What is population, age 17, total in Tonga?

Population, age 17, total in Tonga was 2,418 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 2,502 in 2012.

What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 2,020 in 1993.

How does Tonga rank for population, age 17, total?

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

Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, total in Tonga

Name: Population, age 17, total in Tonga
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Population, age 17, total was 2,418 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

2,418

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

178th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2,502

in 2012

All-time low

2,020

in 1993

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, total in Tonga, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, total in Tonga stood at 2,418.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Tonga peaked at 2,502 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,020, in 1993.

That places Tonga 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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	2,137	2,020	2,378	10
2000s	2,320	2,210	2,427	10
2010s	2,476	2,418	2,502	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

175 Barbados 3,556 compare
176 Saint Lucia 2,756 compare
177 Micronesia (country) 2,679 compare
179 Grenada 2,255 compare
180 Kiribati 2,211 compare
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,915 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 17, total in Tonga?: Population, age 17, total in Tonga was 2,418 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 2,502 in 2012.
What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 2,020 in 1993.
How does Tonga rank for population, age 17, total?: Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, 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.