Lesotho vs Tonga: Population ages 0-14
Lesotho
34.1%
in 2025
Tonga
34.9%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
54th
Tonga rank
52nd
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 34.9% against 34.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Lesotho ranks 54th and Tonga ranks 52nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.9% | 45.9% | 1.1% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 42.2% | 46.0% | 3.8% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 42.4% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 39.9% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 38.2% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.8% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 35.5% | 0.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Lesotho or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 34.9% against 34.1% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Lesotho ranks 54th and Tonga ranks 52nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.