Demographics & population — Tonga
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Tonga: 106,095
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Population overview
- Population
106,095
- Population Growth Rate
0.14%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
NUKU'ALOFA 25,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-17.87
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Polynesian, Europeans about 300
- Language Note
Tongan is the language used for everyday communication, while Tongan and English are both official languages. The majority of Tongans are of Polynesian descent. Tongan is spelled with a Latin script, and sounds the way it looks.
- Nationality Noun
Tongan(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
98.9%
- Literacy - male
98.8%
- Literacy - female
99%
- Literacy Definition
can read and write Tongan and/or English
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.9%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
110
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.56
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2.6
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.3%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
57.6%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
