What is population, total in Tonga?

Population, total in Tonga was 103,742 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 107,570 in 2011.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 66,170 in 1960.

How does Tonga rank for population, total?

Tonga ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population, total rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Tonga

Name: Population, total in Tonga
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Population, total was 103,742 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

103,742

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

191st

of 215 countries

All-time high

107,570

in 2011

All-time low

66,170

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Tonga, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, population, total in Tonga stood at 103,742.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Tonga peaked at 107,570 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66,170, in 1960.

That places Tonga 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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	74,789	66,170	82,885	10
1970s	91,696	84,401	97,544	10
1980s	98,239	97,769	99,403	10
1990s	100,449	99,700	102,046	10
2000s	105,225	102,677	107,203	10
2010s	106,433	105,356	107,570	10
2020s	104,792	103,742	105,704	6

Countries ranked near Tonga

188 Micronesia (country) 113,683 compare
189 Aruba 108,785 compare
190 United States Virgin Islands 103,792 compare
192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99,924 compare
193 Antigua and Barbuda 94,209 compare
194 Isle of Man 84,118 compare

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More climate change data for Tonga

Population growth -0.4% (2025)
Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
Urban population 21,948 (2025)
Urban population 21.2% (2025)
Terrestrial protected areas 13.3% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
Marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Tonga?: Population, total in Tonga was 103,742 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 107,570 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 66,170 in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for population, total?: Tonga ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, total rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.