What is population, age 16, total in Tonga?

Population, age 16, total in Tonga was 2,396 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 2,519 in 2011.

What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 2,082 in 1992.

How does Tonga rank for population, age 16, total?

Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, total in Tonga

Name: Population, age 16, total in Tonga
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Population, age 16, total was 2,396 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

2,396

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

178th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2,519

in 2011

All-time low

2,082

in 1992

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, total in Tonga, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, total in Tonga stood at 2,396.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Tonga peaked at 2,519 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,082, in 1992.

Tonga ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2,200	2,082	2,413	10
2000s	2,366	2,272	2,475	10
2010s	2,482	2,396	2,519	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

175 Barbados 3,509 compare
176 Saint Lucia 2,759 compare
177 Micronesia (country) 2,722 compare
179 Kiribati 2,217 compare
180 Grenada 2,216 compare
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,953 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Tonga

Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 818 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.1 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 110.7% (2024)

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, total in Tonga?: Population, age 16, total in Tonga was 2,396 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 2,519 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 2,082 in 1992.
How does Tonga rank for population, age 16, total?: Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.