Tonga Population Pyramid 1971
Tonga in 1971
In 1971, Tonga had a total population of 85,896 people. A decade earlier, in 1961, the population was 68,037; it has grown by 26.2% since.
The median age was 16.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 92.0 children under 15 and 6.3 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 85,896 | 16.7 | |
| French Polynesia | 117,946 | 17.1 | |
| Samoa | 142,503 | 14.7 |





