Population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga
Tonga: Population, ages 13-19, total was 16,492 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
16,492
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
178th
of 191 countries
All-time high
17,233
in 2010
All-time low
14,890
in 1992
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga stood at 16,492.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga peaked at 17,233 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,890, in 1992.
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 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,086 | — |
| 1991 | 14,911 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 14,890 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14,995 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,171 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 15,379 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 15,619 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15,896 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 16,166 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 16,383 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 16,511 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 16,518 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,424 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 16,286 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 16,194 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16,205 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16,348 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16,593 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 16,876 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17,111 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 17,233 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17,227 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17,116 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16,928 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 16,708 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 16,492 | -1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16,492 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845,654, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16,492 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 475,531, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,450 | 14,890 | 16,383 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,507 | 16,194 | 17,111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,951 | 16,492 | 17,233 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 175 Barbados 24,739 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 19,798 compare
- 177 Micronesia (country) 18,947 compare
- 179 Grenada 15,608 compare
- 180 Kiribati 15,121 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14,003 compare
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga?
- Population, ages 13-19, total in Tonga was 16,492 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 13-19, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17,233 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, ages 13-19, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,890 in 1992.
- How does Tonga rank for population, ages 13-19, total?
- Tonga ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 13-19, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 13-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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