Tonga Population Pyramid 1952
Tonga in 1952
As of 1952, Tonga counted 52,358 inhabitants. With a median age of 17.6 years, Tonga had a youth dependency ratio of 87.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.0 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Tonga was 3.13 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 72.9 years in 2023: 76.4 for women and 69.4 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
998 immigrants live in Tonga, 1.0% of the population.
| Fiji | 450 |
| Samoa | 208 |
| India | 169 |
| China | 109 |
| Japan | 62 |
51,894 people born in Tonga live in other countries.
| New Zealand | 29,981 |
| Australia | 19,464 |
| Fiji | 1,389 |
| Guinea | 901 |
| Samoa | 57 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 52,358 | 17.6 | |
| French Polynesia | 67,613 | 18.2 | |
| Samoa | 92,701 | 15.6 |





