Age dependency ratio, young in Tonga
Tonga: Age dependency ratio, young was 60.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Tonga stood at 60.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Tonga peaked at 92.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2025.
That places Tonga 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.3% | — |
| 1961 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 91.4% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 86.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 84.9% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 80.4% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 75.5% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 60.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.2% | 89.3% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.5% | 86.4% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.1% | 74.8% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 68.8% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.0% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.3% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 60.0% | 61.8% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Tonga?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Tonga was 60.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Tonga ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.