What is rural population in Tonga?

Rural population in Tonga was 78.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 1960.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2011.

How does Tonga rank for rural population?

Tonga ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population in Tonga

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

Tonga: Rural population was 78.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

78.8%

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

7th

of 215 countries

All-time high

81.7%

in 1960

All-time low

76.5%

in 2011

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Tonga, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 78.8% for rural population in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Tonga peaked at 81.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2011.

That places Tonga 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	80.4%	79.8%	81.7%	10
1970s	79.7%	79.5%	79.8%	10
1980s	78.7%	78.0%	79.4%	10
1990s	77.3%	77.0%	77.8%	10
2000s	76.8%	76.6%	77.0%	10
2010s	76.9%	76.5%	77.7%	10
2020s	78.7%	78.1%	78.9%	6

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More agriculture & rural data for Tonga

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
Rural population 81,794 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 18.6% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 120.22 million current US$ (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 4.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Land area 720 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 350 sq. km (2023)
Permanent cropland 15.3% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Tonga?: Rural population in Tonga was 78.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2011.
How does Tonga rank for rural population?: Tonga ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.