People using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga
Tonga: People using improved sanitation facilities was 102,620 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 102,620 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga peaked at 103,035 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92,314 people, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 193rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92,314 people | — |
| 2001 | 92,867 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93,397 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 93,931 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 94,480 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 95,500 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96,509 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 97,425 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 98,181 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 98,838 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99,508 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 100,155 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 100,536 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100,657 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100,693 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,683 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,614 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 100,927 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 101,605 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 102,179 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 102,691 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 102,960 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 102,998 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 103,035 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 102,620 people | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 102,620 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 102,620 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95,344 people | 92,314 people | 98,838 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,756 people | 99,508 people | 102,179 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,861 people | 102,620 people | 103,035 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 190 Grenada 111,182 people compare
- 191 Aruba 106,812 people compare
- 192 Jersey 103,846 people compare
- 194 Micronesia (country) 100,328 people compare
- 195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96,034 people compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 93,402 people compare
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 people using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga was 102,620 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 103,035 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,314 people in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Tonga ranks 193rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.