Tonga




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Polynesia
Population (000, 2025) 104
Pop. density (per km2, 2025) 1,596
Capital city  Nuku'alofa
Capital city pop. (000, 2025) 229
UN membership date  141,999
Surface area (km2) 747
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 895
National currency  Pa'anga (TOP)
Exchange rate (per US$) 24
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 508
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 21
GDP per capita (current US$) 48,590
Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) 216
Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added) 167
Economy: Services and other activityf,h (% of GVA) 618
Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) 263
Employment in industryi (% of employed) 274
Employment in servicesi (% employed) 463
Unemploymenti (% of labour force) 21
Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %) 415,633
CPI: Consumer Price Indexi (2010=100) ...
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 96
International trade: exportsi (million current US$) 17
International trade: importsi (million current US$) 319
International trade: balancei (million current US$) 302
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 21
Population growth rate (average annual %) 4
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 31
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 767,696
Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) 34,999
International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.) 3,634
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) ...
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 10
Health: Current expenditureq (% of GDP) 81
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) 1
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 10,311,022
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 11,291,127
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 876,710
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) ...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 71
Individuals using the Interneti (per 100 inhabitants) 585
Threatened species (number) 198
Forested area (% of land area) 124
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 114
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 0
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 20
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersx (000) 18
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 261
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) 508,231
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) 223,350
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 5,474

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