Rural population, female in Tonga
Tonga: Rural population, female was 37.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, female in Tonga, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Tonga stood at 37.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Tonga peaked at 38.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2015.
That places Tonga 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.3% | — |
| 1985 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 37.5% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 37.8% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.4% | 38.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 19 Micronesia (country) 38.1% compare
- 20 Rwanda 38.1% compare
- 21 Kenya 37.5% compare
- 23 Vanuatu 37.3% compare
- 24 Tajikistan 36.5% compare
- 25 Afghanistan 36.2% compare
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Tonga?
- Rural population, female in Tonga was 37.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for rural population, female?
- Tonga ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.