What is population, age 5, total in Tonga?

Population, age 5, total in Tonga was 2,454 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 2,670 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 2,273 in 2010.

How does Tonga rank for population, age 5, total?

Tonga ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, total in Tonga

Name: Population, age 5, total in Tonga
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tonga: Population, age 5, total was 2,454 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

2,454

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

179th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2,670

in 1990

All-time low

2,273

in 2010

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, total in Tonga, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, total in Tonga stood at 2,454.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Tonga peaked at 2,670 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,273, in 2010.

That places Tonga 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2,600	2,534	2,670	10
2000s	2,488	2,283	2,649	10
2010s	2,349	2,273	2,454	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

176 Barbados 3,134 compare
177 Micronesia (country) 2,588 compare
178 Kiribati 2,498 compare
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,273 compare
181 Grenada 1,683 compare
182 Antigua and Barbuda 1,623 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, total in Tonga?: Population, age 5, total in Tonga was 2,454 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 2,670 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 2,273 in 2010.
How does Tonga rank for population, age 5, total?: Tonga ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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.