Population ages 15-19, male in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 15-19, male was 5,963 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,963
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
187th
of 218 countries
All-time high
6,576
in 1986
All-time low
3,495
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male in Tonga is 5,963, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Tonga peaked at 6,576 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3,495, 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 15-19, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,495 | — |
| 1961 | 3,591 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 3,666 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3,723 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3,787 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 3,855 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 3,933 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 4,026 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 4,135 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 4,269 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 4,422 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 4,572 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 4,716 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4,862 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 5,040 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 5,275 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 5,547 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 5,721 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 5,772 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5,806 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5,839 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5,902 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 6,010 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 6,162 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 6,340 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 6,496 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 6,576 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 6,494 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6,279 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 6,036 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 5,811 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 5,634 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 5,525 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,494 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,545 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5,648 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 5,774 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5,865 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5,881 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,851 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,804 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5,742 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5,676 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,621 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,582 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5,572 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,599 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,616 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,614 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,638 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5,735 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5,825 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5,763 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,626 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5,547 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5,544 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,589 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,607 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,619 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,670 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5,712 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,737 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,739 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,710 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 5,770 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 5,963 | +3.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5,963 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 263,337, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5,963 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78,497, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,848 | 3,495 | 4,269 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,173 | 4,422 | 5,806 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,213 | 5,839 | 6,576 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,703 | 5,494 | 5,881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,646 | 5,572 | 5,804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,652 | 5,544 | 5,825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,772 | 5,710 | 5,963 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 184 Kiribati 6,371 compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 6,288 compare
- 186 Guam 6,276 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 5,878 compare
- 189 Channel Islands 4,499 compare
- 190 Curacao 4,492 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 15-19, male in Tonga?
- Population ages 15-19, male in Tonga was 5,963 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 15-19, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6,576 in 1986.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,495 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 15-19, male?
- Tonga ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 15-19, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 19.