Population ages 15-64 in Tonga
Tonga: Population ages 15-64 was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Tonga stood at 58.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Tonga peaked at 58.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1971.
Tonga ranks 183rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.2% | — |
| 1961 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.8% | 50.4% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.6% | 52.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 54.8% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 56.0% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 56.6% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.8% | 58.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 58.6% compare
- 181 Palestine, State of 58.6% compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 58.4% compare
- 184 Eritrea 58.2% compare
- 185 Ethiopia 57.9% compare
- 186 Vanuatu 57.7% compare
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 0-14 34.9% (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 15-64 in Tonga?
- Population ages 15-64 in Tonga was 58.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for population ages 15-64?
- Tonga ranks 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.