Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
114th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0227 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0245 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0252 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0257 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0277 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0281 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0287 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0291 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0294 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0296 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0298 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0301 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0318 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0323 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0325 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.033 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0333 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0336 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.034 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0343 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.035 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0359 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.063 1000 No per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0288 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0313 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 112 Colombia 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 113 Belarus 0.0372 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 115 Liechtenstein 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 116 Djibouti 0.0353 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 117 Cameroon 0.0351 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. — urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.