Population ages 05-09, male in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 05-09, male was 6,056 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,056
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
187th
of 218 countries
All-time high
7,694
in 1977
All-time low
5,037
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, male in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, male in Tonga is 6,056, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Tonga peaked at 7,694 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5,037, in 1960.
That places Tonga 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,037 | — |
| 1961 | 5,223 | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 5,397 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 5,568 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 5,732 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 5,901 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 6,078 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 6,251 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 6,411 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 6,565 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 6,715 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 6,868 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 7,022 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 7,163 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 7,339 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 7,533 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7,667 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 7,694 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7,629 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 7,531 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 7,414 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 7,298 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 7,189 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 7,090 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 7,009 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 6,953 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 6,926 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 6,963 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7,041 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 7,112 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 7,168 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 7,189 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 7,167 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 7,100 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6,997 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6,884 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6,802 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6,782 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,808 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6,856 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,917 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 6,956 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,966 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,972 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,978 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,973 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,986 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,026 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7,070 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,078 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,006 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,909 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6,856 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,758 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6,650 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6,672 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6,663 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,630 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,712 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6,804 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,805 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,731 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6,638 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6,506 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6,299 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 6,056 | -3.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6,056 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 259,422, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6,056 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84,325, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,816 | 5,037 | 6,565 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,316 | 6,715 | 7,694 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,100 | 6,926 | 7,414 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,975 | 6,782 | 7,189 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,992 | 6,917 | 7,078 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,766 | 6,630 | 7,006 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,506 | 6,056 | 6,805 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 184 Kiribati 7,990 compare
- 185 Guam 7,707 compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 6,090 compare
- 188 Saint Lucia 5,283 compare
- 189 Seychelles 4,172 compare
- 190 Channel Islands 4,013 compare
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 population ages 05-09, male in Tonga?
- Population ages 05-09, male in Tonga was 6,056 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7,694 in 1977.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,037 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 05-09, male?
- Tonga ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.