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Tonga

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Capital
Nukuʻalofa
Currency
Tongan paʻanga
Continent
Oceania
Area
748.51 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q678 · Official languages: English, Tongan
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
103.74K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
679.22M · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
6,547.19 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
5.59 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.01 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.1 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
73.07 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Tonga: 103.74K
Tonga · Population103.36K104.51K105.66K106.8K107.95K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · Population · people
YearTonga
2025103,742
2024104,175
2023104,597
2022105,042
2021105,490
2020105,704
2019105,669
2018105,567
2017105,356
2016105,524
2015106,095
2014106,609
2013107,078
2012107,460
2011107,570
2010107,400
2009107,203
2008107,020
2007106,726
2006106,253
current US$ · 20062025
2025Tonga: 679.22M
Tonga · GDP253.53M369.63M485.73M601.82M717.92M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · GDP · current US$
YearTonga
2025679,218,218.58
2024647,488,243.85
2023591,139,733.62
2022556,514,556.39
2021519,306,339.35
2020506,571,486.58
2019506,031,247.61
2018493,530,766.93
2017459,976,847.11
2016420,828,254.54
2015437,525,538.9
2014440,997,734.93
2013451,788,498.26
2012471,122,971.31
2011414,143,828.49
2010366,887,374.99
2009312,415,028.45
2008344,438,844.33
2007298,519,623.34
2006292,232,703.31

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Tonga: 6,547.19
Tonga · GDP per capita2,370.663,509.724,648.775,787.826,926.872006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearTonga
20256,547.19
20246,215.39
20235,651.59
20225,298.02
20214,922.8
20204,792.36
20194,788.83
20184,675.05
20174,365.93
20163,987.99
20154,123.9
20144,136.59
20134,219.25
20124,384.17
20113,849.99
20103,416.08
20092,914.24
20083,218.45
20072,797.07
20062,750.35
% · 20062025
2025Tonga: 5.59
Tonga · Inflation-2.261.354.968.5712.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · Inflation · %
YearTonga
20255.59
20243.18
20236.35
202210.97
20215.64
2020-0.35
20191.18
20185.03
20177.52
20162.58
2015-1.05
20142.51
20130.78
20121.15
20116.27
20103.53
20091.43
200810.45
20075.84
20066.15

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Tonga: 2.01
Tonga · Unemployment0.931.411.92.392.872006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearTonga
20252.01
20241.97
20231.65
20222
20212.11
20202.71
20192.17
20182.25
20172.14
20162.05
20152.02
20141.91
20131.75
20121.64
20111.59
20101.5
20091.42
20081.28
20071.21
20061.09

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Tonga:
Tonga · Fertility rate33.313.623.934.252006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearTonga
2025No data available
20243.1
20233.13
20223.17
20213.2
20203.23
20193.27
20183.33
20173.39
20163.46
20153.54
20143.62
20133.7
20123.77
20113.83
20103.88
20093.95
20084.01
20074.09
20064.14

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Tonga:
Tonga · Life expectancy70.4771.1871.8972.673.312006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Tonga · Life expectancy · years
YearTonga
2025No data available
202473.07
202372.9
202272.64
202172.13
202072.38
201972.29
201872.17
201772.07
201671.95
201571.85
201471.72
201371.65
201271.55
201171.44
201071.32
200970.95
200871.04
200770.89
200670.71
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology