Population, male (% of total population) in Tonga
Tonga: Population, male (% of total population) was 47.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 47.2% for population, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Tonga peaked at 51.1% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2025.
That places Tonga 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male (% of total population) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.9% | — |
| 1961 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 47.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 47.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.2%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.2% | 48.4% | 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 in Tonga?
- Population, male in Tonga was 47.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1967.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for population, male?
- Tonga ranks 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.