0.1%
2038 141.92 people per km² +0.2%
2039 142.2 people per km² +0.2%
2040 142.48 people per km² +0.2%
2041 142.81 people per km² +0.2%
2042 143.13 people per km² +0.2%
2043 143.5 people per km² +0.3%
2044 143.93 people per km² +0.3%
2045 144.37 people per km² +0.3%
2046 144.79 people per km² +0.3%
2047 145.17 people per km² +0.3%
2048 145.5 people per km² +0.2%
2049 145.82 people per km² +0.2%
2050 146.12 people per km² +0.2%
2051 146.43 people per km² +0.2%
2052 146.72 people per km² +0.2%
2053 147 people per km² +0.2%
2054 147.3 people per km² +0.2%
2055 147.6 people per km² +0.2%
2056 147.9 people per km² +0.2%
2057 148.22 people per km² +0.2%
2058 148.57 people per km² +0.2%
2059 148.94 people per km² +0.3%
2060 149.33 people per km² +0.3%
2061 149.73 people per km² +0.3%
2062 150.18 people per km² +0.3%
2063 150.64 people per km² +0.3%
2064 151.13 people per km² +0.3%
2065 151.6 people per km² +0.3%
2066 152.1 people per km² +0.3%
2067 152.64 people per km² +0.4%
2068 153.16 people per km² +0.3%
2069 153.69 people per km² +0.3%
2070 154.21 people per km² +0.3%
2071 154.76 people per km² +0.4%
2072 155.35 people per km² +0.4%
2073 155.91 people per km² +0.4%
2074 156.44 people per km² +0.3%
2075 156.97 people per km² +0.3%
2076 157.52 people per km² +0.4%
2077 158.05 people per km² +0.3%
2078 158.55 people per km² +0.3%
2079 159.05 people per km² +0.3%
2080 159.53 people per km² +0.3%
2081 159.94 people per km² +0.3%
2082 160.35 people per km² +0.3%
2083 160.76 people per km² +0.3%
2084 161.13 people per km² +0.2%
2085 161.45 people per km² +0.2%
2086 161.73 people per km² +0.2%
2087 162.01 people per km² +0.2%
2088 162.3 people per km² +0.2%
2089 162.55 people per km² +0.2%
2090 162.75 people per km² +0.1%
2091 162.92 people per km² +0.1%
2092 163.09 people per km² +0.1%
2093 163.22 people per km² +0.1%
2094 163.35 people per km² +0.1%
2095 163.46 people per km² +0.1%
2096 163.54 people per km² +0.0%
2097 163.59 people per km² +0.0%
2098 163.65 people per km² +0.0%
2099 163.71 people per km² +0.0%
2100 163.72 people per km² +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 163.72 people per km² is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 163.72 people per km² is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +50.1% 2.4 people per km² 3.6 people per km²
1400 +50.0% 3.6 people per km² 5.4 people per km²
1500 +50.0% 5.4 people per km² 8.09 people per km²
1600 +50.0% 8.09 people per km² 12.14 people per km²
1700 +50.0% 12.14 people per km² 18.21 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.16 people per km² 2.16 people per km² 2.16 people per km² 1
1100s 2.28 people per km² 2.28 people per km² 2.28 people per km² 1
1200s 2.4 people per km² 2.4 people per km² 2.4 people per km² 1
1300s 3.6 people per km² 3.6 people per km² 3.6 people per km² 1
1400s 5.4 people per km² 5.4 people per km² 5.4 people per km² 1
1500s 8.09 people per km² 8.09 people per km² 8.09 people per km² 1
1600s 12.14 people per km² 12.14 people per km² 12.14 people per km² 1
1700s 18.21 people per km² 18.21 people per km² 18.21 people per km² 1
1710s 19.17 people per km² 19.17 people per km² 19.17 people per km² 1
1720s 20.18 people per km² 20.18 people per km² 20.18 people per km² 1
1730s 21.24 people per km² 21.24 people per km² 21.24 people per km² 1
1740s 22.36 people per km² 22.36 people per km² 22.36 people per km² 1
1750s 23.54 people per km² 23.54 people per km² 23.54 people per km² 1
1760s 24.77 people per km² 24.77 people per km² 24.77 people per km² 1
1770s 26.08 people per km² 26.08 people per km² 26.08 people per km² 1
1780s 27.45 people per km² 27.45 people per km² 27.45 people per km² 1
1790s 28.9 people per km² 28.9 people per km² 28.9 people per km² 1
1800s 25.89 people per km² 25.86 people per km² 25.91 people per km² 10
1810s 25.83 people per km² 25.81 people per km² 25.86 people per km² 10
1820s 25.78 people per km² 25.75 people per km² 25.8 people per km² 10
1830s 25.72 people per km² 25.7 people per km² 25.75 people per km² 10
1840s 25.7 people per km² 25.69 people per km² 25.7 people per km² 10
1850s 26.03 people per km² 25.72 people per km² 26.36 people per km² 10
1860s 26.77 people per km² 26.43 people per km² 27.11 people per km² 10
1870s 27.54 people per km² 27.19 people per km² 27.88 people per km² 10
1880s 28.32 people per km² 27.96 people per km² 28.67 people per km² 10
1890s 29.12 people per km² 28.75 people per km² 29.55 people per km² 10
1900s 31.71 people per km² 29.78 people per km² 33.85 people per km² 10
1910s 35.9 people per km² 34.29 people per km² 37.45 people per km² 10
1920s 40.38 people per km² 37.86 people per km² 43.12 people per km² 10
1930s 47.07 people per km² 43.78 people per km² 50.63 people per km² 10
1940s 58.93 people per km² 51.74 people per km² 67.09 people per km² 10
1950s 78.71 people per km² 69 people per km² 89.4 people per km² 10
1960s 103.9 people per km² 91.93 people per km² 115.15 people per km² 10
1970s 127.38 people per km² 117.24 people per km² 135.51 people per km² 10
1980s 136.47 people per km² 135.81 people per km² 138.08 people per km² 10
1990s 139.54 people per km² 138.5 people per km² 141.75 people per km² 10
2000s 146.17 people per km² 142.63 people per km² 148.91 people per km² 10
2010s 147.85 people per km² 146.35 people per km² 149.42 people per km² 10
2020s 144.44 people per km² 142.08 people per km² 146.84 people per km² 10
2030s 141.65 people per km² 141.42 people per km² 142.2 people per km² 10
2040s 144.15 people per km² 142.48 people per km² 145.82 people per km² 10
2050s 147.48 people per km² 146.12 people per km² 148.94 people per km² 10
2060s 151.42 people per km² 149.33 people per km² 153.69 people per km² 10
2070s 156.68 people per km² 154.21 people per km² 159.05 people per km² 10
2080s 161.18 people per km² 159.53 people per km² 162.55 people per km² 10
2090s 163.33 people per km² 162.75 people per km² 163.71 people per km² 10
2100s 163.72 people per km² 163.72 people per km² 163.72 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 89 Uzbekistan 168.73 people per km² compare
  2. 90 Guinea-Bissau 165.91 people per km² compare
  3. 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 164.72 people per km² compare
  4. 93 North Korea 162.05 people per km² compare
  5. 94 American Samoa 161.58 people per km² compare
  6. 95 Indonesia 156.14 people per km² compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More population data for Tonga

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Tonga?
Population density in Tonga was 163.72 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 163.72 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 2.16 people per km² in 1000.
How does Tonga rank for population density?
Tonga ranks 92nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 318 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population density in Tonga. Statizoid, drawing on HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-density/tonga/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-density/tonga/">Population density in Tonga</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.