Population ages 0-14 in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 0-14 was 34.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Tonga stood at 34.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Tonga peaked at 46.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 52nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.7% | — |
| 1961 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 44.8% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.7% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 44.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 40.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 38.6% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 37.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Tonga?
- Population ages 0-14 in Tonga was 34.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 0-14?
- Tonga ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.