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Population in Tonga

Tonga: Population was 104,613 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
104,613 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
198th
of 238 countries
All-time high
107,584 people
in 2011
All-time low
1,558 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Tonga, 1000–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k100015112023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Tonga stood at 104,613 people.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Tonga peaked at 107,584 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,558 people, in 1000.

That places Tonga 198th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1,558 people 1,558 people 1,558 people 1
1100s 1,640 people 1,640 people 1,640 people 1
1200s 1,726 people 1,726 people 1,726 people 1
1300s 2,590 people 2,590 people 2,590 people 1
1400s 3,885 people 3,885 people 3,885 people 1
1500s 5,828 people 5,828 people 5,828 people 1
1600s 8,742 people 8,742 people 8,742 people 1
1700s 13,113 people 13,113 people 13,113 people 1
1710s 13,803 people 13,803 people 13,803 people 1
1720s 14,529 people 14,529 people 14,529 people 1
1730s 15,294 people 15,294 people 15,294 people 1
1740s 16,099 people 16,099 people 16,099 people 1
1750s 16,946 people 16,946 people 16,946 people 1
1760s 17,838 people 17,838 people 17,838 people 1
1770s 18,777 people 18,777 people 18,777 people 1
1780s 19,765 people 19,765 people 19,765 people 1
1790s 20,806 people 20,806 people 20,806 people 1
1800s 18,640 people 18,622 people 18,658 people 10
1810s 18,601 people 18,583 people 18,618 people 10
1820s 18,561 people 18,543 people 18,579 people 10
1830s 18,522 people 18,505 people 18,539 people 10
1840s 18,501 people 18,500 people 18,506 people 10
1850s 18,740 people 18,517 people 18,978 people 10
1860s 19,276 people 19,032 people 19,521 people 10
1870s 19,825 people 19,576 people 20,076 people 10
1880s 20,387 people 20,132 people 20,644 people 10
1890s 20,968 people 20,701 people 21,278 people 10
1900s 22,832 people 21,444 people 24,375 people 10
1910s 25,850 people 24,690 people 26,962 people 10
1920s 29,072 people 27,259 people 31,043 people 10
1930s 33,887 people 31,521 people 36,454 people 10
1940s 42,431 people 37,250 people 48,303 people 10
1950s 56,673 people 49,679 people 64,368 people 10
1960s 74,806 people 66,187 people 82,905 people 10
1970s 91,712 people 84,416 people 97,564 people 10
1980s 98,256 people 97,785 people 99,419 people 10
1990s 100,467 people 99,717 people 102,058 people 10
2000s 105,241 people 102,695 people 107,219 people 10
2010s 106,449 people 105,373 people 107,584 people 10
2020s 105,223 people 104,613 people 105,721 people 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 195 Grenada 117,094 people compare
  2. 196 Micronesia (country) 112,646 people compare
  3. 197 Aruba 107,946 people compare
  4. 199 Jersey 103,680 people compare
  5. 200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101,331 people compare
  6. 201 Antigua and Barbuda 93,331 people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Tonga?
Population in Tonga was 104,613 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 107,584 people in 2011.
What is the lowest population recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 1,558 people in 1000.
How does Tonga rank for population?
Tonga ranks 198th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.