Population ages 75-79, female in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 75-79, female was 778 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 75-79, female 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
Tonga recorded 778 for population ages 75-79, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in Tonga peaked at 778 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 215, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 203rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 75-79, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 215 | — |
| 1961 | 218 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 220 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 223 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 225 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 227 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 232 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 237 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 242 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 247 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 253 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 259 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 264 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 271 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 281 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 295 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 309 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 320 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 328 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 333 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 337 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 339 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 338 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 332 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 326 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 325 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 334 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 354 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 379 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 399 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 409 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 412 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 422 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 435 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 452 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 472 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 483 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 489 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 496 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 505 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 521 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 546 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 570 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 587 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 602 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 611 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 613 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 618 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 631 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 639 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 641 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 634 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 633 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 653 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 675 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 698 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 713 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 719 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 716 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 696 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 689 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 711 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 733 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 746 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 769 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 778 | +1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 778 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,043, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 778 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,738, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 228.6 | 215 | 247 | 10 |
| 1970s | 291.3 | 253 | 333 | 10 |
| 1980s | 346.3 | 325 | 399 | 10 |
| 1990s | 457.5 | 409 | 505 | 10 |
| 2000s | 593.8 | 521 | 639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 677.8 | 633 | 719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 737.67 | 689 | 778 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 200 San Marino 834 compare
- 201 Gibraltar 820 compare
- 202 Dominica 804 compare
- 204 Micronesia (country) 650 compare
- 205 Kiribati 621 compare
- 206 Cayman Islands 614 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 75-79, female in Tonga?
- Population ages 75-79, female in Tonga was 778 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 75-79, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 778 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 215 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- Tonga ranks 203rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 75-79, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.