Share of the population that is female in Tonga
Tonga: Share of the population that is female was 52.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Tonga stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Tonga peaked at 52.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1967.
That places Tonga 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.2% | 48.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 51.6% | 52.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More gender data for Tonga
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Tonga?
- Share of the population that is female in Tonga was 52.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1967.
- How does Tonga rank for share of the population that is female?
- Tonga ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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