Urban population share in Tonga
21.2% of people in Tonga lived in urban areas in 2025.
Tonga, 2025
21.2%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
211th of 217
Urban population share in Tonga over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.2% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 21.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 23.2%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Tonga has the 211th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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Population estimates and projections
104,598 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
20.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.13 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.42%
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103,742 people
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Population growth
-0.42%
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