Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Tonga

Population aged 65 and over in Tonga in 2025 — 7,107 people. Ranked 203 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 245.2%.

2025 7,107 people +1.59% vs 2024
World rank 203of 217
Period maximum 7,107 people2025
Period minimum 2,059 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Tonga, 1960–202502,0004,0006,0008,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,059 people1962: 2,156 people1964: 2,282 people1966: 2,429 people1968: 2,547 people1970: 2,665 people1972: 2,785 people1974: 2,909 people1976: 3,061 people1978: 3,214 people1980: 3,369 people1982: 3,557 people1984: 3,782 people1986: 4,035 people1988: 4,242 people1990: 4,426 people1992: 4,647 people1994: 4,894 people1996: 5,140 people1998: 5,371 people2000: 5,546 people2002: 5,709 people2004: 5,897 people2006: 6,056 people2008: 6,146 people2010: 6,197 people2012: 6,379 people2014: 6,393 people2016: 6,362 people2018: 6,489 people2020: 6,697 people2022: 6,829 people2024: 6,996 people2025: 7,107 people
Change over the period: +5,048 (+245.17%) Average annual rate: 1.92 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tonga 7,107 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7,107 +111 +1.59%
2024 6,996 +90 +1.3%
2023 6,906 +77 +1.13%
2022 6,829 +54 +0.8%
2021 6,775 +78 +1.16%
2020 6,697 +108 +1.64%
2019 6,589 +100 +1.54%
2018 6,489 +95 +1.49%
2017 6,394 +32 +0.5%
2016 6,362 −13 −0.2%
2015 6,375 −18 −0.28%
2014 6,393 −16 −0.25%
2013 6,409 +30 +0.47%
2012 6,379 +81 +1.29%
2011 6,298 +101 +1.63%
2010 6,197 +44 +0.72%
2009 6,153 +7 +0.11%
2008 6,146 +34 +0.56%
2007 6,112 +56 +0.92%
2006 6,056 +69 +1.15%
2005 5,987 +90 +1.53%
2004 5,897 +100 +1.73%
2003 5,797 +88 +1.54%
2002 5,709 +81 +1.44%
2001 5,628 +82 +1.48%
2000 5,546 +85 +1.56%
1999 5,461 +90 +1.68%
1998 5,371 +106 +2.01%
1997 5,265 +125 +2.43%
1996 5,140 +125 +2.49%
1995 5,015 +121 +2.47%
1994 4,894 +123 +2.58%
1993 4,771 +124 +2.67%
1992 4,647 +115 +2.54%
1991 4,532 +106 +2.39%
1990 4,426 +97 +2.24%
1989 4,329 +87 +2.05%
1988 4,242 +95 +2.29%
1987 4,147 +112 +2.78%
1986 4,035 +123 +3.14%
1985 3,912 +130 +3.44%
1984 3,782 +120 +3.28%
1983 3,662 +105 +2.95%
1982 3,557 +98 +2.83%
1981 3,459 +90 +2.67%
1980 3,369 +78 +2.37%
1979 3,291 +77 +2.4%
1978 3,214 +76 +2.42%
1977 3,138 +77 +2.52%
1976 3,061 +81 +2.72%
1975 2,980 +71 +2.44%
1974 2,909 +64 +2.25%
1973 2,845 +60 +2.15%
1972 2,785 +58 +2.13%
1971 2,727 +62 +2.33%
1970 2,665 +60 +2.3%
1969 2,605 +58 +2.28%
1968 2,547 +52 +2.08%
1967 2,495 +66 +2.72%
1966 2,429 +77 +3.27%
1965 2,352 +70 +3.07%
1964 2,282 +66 +2.98%
1963 2,216 +60 +2.78%
1962 2,156 +53 +2.52%
1961 2,103 +44 +2.14%
1960 2,059

Polynesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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