Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Tonga

Children under 15 in Tonga in 2025 — 36,226 people. Ranked 185 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19.8%.

2025 36,226 people −1.78% vs 2024
World rank 185of 217
Period maximum 44,263 people1977
Period minimum 30,251 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Tonga, 1960–202530,00035,00040,00045,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 30,251 people1962: 32,034 people1964: 33,929 people1966: 35,819 people1968: 37,590 people1970: 39,153 people1972: 40,478 people1974: 41,866 people1976: 43,938 people1978: 43,995 people1980: 43,349 people1982: 42,533 people1984: 41,582 people1986: 40,916 people1988: 40,747 people1990: 40,639 people1992: 40,470 people1994: 40,181 people1996: 39,799 people1998: 39,476 people2000: 39,350 people2002: 39,572 people2004: 40,137 people2006: 40,735 people2008: 40,715 people2010: 40,365 people2012: 40,019 people2014: 39,388 people2016: 38,528 people2018: 38,222 people2020: 37,813 people2022: 37,439 people2024: 36,881 people2025: 36,226 people
Change over the period: +5,975 (+19.75%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 36,226 people
World 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific 420M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 36,226 −655 −1.78%
2024 36,881 −380 −1.02%
2023 37,261 −178 −0.48%
2022 37,439 −170 −0.45%
2021 37,609 −204 −0.54%
2020 37,813 −219 −0.58%
2019 38,032 −190 −0.5%
2018 38,222 −104 −0.27%
2017 38,326 −202 −0.52%
2016 38,528 −442 −1.13%
2015 38,970 −418 −1.06%
2014 39,388 −325 −0.82%
2013 39,713 −306 −0.76%
2012 40,019 −196 −0.49%
2011 40,215 −150 −0.37%
2010 40,365 −181 −0.45%
2009 40,546 −169 −0.42%
2008 40,715 −122 −0.3%
2007 40,837 +102 +0.25%
2006 40,735 +290 +0.72%
2005 40,445 +308 +0.77%
2004 40,137 +310 +0.78%
2003 39,827 +255 +0.64%
2002 39,572 +158 +0.4%
2001 39,414 +64 +0.16%
2000 39,350 −28 −0.07%
1999 39,378 −98 −0.25%
1998 39,476 −136 −0.34%
1997 39,612 −187 −0.47%
1996 39,799 −204 −0.51%
1995 40,003 −178 −0.44%
1994 40,181 −163 −0.4%
1993 40,344 −126 −0.31%
1992 40,470 −93 −0.23%
1991 40,563 −76 −0.19%
1990 40,639 −60 −0.15%
1989 40,699 −48 −0.12%
1988 40,747 −50 −0.12%
1987 40,797 −119 −0.29%
1986 40,916 −267 −0.65%
1985 41,183 −399 −0.96%
1984 41,582 −472 −1.12%
1983 42,054 −479 −1.13%
1982 42,533 −434 −1.01%
1981 42,967 −382 −0.88%
1980 43,349 −339 −0.78%
1979 43,688 −307 −0.7%
1978 43,995 −268 −0.61%
1977 44,263 +325 +0.74%
1976 43,938 +982 +2.29%
1975 42,956 +1,090 +2.6%
1974 41,866 +823 +2.01%
1973 41,043 +565 +1.4%
1972 40,478 +628 +1.58%
1971 39,850 +697 +1.78%
1970 39,153 +754 +1.96%
1969 38,399 +809 +2.15%
1968 37,590 +866 +2.36%
1967 36,724 +905 +2.53%
1966 35,819 +934 +2.68%
1965 34,885 +956 +2.82%
1964 33,929 +948 +2.87%
1963 32,981 +947 +2.96%
1962 32,034 +911 +2.93%
1961 31,123 +872 +2.88%
1960 30,251

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About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.