Number of one year olds in Tonga

Tonga: Number of one year olds was 1,153 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,153
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,527
in 1977
All-time low
884
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Tonga, 1950–2023

05001.0k1.5k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of one year olds in Tonga is 1,153, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Tonga peaked at 1,527 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 884, in 1950.

Tonga ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Tonga, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 884 —
1951 911 +3.1%
1952 948 +4.1%
1953 988 +4.2%
1954 1,032 +4.5%
1955 1,075 +4.2%
1956 1,118 +4.0%
1957 1,150 +2.9%
1958 1,181 +2.7%
1959 1,216 +3.0%
1960 1,250 +2.8%
1961 1,285 +2.8%
1962 1,315 +2.3%
1963 1,341 +2.0%
1964 1,367 +1.9%
1965 1,391 +1.8%
1966 1,415 +1.7%
1967 1,441 +1.8%
1968 1,466 +1.7%
1969 1,478 +0.8%
1970 1,482 +0.3%
1971 1,482 +0.0%
1972 1,476 -0.4%
1973 1,470 -0.4%
1974 1,480 +0.7%
1975 1,495 +1.0%
1976 1,514 +1.3%
1977 1,527 +0.9%
1978 1,521 -0.4%
1979 1,502 -1.2%
1980 1,478 -1.6%
1981 1,462 -1.1%
1982 1,452 -0.7%
1983 1,450 -0.1%
1984 1,454 +0.3%
1985 1,464 +0.7%
1986 1,482 +1.2%
1987 1,488 +0.4%
1988 1,476 -0.8%
1989 1,442 -2.3%
1990 1,397 -3.1%
1991 1,365 -2.3%
1992 1,350 -1.1%
1993 1,349 -0.1%
1994 1,358 +0.7%
1995 1,381 +1.7%
1996 1,406 +1.8%
1997 1,393 -0.9%
1998 1,373 -1.4%
1999 1,369 -0.3%
2000 1,369 +0.0%
2001 1,389 +1.5%
2002 1,396 +0.5%
2003 1,393 -0.2%
2004 1,405 +0.9%
2005 1,422 +1.2%
2006 1,428 +0.4%
2007 1,419 -0.6%
2008 1,401 -1.3%
2009 1,388 -0.9%
2010 1,365 -1.7%
2011 1,383 +1.3%
2012 1,385 +0.1%
2013 1,351 -2.5%
2014 1,343 -0.6%
2015 1,317 -1.9%
2016 1,296 -1.6%
2017 1,254 -3.2%
2018 1,206 -3.8%
2019 1,174 -2.7%
2020 1,146 -2.4%
2021 1,135 -1.0%
2022 1,147 +1.1%
2023 1,153 +0.5%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 1,153 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 1,153 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,050 884 1,216 10
1960s 1,375 1,250 1,478 10
1970s 1,495 1,470 1,527 10
1980s 1,465 1,442 1,488 10
1990s 1,374 1,349 1,406 10
2000s 1,401 1,369 1,428 10
2010s 1,307 1,174 1,385 10
2020s 1,145 1,135 1,153 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 189 Martinique 1,484 compare
  2. 190 Guam 1,420 compare
  3. 191 Micronesia (country) 1,183 compare
  4. 193 Saint Lucia 997 compare
  5. 194 Seychelles 880 compare
  6. 195 Grenada 679 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Tonga?
Number of one year olds in Tonga was 1,153 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1,527 in 1977.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 884 in 1950.
How does Tonga rank for number of one year olds?
Tonga ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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