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Tonga

According to the World Bank, Tonga was home to 104,175 people in 2024 — the 193rd most populous of 217 countries, less than 0.01% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEast Asia & Pacific
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKUpper middle income
CAPITALNuku'alofa

Tonga by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 2024104,175193rd of 217less than 0.01%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 2024-0.4%198th of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 202423.0 / 1,00059th of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20246.4 / 1,000143rd of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20243.1054th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202421.2%211th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$591M208th of 214less than 0.01%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$5.7K132nd of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$5.9K119th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20243.2%90th of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 20252.0%171st of 187
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202473.1 yrs124th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 20247.8 / 1,000129th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 20247.4%78th of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20231.0 / 1,000130th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 20241.63123rd of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 202312.4%150th of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 20222.3%178th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202567.4%140th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 202461.7 / 1,000193rd of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 202499.5%19th of 170
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 202314581st of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 202327.8%35th of 206

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