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Tonga

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Key demographics

Population
108.0K
Density
144.6/km²
HDI
0.739 (High)
Gini index (2015)
37.6
Life expectancy (2024)
73.1 yrs
Fertility rate (2024)
3.10
Urban population (2025)
21.2%
Literacy rate (2023)
99.5%
Labor force (2025)
52.2%
Gender wage gap (2023)
18.7%
Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

Population structure

0-14 youth (%) 34.9
15-64 working (%) 58.2
65+ elderly (%) 6.9
Dependency ratio
71.7%
Profile
Young
Urban population (2025)
21.2%
Birth rate (2024)
23.0 /1000
Death rate (2024)
6.4 /1000
Fertility rate (2024)
3.10
Infant mortality (2024)
7.8 /1000
Slum population (2022)
0.3%
Tourism (2019)
94.0K
Source: World Bank

Languages and culture

Languages
LanguageNative name
EnglishEnglish
Tonganfaka Tonga
Religions
ReligionPercentage
Christianity 96.9%
No religion 0.5%
Unspecified 0.1%
Others 2.4%
Ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Tongan 96.5%
Others 3.5%
Demonym (male)
Tongan
Demonym (female)
Tongan
National anthem
Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga

Healthcare

Life expectancy (2024)
73.1 yrs
HALE (2021)
63.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
7.4% of GDP
Infant mortality (2024)
7.8/1000
UHC index (2023)
71/100
Hospital beds (2010)
2.5/1000
Physicians (2021)
1.01/1000
Nurses (2021)
4.20/1000
Health spending per capita (2023)
$358
Out-of-pocket (2023)
5.9%
Source: World Bank, WHO

Education and technology

Literacy rate (2023)
99.5%
Education spending (2022)
5.3% of GDP
Learning outcomes (2020)
386
Internet users (2024)
67.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
61.7/100
Broadband (2022)
8.2/100
Secure servers (2024)
970/1M
Source: World Bank, OWID

Broadband connectivity

Broadband per 100 (2022)
8.2
Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

Geography and practical

Area
747 km²
Capital
Nuku'alofa
Continent
Oceania
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Polynesia
Landlocked
No
Driving side
Left
Timezones
UTC+13:00
Calling codes
+676
TLD
.to

National symbols

Coat of Arms of Tonga
Flag
The flag of Tonga has a red field. A white rectangle bearing a red Greek cross is superimposed in the canton.
National anthem
Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga

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