Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga
Tonga: Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union was 53.1% in 2050. ▲ Rising
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga, 2022–2050
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2050, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga stood at 53.1%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga peaked at 53.1% in 2050 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2031.
Tonga ranks 146th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.3% | — |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
| 2026 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 48.6% | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 48.2% | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2031 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2032 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2036 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2037 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 2038 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 2039 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2040 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2041 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2042 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2043 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2044 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2045 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2046 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2047 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2048 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2049 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 53.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.1%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 53.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.8%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 49.1% | 47.8% | 50.3% | 8 |
| 2030s | 48.1% | 47.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | 51.8% | 50.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga?
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Tonga was 53.1% in 2050, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2050.
- What is the lowest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2031.
- How does Tonga rank for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union?
- Tonga ranks 146th out of 224 countries with data for 2050.
- Is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–49 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.