Tonga Population Pyramid 2002
Tonga in 2002
As of 2002, Tonga counted 103,874 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1992, the population was 100,023; it has grown by 3.9% since.
The median age was 20.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 67.5 children under 15 and 9.7 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 103,874 | 20.7 | |
| Samoa | 184,471 | 19.7 | |
| French Polynesia | 247,776 | 25.8 |





