Population ages 0-14 in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 0-14 was 34.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Tonga stood at 34.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Tonga peaked at 46.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 52nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.7% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 44.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 40.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 38.6% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 37.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 107.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 33,628 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9548 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Tonga?
- Population ages 0-14 in Tonga was 34.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 0-14?
- Tonga ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.