Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.5823 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga stood at 0.5823 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.5823 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5043 units per person, in 1971.
That places Tonga 183rd out of 217 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 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5117 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5116 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5112 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5104 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5099 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5095 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5097 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5086 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5066 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5043 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5047 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5058 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5062 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5061 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.507 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5099 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5143 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5184 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5222 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5258 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5296 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5335 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5371 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5398 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5414 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5431 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5454 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.547 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.548 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5486 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5489 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5493 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.55 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5508 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5518 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5542 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5577 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5606 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5627 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5639 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5641 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5633 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5619 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5606 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5596 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5601 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5621 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5644 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5665 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5676 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5682 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5693 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5706 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5726 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5746 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5755 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5765 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5777 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5789 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5793 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5786 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5777 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5788 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5823 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5094 units per person | 0.5053 units per person | 0.5117 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5081 units per person | 0.5043 units per person | 0.5184 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5365 units per person | 0.5222 units per person | 0.547 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.552 units per person | 0.548 units per person | 0.5606 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5623 units per person | 0.5596 units per person | 0.5644 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5719 units per person | 0.5665 units per person | 0.5777 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5793 units per person | 0.5777 units per person | 0.5823 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 0.586 units per person compare
- 181 Palestine, State of 0.5856 units per person compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0.5844 units per person compare
- 184 Eritrea 0.5815 units per person compare
- 185 Ethiopia 0.5792 units per person compare
- 186 Vanuatu 0.5766 units per person 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4376 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2633 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1824 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Tonga was 0.5823 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5823 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5043 units per person in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.