Population of Tonga
Current Population
104,175
10yr Growth Rate
-2.28%
Rank
#187 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Tonga Population Analysis
Tonga's population of 104,175 in 2024 reflects significant demographic decline, with a -2.28% contraction over the past decade indicating sustained emigration outflows. Ranked 187th globally out of 209 countries, Tonga represents a small island nation experiencing a reversal from its peak growth period in the 1960s—a pattern consistent with Pacific island economies where outmigration to Australia, New Zealand, and the United States has become the dominant demographic driver. The 64-year dataset (1960–2024) underscores a long-term structural shift from natural increase to net population loss, a trajectory typical of developing island
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104,175 | -0.40% |
| 2023 | 104,597 | -0.42% |
| 2022 | 105,042 | -0.42% |
| 2021 | 105,490 | -0.20% |
| 2020 | 105,704 | +0.03% |
| 2019 | 105,669 | +0.10% |
| 2018 | 105,567 | +0.20% |
| 2017 | 105,356 | -0.16% |
| 2016 | 105,524 | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 106,095 | -0.48% |
| 2014 | 106,609 | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 107,078 | -0.36% |
| 2012 | 107,460 | -0.10% |
| 2011 | 107,570 | +0.16% |
| 2010 | 107,400 | +0.18% |
| 2009 | 107,203 | +0.17% |
| 2008 | 107,020 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 106,726 | +0.45% |
| 2006 | 106,253 | +0.55% |
| 2005 | 105,671 | +0.57% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 105,071 | +0.58% |
| 2003 | 104,464 | +0.57% |
| 2002 | 103,874 | +0.57% |
| 2001 | 103,288 | +0.60% |
| 2000 | 102,677 | +0.62% |
| 1999 | 102,046 | +0.65% |
| 1998 | 101,388 | +0.71% |
| 1997 | 100,674 | +0.40% |
| 1996 | 100,275 | +0.05% |
| 1995 | 100,225 | +0.06% |
| 1994 | 100,166 | +0.06% |
| 1993 | 100,103 | +0.08% |
| 1992 | 100,022 | +0.13% |
| 1991 | 99,895 | +0.20% |
| 1990 | 99,700 | +0.30% |
| 1989 | 99,403 | +0.44% |
| 1988 | 98,969 | +0.60% |
| 1987 | 98,376 | +0.37% |
| 1986 | 98,010 | +0.03% |
| 1985 | 97,984 | -0.01% |
| 1984 | 97,990 | -0.01% |
| 1983 | 97,998 | +0.02% |
| 1982 | 97,980 | +0.07% |
| 1981 | 97,909 | +0.14% |
| 1980 | 97,769 | +0.23% |
| 1979 | 97,544 | +0.35% |
| 1978 | 97,204 | +0.50% |
| 1977 | 96,725 | +1.47% |
| 1976 | 95,325 | +2.48% |
| 1975 | 93,017 | +2.57% |
| 1974 | 90,683 | +2.11% |
| 1973 | 88,805 | +1.66% |
| 1972 | 87,356 | +1.70% |
| 1971 | 85,896 | +1.77% |
| 1970 | 84,401 | +1.83% |
| 1969 | 82,885 | +1.88% |
| 1968 | 81,353 | +1.93% |
| 1967 | 79,814 | +2.32% |
| 1966 | 78,002 | +2.74% |
| 1965 | 75,924 | +2.77% |
| 1964 | 73,879 | +2.77% |
| 1963 | 71,885 | +2.78% |
| 1962 | 69,940 | +2.80% |
| 1961 | 68,037 | +2.82% |
| 1960 | 66,170 | — |