Number of people living in the capital city in Tonga
Tonga: Number of people living in the capital city was 54,739 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Tonga, 2060–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 54,739 people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Tonga peaked at 54,739 people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 50,398 people, in 2060.
That places Tonga 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people living in the capital city in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2060 | 50,398 people | — |
| 2065 | 50,917 people | +1.0% |
| 2070 | 51,496 people | +1.1% |
| 2075 | 53,245 people | +3.4% |
| 2080 | 53,789 people | +1.0% |
| 2085 | 54,248 people | +0.9% |
| 2090 | 54,492 people | +0.4% |
| 2095 | 54,691 people | +0.4% |
| 2100 | 54,739 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2060s | 50,658 people | 50,398 people | 50,917 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 52,370 people | 51,496 people | 53,245 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 54,019 people | 53,789 people | 54,248 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 54,592 people | 54,492 people | 54,691 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 54,739 people | 54,739 people | 54,739 people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Tonga?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Tonga was 54,739 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 54,739 people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,398 people in 2060.
- How does Tonga rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.