Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Tonga

Share of population aged 65 and over in Tonga in 2025 — 6.9%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.7 pp.

2025 6.9% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 127of 217
Period maximum 6.9%2025
Period minimum 3.1%1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Tonga, 1960–20253456719601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.1%1962: 3.1%1964: 3.1%1966: 3.1%1968: 3.1%1970: 3.2%1972: 3.2%1974: 3.2%1976: 3.2%1978: 3.3%1980: 3.4%1982: 3.6%1984: 3.9%1986: 4.1%1988: 4.3%1990: 4.4%1992: 4.6%1994: 4.9%1996: 5.1%1998: 5.3%2000: 5.4%2002: 5.5%2004: 5.6%2006: 5.7%2008: 5.7%2010: 5.8%2012: 5.9%2014: 6%2016: 6%2018: 6.1%2020: 6.3%2022: 6.5%2024: 6.7%2025: 6.9%
Change over the period: +3.7 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tonga 6.9%
World 10.4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.9 +0.1 pp
2024 6.7 +0.1 pp
2023 6.6 +0.1 pp
2022 6.5 +0.1 pp
2021 6.4 +0.1 pp
2020 6.3 +0.1 pp
2019 6.2 +0.1 pp
2018 6.1 +0.1 pp
2017 6.1 +0 pp
2016 6 +0 pp
2015 6 +0 pp
2014 6 +0 pp
2013 6 +0 pp
2012 5.9 +0.1 pp
2011 5.9 +0.1 pp
2010 5.8 +0 pp
2009 5.7 −0 pp
2008 5.7 +0 pp
2007 5.7 +0 pp
2006 5.7 +0 pp
2005 5.7 +0.1 pp
2004 5.6 +0.1 pp
2003 5.5 +0.1 pp
2002 5.5 +0 pp
2001 5.4 +0 pp
2000 5.4 +0 pp
1999 5.4 +0.1 pp
1998 5.3 +0.1 pp
1997 5.2 +0.1 pp
1996 5.1 +0.1 pp
1995 5 +0.1 pp
1994 4.9 +0.1 pp
1993 4.8 +0.1 pp
1992 4.6 +0.1 pp
1991 4.5 +0.1 pp
1990 4.4 +0.1 pp
1989 4.4 +0.1 pp
1988 4.3 +0.1 pp
1987 4.2 +0.1 pp
1986 4.1 +0.1 pp
1985 4 +0.1 pp
1984 3.9 +0.1 pp
1983 3.7 +0.1 pp
1982 3.6 +0.1 pp
1981 3.5 +0.1 pp
1980 3.4 +0.1 pp
1979 3.4 +0.1 pp
1978 3.3 +0.1 pp
1977 3.2 +0 pp
1976 3.2 +0 pp
1975 3.2 −0 pp
1974 3.2 +0 pp
1973 3.2 +0 pp
1972 3.2 +0 pp
1971 3.2 +0 pp
1970 3.2 +0 pp
1969 3.1 +0 pp
1968 3.1 +0 pp
1967 3.1 +0 pp
1966 3.1 +0 pp
1965 3.1 +0 pp
1964 3.1 +0 pp
1963 3.1 +0 pp
1962 3.1 −0 pp
1961 3.1 −0 pp
1960 3.1

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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