Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian country and archipelago comprising 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres scattered over 700,000 square kilometres of the southern Pacific Ocean. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Tonga	737.7 km²
Population	95,679
Male Population	48,165 (50.3%)
Female Population	47,514 (49.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+25.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+9.8%
Median Age	21.3 years
Male Median Age	20.2 years
Female Median Age	22.4 years
Timezone	Tonga Standard Time

Map of Tonga

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	76,293	83,809	87,162	95,679
Population Density	103.4 / km²	113.6 / km²	118.2 / km²	129.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Tonga Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	6,569	5,945	12,514
5-9	6,180	5,745	11,926
10-14	5,894	5,303	11,197
15-19	5,260	4,906	10,167
20-24	3,832	3,802	7,635
25-29	3,317	3,724	7,041
30-34	2,868	3,075	5,944
35-39	2,580	2,755	5,336
40-44	2,676	2,654	5,331
45-49	2,194	2,051	4,245
50-54	1,664	1,779	3,444
55-59	1,409	1,516	2,926
60-64	1,129	1,212	2,341
65-69	935	1,050	1,986
70-74	774	823	1,597
75-79	481	563	1,045
80-84	264	371	636
85 Plus	138	239	377

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
900	1,934	n/a	n/a
1000	2,036	0.5%	10
1100	2,143	0.5%	10
1200	2,256	0.5%	11
1300	3,383	4.1%	112
1400	5,074	4.1%	169
1500	7,611	4.1%	253
1600	11,417	4.1%	380
1700	17,125	4.1%	570
1800	27,616	4.9%	1,049
1900	39,321	3.6%	1,170
1910	40,163	2.1%	842
1920	40,658	1.2%	495
1930	41,148	1.2%	490
1940	41,632	1.2%	484
1950	42,111	1.2%	479
1960	60,109	42.7%	17,998
1970	73,132	21.7%	13,023
1990	83,809	7.1%	5,338
2000	87,162	4%	3,353
2020	97,778	5.9%	5,308
2030	99,894	2.2%	2,116
2040	99,873	0%	-21
2050	97,216	-2.7%	-2,657
2060	92,629	-4.7%	-4,587
2070	89,029	-3.9%	-3,600
2080	86,589	-2.7%	-2,440
2090	84,937	-1.9%	-1,652
2100	84,164	-0.9%	-773

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Divisions in Tonga

Divisions in Tonga

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ha'Apai, Tonga	130.3 km²	5,478	108.8 / mi²
Tongatapu	279.2 km²	77,234	716.5 / mi²
ʻEua	88.9 km²	4,945	144.0 / mi²

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