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
199th
of 239 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
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 199th out of 239 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.
Population in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1,558 people | — |
| 1100 | 1,640 people | +5.3% |
| 1200 | 1,726 people | +5.2% |
| 1300 | 2,590 people | +50.1% |
| 1400 | 3,885 people | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 5,828 people | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 8,742 people | +50.0% |
| 1700 | 13,113 people | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 13,803 people | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 14,529 people | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 15,294 people | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 16,099 people | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 16,946 people | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 17,838 people | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 18,777 people | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 19,765 people | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 20,806 people | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 18,658 people | -10.3% |
| 1801 | 18,654 people | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 18,650 people | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 18,646 people | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 18,642 people | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 18,638 people | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 18,634 people | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 18,630 people | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 18,626 people | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 18,622 people | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 18,618 people | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 18,614 people | -0.0% |
| 1812 | 18,610 people | -0.0% |
| 1813 | 18,607 people | -0.0% |
| 1814 | 18,603 people | -0.0% |
| 1815 | 18,599 people | -0.0% |
| 1816 | 18,595 people | -0.0% |
| 1817 | 18,591 people | -0.0% |
| 1818 | 18,587 people | -0.0% |
| 1819 | 18,583 people | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 18,579 people | -0.0% |
| 1821 | 18,575 people | -0.0% |
| 1822 | 18,571 people | -0.0% |
| 1823 | 18,567 people | -0.0% |
| 1824 | 18,563 people | -0.0% |
| 1825 | 18,559 people | -0.0% |
| 1826 | 18,555 people | -0.0% |
| 1827 | 18,551 people | -0.0% |
| 1828 | 18,547 people | -0.0% |
| 1829 | 18,543 people | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 18,539 people | -0.0% |
| 1831 | 18,535 people | -0.0% |
| 1832 | 18,531 people | -0.0% |
| 1833 | 18,528 people | -0.0% |
| 1834 | 18,524 people | -0.0% |
| 1835 | 18,520 people | -0.0% |
| 1836 | 18,516 people | -0.0% |
| 1837 | 18,512 people | -0.0% |
| 1838 | 18,508 people | -0.0% |
| 1839 | 18,505 people | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 18,502 people | -0.0% |
| 1841 | 18,501 people | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 18,500 people | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 18,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 18,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 18,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 18,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 18,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 18,500 people | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 18,506 people | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 18,517 people | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 18,558 people | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 18,605 people | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 18,658 people | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 18,711 people | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 18,764 people | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 18,818 people | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 18,871 people | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 18,925 people | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 18,978 people | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 19,032 people | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 19,086 people | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 19,140 people | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 19,194 people | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 19,248 people | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 19,302 people | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 19,357 people | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 19,411 people | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 19,466 people | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 19,521 people | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 19,576 people | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 19,631 people | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 19,686 people | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 19,742 people | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 19,797 people | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 19,853 people | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 19,908 people | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 19,964 people | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 20,020 people | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 20,076 people | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 20,132 people | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 20,189 people | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 20,245 people | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 20,302 people | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 20,358 people | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 20,415 people | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 20,472 people | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 20,529 people | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 20,587 people | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 20,644 people | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 20,701 people | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 20,759 people | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 20,817 people | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 20,875 people | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 20,933 people | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 20,991 people | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 21,049 people | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 21,107 people | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 21,166 people | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 21,278 people | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 21,444 people | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 21,666 people | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 21,944 people | +1.3% |
| 1903 | 22,279 people | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 22,620 people | +1.5% |
| 1905 | 22,966 people | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 23,317 people | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 23,674 people | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 24,035 people | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 24,375 people | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 24,690 people | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 24,982 people | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 25,249 people | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 25,491 people | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 25,735 people | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 25,981 people | +1.0% |
| 1916 | 26,230 people | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 26,481 people | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 26,702 people | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 26,962 people | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 27,259 people | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 27,597 people | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 27,974 people | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 28,392 people | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 28,817 people | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 29,247 people | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 29,685 people | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 30,129 people | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 30,579 people | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 31,043 people | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 31,521 people | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 32,013 people | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 32,520 people | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 33,041 people | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 33,571 people | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 34,109 people | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 34,656 people | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 35,212 people | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 35,776 people | +1.6% |
| 1939 | 36,454 people | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 37,250 people | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 38,168 people | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 39,215 people | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 40,396 people | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 41,613 people | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 42,866 people | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 44,157 people | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 45,487 people | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 46,856 people | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 48,303 people | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 49,679 people | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 50,973 people | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 52,379 people | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 53,895 people | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 55,536 people | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 57,277 people | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 59,118 people | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 60,901 people | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 62,601 people | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 64,368 people | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 66,187 people | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 68,054 people | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 69,958 people | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 71,904 people | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 73,891 people | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 75,942 people | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 78,019 people | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 79,831 people | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 81,367 people | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 82,905 people | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 84,416 people | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 85,914 people | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 87,369 people | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 88,818 people | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 90,699 people | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 93,032 people | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 95,343 people | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 96,740 people | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 97,222 people | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 97,564 people | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 97,785 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 97,930 people | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98,016 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98,008 people | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 98,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 98,025 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98,394 people | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 98,985 people | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 99,419 people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 99,717 people | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 99,911 people | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 100,045 people | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 100,120 people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 100,187 people | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 100,240 people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 100,294 people | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 100,691 people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 101,406 people | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 102,058 people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 102,695 people | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 103,305 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 103,888 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 104,481 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 105,088 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 105,684 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 106,266 people | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 106,744 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 107,036 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 107,219 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 107,415 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 107,584 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 107,476 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 107,093 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 106,627 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 106,110 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 105,536 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 105,373 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 105,590 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 105,688 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 105,721 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 105,504 people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 105,053 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 104,613 people | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 104,613 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 104,613 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 million people, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +50.1% | 1,726 people | 2,590 people |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 2,590 people | 3,885 people |
| 1500 | +50.0% | 3,885 people | 5,828 people |
| 1600 | +50.0% | 5,828 people | 8,742 people |
| 1700 | +50.0% | 8,742 people | 13,113 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 196 Grenada 117,094 people compare
- 197 Micronesia (country) 112,646 people compare
- 198 Aruba 107,946 people compare
- 200 Jersey 103,680 people compare
- 201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101,331 people compare
- 202 Antigua and Barbuda 93,331 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 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 199th out of 239 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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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.