Tonga - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Tonga was 24,415 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,415 in 2020 and a minimum value of 10,807 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 10,807
1961 11,425
1962 12,129
1963 12,899
1964 13,702
1965 14,497
1966 15,284
1967 15,883
1968 16,318
1969 16,702
1970 17,027
1971 17,284
1972 17,479
1973 17,632
1974 17,786
1975 17,962
1976 18,173
1977 18,507
1978 18,924
1979 19,317
1980 19,666
1981 19,966
1982 20,220
1983 20,450
1984 20,674
1985 20,909
1986 21,164
1987 21,324
1988 21,417
1989 21,504
1990 21,584
1991 21,654
1992 21,720
1993 21,787
1994 21,859
1995 21,943
1996 22,042
1997 22,152
1998 22,275
1999 22,404
2000 22,543
2001 22,691
2002 22,844
2003 23,004
2004 23,176
2005 23,365
2006 23,581
2007 23,826
2008 24,069
2009 24,244
2010 24,320
2011 24,277
2012 24,076
2013 23,795
2014 23,567
2015 23,457
2016 23,487
2017 23,633
2018 23,871
2019 24,146
2020 24,415

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Tonga was 23.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.44 in 2011, while its lowest value was 17.55 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.55
1961 17.93
1962 18.31
1963 18.70
1964 19.10
1965 19.50
1966 19.91
1967 20.10
1968 20.13
1969 20.16
1970 20.19
1971 20.22
1972 20.25
1973 20.28
1974 20.31
1975 20.34
1976 20.37
1977 20.50
1978 20.72
1979 20.94
1980 21.15
1981 21.37
1982 21.59
1983 21.82
1984 22.04
1985 22.27
1986 22.50
1987 22.61
1988 22.64
1989 22.67
1990 22.70
1991 22.74
1992 22.77
1993 22.80
1994 22.83
1995 22.86
1996 22.90
1997 22.93
1998 22.96
1999 22.98
2000 23.01
2001 23.04
2002 23.07
2003 23.10
2004 23.13
2005 23.16
2006 23.18
2007 23.23
2008 23.28
2009 23.34
2010 23.39
2011 23.44
2012 23.44
2013 23.38
2014 23.33
2015 23.28
2016 23.22
2017 23.17
2018 23.13
2019 23.11
2020 23.10

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization