Population ages 15-64 in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 15-64 was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Tonga stood at 58.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Tonga peaked at 58.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1971.
Tonga ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.8% | 50.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.6% | 52.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 54.8% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 56.0% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 56.6% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.8% | 58.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Tonga
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (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 15-64 in Tonga?
- Population ages 15-64 in Tonga was 58.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 15-64?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.