Tonga
Population in Tonga
Population in Tonga: 49,660 people in 1950 and 104,600 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 104,600 people
- Since 1950
- +54,940 people
- Rank, 2023
- 193 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 117,900 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 117,900 people in 2100, between 41,480 people and 533,400 people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 107,600 people in 2011, the lowest 49,660 people in 1950.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 18,660 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 104,600 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 105,000 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 105,500 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 105,700 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 105,700 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 105,600 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 105,400 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 105,500 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 106,100 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 106,600 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 107,100 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 107,500 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 107,600 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 107,400 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 107,200 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 107,000 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 106,700 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 106,300 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 105,700 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 105,100 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 104,500 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 103,900 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 103,300 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 102,700 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 102,000 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 101,400 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 100,700 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 100,300 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 100,200 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 100,200 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 100,100 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 100,000 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 99,900 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 99,700 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 99,400 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 98,970 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 98,380 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 98,010 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 97,980 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 97,990 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 98,000 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 97,980 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 97,910 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 97,770 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 97,540 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 97,200 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 96,730 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 95,330 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 93,020 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 90,680 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 88,800 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 87,360 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 85,900 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 84,400 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 82,880 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 81,350 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 79,810 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 78,000 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 75,920 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 73,880 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 71,890 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 69,940 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 68,040 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 66,170 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 64,350 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 62,590 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 60,880 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 59,100 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 57,260 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 55,520 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 53,880 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 52,360 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 50,950 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 49,660 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 48,300 | – |
| 1948 | 46,860 | – |
| 1947 | 45,490 | – |
| 1946 | 44,160 | – |
| 1945 | 42,870 | – |
| 1944 | 41,610 | – |
| 1943 | 40,400 | – |
| 1942 | 39,220 | – |
| 1941 | 38,170 | – |
| 1940 | 37,250 | – |
| 1939 | 36,450 | – |
| 1938 | 35,780 | – |
| 1937 | 35,210 | – |
| 1936 | 34,660 | – |
| 1935 | 34,110 | – |
| 1934 | 33,570 | – |
| 1933 | 33,040 | – |
| 1932 | 32,520 | – |
| 1931 | 32,010 | – |
| 1930 | 31,520 | – |
| 1929 | 31,040 | – |
| 1928 | 30,580 | – |
| 1927 | 30,130 | – |
| 1926 | 29,690 | – |
| 1925 | 29,250 | – |
| 1924 | 28,820 | – |
| 1923 | 28,390 | – |
| 1922 | 27,970 | – |
| 1921 | 27,600 | – |
| 1920 | 27,260 | – |
| 1919 | 26,960 | – |
| 1918 | 26,700 | – |
| 1917 | 26,480 | – |
| 1916 | 26,230 | – |
| 1915 | 25,980 | – |
| 1914 | 25,740 | – |
| 1913 | 25,490 | – |
| 1912 | 25,250 | – |
| 1911 | 24,980 | – |
| 1910 | 24,690 | – |
| 1909 | 24,380 | – |
| 1908 | 24,040 | – |
| 1907 | 23,670 | – |
| 1906 | 23,320 | – |
| 1905 | 22,970 | – |
| 1904 | 22,620 | – |
| 1903 | 22,280 | – |
| 1902 | 21,940 | – |
| 1901 | 21,670 | – |
| 1900 | 21,440 | – |
| 1899 | 21,280 | – |
| 1898 | 21,170 | – |
| 1897 | 21,110 | – |
| 1896 | 21,050 | – |
| 1895 | 20,990 | – |
| 1894 | 20,930 | – |
| 1893 | 20,880 | – |
| 1892 | 20,820 | – |
| 1891 | 20,760 | – |
| 1890 | 20,700 | – |
| 1889 | 20,640 | – |
| 1888 | 20,590 | – |
| 1887 | 20,530 | – |
| 1886 | 20,470 | – |
| 1885 | 20,420 | – |
| 1884 | 20,360 | – |
| 1883 | 20,300 | – |
| 1882 | 20,250 | – |
| 1881 | 20,190 | – |
| 1880 | 20,130 | – |
| 1879 | 20,080 | – |
| 1878 | 20,020 | – |
| 1877 | 19,960 | – |
| 1876 | 19,910 | – |
| 1875 | 19,850 | – |
| 1874 | 19,800 | – |
| 1873 | 19,740 | – |
| 1872 | 19,690 | – |
| 1871 | 19,630 | – |
| 1870 | 19,580 | – |
| 1869 | 19,520 | – |
| 1868 | 19,470 | – |
| 1867 | 19,410 | – |
| 1866 | 19,360 | – |
| 1865 | 19,300 | – |
| 1864 | 19,250 | – |
| 1863 | 19,190 | – |
| 1862 | 19,140 | – |
| 1861 | 19,090 | – |
| 1860 | 19,030 | – |
| 1859 | 18,980 | – |
| 1858 | 18,930 | – |
| 1857 | 18,870 | – |
| 1856 | 18,820 | – |
| 1855 | 18,760 | – |
| 1854 | 18,710 | – |
| 1853 | 18,660 | – |
| 1852 | 18,610 | – |
| 1851 | 18,560 | – |
| 1850 | 18,520 | – |
| 1849 | 18,510 | – |
| 1848 | 18,500 | – |
| 1847 | 18,500 | – |
| 1846 | 18,500 | – |
| 1845 | 18,500 | – |
| 1844 | 18,500 | – |
| 1843 | 18,500 | – |
| 1842 | 18,500 | – |
| 1841 | 18,500 | – |
| 1840 | 18,500 | – |
| 1839 | 18,510 | – |
| 1838 | 18,510 | – |
| 1837 | 18,510 | – |
| 1836 | 18,520 | – |
| 1835 | 18,520 | – |
| 1834 | 18,520 | – |
| 1833 | 18,530 | – |
| 1832 | 18,530 | – |
| 1831 | 18,540 | – |
| 1830 | 18,540 | – |
| 1829 | 18,540 | – |
| 1828 | 18,550 | – |
| 1827 | 18,550 | – |
| 1826 | 18,560 | – |
| 1825 | 18,560 | – |
| 1824 | 18,560 | – |
| 1823 | 18,570 | – |
| 1822 | 18,570 | – |
| 1821 | 18,580 | – |
| 1820 | 18,580 | – |
| 1819 | 18,580 | – |
| 1818 | 18,590 | – |
| 1817 | 18,590 | – |
| 1816 | 18,600 | – |
| 1815 | 18,600 | – |
| 1814 | 18,600 | – |
| 1813 | 18,610 | – |
| 1812 | 18,610 | – |
| 1811 | 18,610 | – |
| 1810 | 18,620 | – |
| 1809 | 18,620 | – |
| 1808 | 18,630 | – |
| 1807 | 18,630 | – |
| 1806 | 18,630 | – |
| 1805 | 18,640 | – |
| 1804 | 18,640 | – |
| 1803 | 18,650 | – |
| 1802 | 18,650 | – |
| 1801 | 18,650 | – |
| 1800 | 18,660 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104,200103,700–104,700 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 103,700102,200–105,300 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 103,300100,500–106,100 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 102,90098,810–107,000 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 102,60097,000–108,100 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 102,30095,230–109,400 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 102,10093,650–110,900 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 101,90092,080–112,600 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 101,80090,320–114,300 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 101,80088,480–116,000 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 101,80086,550–118,000 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 101,80084,820–120,200 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 101,90083,200–122,700 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 102,00081,600–125,000 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 102,20080,040–127,700 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 102,40078,390–130,300 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 102,60076,600–132,700 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 102,80074,780–135,600 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 103,00073,140–139,000 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 103,30071,400–142,700 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 103,60069,750–146,500 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 103,90068,360–150,300 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 104,20066,910–153,800 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 104,50065,240–157,300 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 104,70063,650–161,000 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 105,00062,050–164,600 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 105,20060,520–168,200 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 105,40059,410–170,900 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 105,60057,980–174,200 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 105,80056,410–177,800 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 106,00054,950–181,800 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 106,30053,640–186,300 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 106,50052,480–190,300 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 106,70051,360–194,700 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 107,00050,260–199,400 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 107,20049,190–204,400 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 107,50048,150–208,600 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 107,80047,150–212,600 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 108,10046,320–216,800 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 108,40045,190–221,000 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 108,80044,110–225,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 109,10043,080–229,300 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 109,50042,340–234,900 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 109,90042,200–241,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 110,30041,800–246,900 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 110,60041,230–251,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 111,00040,720–255,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 111,40040,310–261,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 111,80039,910–269,000 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 112,20039,600–276,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 112,60039,440–282,700 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 113,00039,210–288,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 113,40039,030–294,100 | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 113,80038,900–299,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 114,10038,710–306,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 114,50038,350–313,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 114,80037,670–317,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 115,20037,150–323,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 115,40037,220–334,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 115,70037,590–341,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 116,00037,980–346,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 116,20038,390–355,100 | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 116,40038,560–364,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 116,60038,280–376,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 116,80038,120–388,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 117,00038,210–398,200 | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 117,20038,230–411,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 117,30038,320–424,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 117,40038,330–434,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 117,50038,330–442,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 117,60038,740–452,100 | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 117,70039,250–463,900 | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 117,70039,490–477,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 117,80039,930–492,000 | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 117,80040,480–506,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 117,90041,000–519,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 117,90041,480–533,400 | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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