Population, age 20, total in Tonga
Tonga: Population, age 20, total was 2,330 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 20, total in Tonga is 2,330, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Tonga peaked at 2,330 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,864, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 179th 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 | 1,987 | 1,864 | 2,201 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,159 | 2,050 | 2,205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,247 | 2,182 | 2,330 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 176 Saint Lucia 3,021 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 2,510 compare
- 178 Grenada 2,421 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,992 compare
- 181 Kiribati 1,969 compare
- 182 Seychelles 1,528 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Tonga?
- Population, age 20, total in Tonga was 2,330 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,330 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,864 in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for population, age 20, total?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.