Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Tonga
Tonga: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 1.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Tonga, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.8 for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Tonga peaked at 7.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.9 | — |
| 2014 | 7.2 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 2.93 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 2.63 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.41 | 1.8 | 2.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More health data for Tonga
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Tonga?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Tonga was 1.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Tonga ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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