Population density in Tonga

Tonga had 144.7 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2002.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Tonga, 2024 144.7 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 −0.4% 2023: 145.3 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Tonga (2024).
Position in 2024 80th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Tonga over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period Tonga
2024 144.7 people per km²
2023 145.3 people per km²
2022 145.9 people per km²
2021 146.5 people per km²
2020 146.8 people per km²
2019 146.8 people per km²
2018 146.6 people per km²
2017 146.3 people per km²
2016 146.6 people per km²
2015 147.4 people per km²
2014 148.1 people per km²
2013 148.7 people per km²
2012 149.3 people per km²
2011 149.4 people per km²
2010 149.2 people per km²
2009 148.9 people per km²
2008 148.6 people per km²
2007 148.2 people per km²
2006 147.6 people per km²
2005 146.8 people per km²
2004 145.9 people per km²
2003 145.1 people per km²
2002 144.3 people per km²
2001 143.5 people per km²
2000 142.6 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4% from 145.3 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 148.1 people per km², the figure has changed by −2.3%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Tonga has the 80th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Tonga
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates