East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Tonga: key statistics
Tonga has 103,742 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $6,547. Below: 76 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Nukuʻalofa
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Tongan paʻanga TOP
- Languages
- English, Tongan
- ISO codes
- TOTON
- Land neighbours
- United States
Population103,7422025 · rank 193 of 217GDP$679m2025 · rank 204 of 211GDP per capita$6,5472025 · rank 127 of 211Life expectancy73.1 yrs2024 · rank 124 of 217Internet users67.4%2024 · rank 128 of 188Fertility3.102024 · rank 54 of 217CO₂ per person1.63 t2024 · rank 123 of 203Inflation5.6%2025 · rank 39 of 180
topic profiles
Tonga, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Tonga by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 103,742 | 2025 | 193/217 | 31/37 | −2.2% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.42% | 2025 | 195/217 | 32/37 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 21.2% | 2025 | 211/217 | 35/37 | −2.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.10 | 2024 | 54/217 | 7/37 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 6.9% | 2025 | 127/217 | 23/37 | +0.8 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 34.9% | 2025 | 52/217 | 5/37 | −1.8 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 144.7 | 2024 | 81/216 | 18/37 | −2.3% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 23.0 | 2024 | 59/217 | 7/37 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 749 km² | 2024 | 183/216 | 27/37 | −0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $679m | 2025 | 204/211 | 30/36 | +55% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $6,547 | 2025 | 127/211 | 22/36 | +59% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $8,675 | 2025 | 146/199 | 22/31 | +59% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $6,840 | 2025 | 112/201 | 18/33 | +62% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.8% | 2025 | 123/210 | 22/36 | +1.7 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.2% | 2025 | 74/210 | 20/36 | +1.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 18.6% | 2024 | 40/198 | 8/29 | +2.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 17.7% | 2024 | 144/201 | 19/30 | +1.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 49.5% | 2024 | 148/201 | 21/30 | −4.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 26.4% | 2024 | 55/175 | 13/27 | +3.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 18.2% | 2024 | 105/163 | 19/25 | +2.6 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.6% | 2025 | 39/180 | 4/27 | +6.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.5% | 2025 | 75/136 | 15/24 | +1.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 7.6% | 2025 | 82/136 | 10/24 | −0.7 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2.41 | 2025 | 140/210 | 21/36 | +14% | — | |
| Government debt | 43.1% | 2020 | 49/78 | 13/17 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 20.5% | 2023 | 46/142 | 9/25 | +3.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 34.7% | 2023 | 34/142 | 7/25 | +7.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 35.4% | 2023 | 79/119 | 9/16 | −7.7 pp | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 16.9% | 2024 | 156/184 | 28/32 | ±0.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 60.7% | 2024 | 55/184 | 19/32 | +2.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 77.6% | 2024 | 102/184 | 21/32 | +2.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -4.4% | 2025 | 130/185 | 23/29 | +6.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.6% | 2025 | 78/197 | 14/32 | −0.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 39.3% | 2025 | 2/178 | 1/26 | +9.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 94,000 | 2019 | 166/196 | 21/35 | +26% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.0% | 2025 | 171/187 | 23/29 | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 6.0% | 2025 | 155/187 | 22/29 | +0.2 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 49.8% | 2025 | 160/187 | 28/29 | −5.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 42.3% | 2025 | 143/187 | 26/29 | −0.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $130m | 2023 | 107/145 | 13/24 | +60% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 20.3% | 2023 | 10/139 | 5/23 | +2.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $1,239 | 2023 | 5/145 | 5/24 | +64% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.4% | 2021 | 116/151 | 13/17 | −3.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.8% | 2021 | 96/151 | 11/17 | −9.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 20.6% | 2021 | 76/145 | 5/15 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 27.1 | 2021 | 137/151 | 16/17 | −28% | — | |
| Women in parliament | 3.8% | 2025 | 183/190 | 27/30 | +3.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.5% | 2023 | 17/141 | 3/23 | +0.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.6% | 2023 | 15/147 | 4/24 | +0.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 108.8% | 2024 | 37/191 | 6/30 | −8.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 92.4% | 2024 | 90/176 | 15/26 | −4.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 42.9% | 2023 | 96/172 | 15/27 | +36.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 108.1% | 2024 | 10/168 | 3/26 | −10.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.6 | 2015 | 72/173 | 12/27 | +6.6% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.3% | 2022 | 47/184 | 10/29 | +1.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.1 yrs | 2024 | 124/217 | 18/37 | +1.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 7.8 | 2024 | 129/196 | 21/30 | −20% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.5 | 2024 | 127/196 | 21/30 | −21% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 67 | 2023 | 83/194 | 18/30 | −16% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.4% | 2023 | 78/193 | 12/29 | +3.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $358 | 2023 | 106/193 | 15/29 | +108% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.01 | 2021 | 110/180 | 13/25 | +88% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 17/193 | 3/30 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 2.2% | 2019 | 143/154 | 24/25 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 98.9% | 2024 | 83/206 | 17/37 | +0.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 93.9% | 2024 | 99/203 | 18/37 | +1.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 67.4% | 2024 | 128/188 | 20/28 | +31.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 61.7 | 2022 | 192/210 | 29/34 | +18% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 8.2 | 2022 | 124/208 | 17/34 | +486% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 106/215 | 19/36 | +4.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 91.0% | 2024 | 103/192 | 10/30 | +22.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.63 t | 2024 | 123/203 | 20/37 | +32% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 2.3% | 2022 | 178/212 | 29/37 | +1.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 14.2% | 2021 | 132/206 | 22/35 | +13.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 12.1% | 2024 | 155/214 | 32/35 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 30.3% | 2024 | 28/206 | 2/34 | +3.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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