Tonga statistics

Official statistics for Tonga, with sources: 46 figures on population, age, income, prices, work and internet use. Figures by state or province are not available yet.

National figures

FigureValueUnitYearSource
Population103,291people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Population growth-0.43%/year2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age21.0years2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share aged 0–1434.4%2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share aged 15–6458.6%2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share aged 65+7.0%2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–3433,462people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Fertility rate3.0people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Life expectancy73.4years2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Urban population share21.2%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Population density159people/km²2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Average household size5.3people2019UN Household Size and Composition
Household consumption623 millionUSD2024World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption (local currency)1.5 billionlocal currency2024World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption (PPP)810 millioninternational $2024World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption per person5,980USD/person2024Calculated (household consumption ÷ population)
Household consumption per person (PPP)7,777international $/person2024Calculated (household consumption ÷ population)
Household consumption growth1.3%/year2024World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption share of GDP96.2%2024World Bank World Development Indicators
Inflation (CPI)5.6%/year2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Exchange rate (local currency per USD)2.4local currency/USD2025World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP679 millionUSD2025World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP per person6,547USD/person2025World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP per person (PPP)8,675international $/person2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Economic growth2.8%/year2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Services share of the economy49.5%2024World Bank World Development Indicators
New business density0.70per 1,000 people2024World Bank World Development Indicators
International tourist arrivals64,200people2025Asian Development Bank Key Indicators
Unemployment rate2.0%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Youth unemployment rate6.0%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Labour force participation rate49.8%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Female labour force participation rate42.3%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Employment in services53.0%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Wage and salaried workers58.2%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Informal employment59.2%2023ILO ILOSTAT
Gross national income per person6,840USD/person2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Income inequality (Gini index)27.10–1002021World Bank World Development Indicators
Income share of the top 10%22.0%2021World Bank World Development Indicators
Extreme poverty rate0.40%2021UN SDG Indicators
Internet users67.4%2024UN SDG Indicators
Number of internet users70,215people2024Calculated (household consumption ÷ population)
Mobile phone ownership73.0%2024UN SDG Indicators
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people61.7per 100 people2022World Bank World Development Indicators
Fixed broadband per 100 people8.2per 100 people2022World Bank World Development Indicators
Population covered by 4G96.0%2024UN SDG Indicators
Tertiary enrolment42.9%2023World Bank World Development Indicators

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