Tonga Population Pyramid 2047
Tonga in 2047
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Tonga at 104,502 in 2047. Compared with 2037, when the projection stands at 101,997, that represents growth of 2.5% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 26.9 years, Tonga would have a youth dependency ratio of 49.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.2 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 | 104,502 | 26.9 | |
| Samoa | 265,374 | 24.7 | |
| French Polynesia | 287,109 | 47.5 |
