Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Tongan(s)
adjective:
Tongan
Ethnic groups:
Polynesian, Europeans
Languages:
Tongan (official), English (official)
Religions:
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
Population:
106,146 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 192
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36.7% (male 19,793/female 19,169)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.1% (male 10,364/female 9,872)
25-54 years:
32.7% (male 17,336/female 17,354)
55-64 years:
5.4% (male 2,737/female 2,994)
65 years and over:
6.1% (male 3,020/female 3,507) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 21.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
21.2 years
female:
22.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.192% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
24.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
4.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-17.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 23% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
110 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.21 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 126
male:
13.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.38 years
country comparison to the world: 88
male:
73.98 years
female:
76.83 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.55 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 99
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.291 physicians/1,000 population (2002)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.44 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved:
