Population, male, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Population, male, per capita was 0.4723 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Tonga is 0.4723 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.5113 units per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.4723 units per person, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 204th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5089 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5093 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5098 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5102 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5106 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5109 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.511 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5108 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5105 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5099 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5096 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.509 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5081 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5067 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5063 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5059 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5054 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5049 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5044 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5039 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5028 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5027 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5031 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5036 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.504 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5045 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5049 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5053 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5055 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5057 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5058 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5055 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5054 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5052 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5047 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5046 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5044 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5043 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5036 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5023 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5011 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4989 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4979 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4957 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4946 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4935 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4916 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.489 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4864 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4838 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4808 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4774 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4741 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4724 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4723 units per person | -0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.4723 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.4723 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5023 units per person, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5104 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.5113 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5084 units per person | 0.5059 units per person | 0.5105 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5035 units per person | 0.5023 units per person | 0.5054 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.505 units per person | 0.5036 units per person | 0.5058 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.504 units per person | 0.5011 units per person | 0.5052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4944 units per person | 0.4864 units per person | 0.5 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4768 units per person | 0.4723 units per person | 0.4838 units per person | 6 |
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 population, male, per capita in Tonga?
- Population, male, per capita in Tonga was 0.4723 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5113 units per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4723 units per person in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for population, male, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 204th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.