Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tonga: Population, female

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
50.8%
in 2025
Tonga
52.8%
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th
Tonga rank
13th

Population, female over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 52.8% against 50.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 50.0% 49.0% 1.0% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 50.1% 49.2% 0.9% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 50.2% 49.6% 0.6% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 50.4% 49.5% 0.9% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 50.5% 49.6% 0.9% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 50.6% 50.6% 0.0% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 50.7% 52.3% 1.6% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 52.8% against 50.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
2.0%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga rank globally for population, female?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.