Population estimates and projections in Tonga

Tonga had an estimated population of 104,598 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2003.

Tonga, 2023 (latest estimate) 104,598 People
Change from 2022 −0.4% 2022: 105,042 people
Projection for 2030 102,072 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 105,195 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 117,871 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 191st of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Tonga over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Tonga
2100 117,871 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 117,683 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 117,170 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 116,238 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 114,842 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 113,006 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 111,016 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 109,141 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 107,495 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 106,258 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 105,195 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 103,930 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 102,565 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 101,830 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 102,072 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 103,742 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 104,598 people
2022 105,042 people
2021 105,490 people
2020 105,704 people
2019 105,670 people
2018 105,567 people
2017 105,356 people
2016 105,524 people
2015 106,095 people
2014 106,609 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4% from 105,042 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 107,078 people, the figure has changed by −2.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Tonga has the 191st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Tonga
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024