Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga
Tonga: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 67 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga is 67, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga peaked at 67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35, in 1960.
That places Tonga 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35 | — |
| 1965 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 52 | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 63 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 67 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 67 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,114, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38 | 35 | 41 | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.5 | 49 | 52 | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.5 | 52 | 55 | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.5 | 57 | 58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 65 | 63 | 67 | 2 |
| 2010s | 67 | 67 | 67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tonga was 67 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 67 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Tonga ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.