Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 27th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0752 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0779 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0806 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0831 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0854 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0877 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.09 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0919 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0935 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0948 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0956 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0963 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.097 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0978 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0987 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0997 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1006 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1014 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1019 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1021 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.102 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1018 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1014 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1013 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1015 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1017 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.102 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1022 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1023 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1024 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1026 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1027 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1029 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1035 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1039 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1044 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1049 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1054 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.106 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1066 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1072 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1078 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1085 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1091 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1098 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1103 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1108 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1112 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1121 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1133 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1142 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1164 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1175 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1186 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1196 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1206 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0827 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0919 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0975 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0935 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1014 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1013 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1021 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.103 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1044 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1076 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1049 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1103 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1135 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1108 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1175 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1201 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1186 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 24 Tuvalu 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1305 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1253 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 28 Jamaica 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 30 Nigeria 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Tonga
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0285 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0722 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.13 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 59.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 117.87 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 27th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.