Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga
Tonga: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 146 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
146
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
16th
of 17 countries
All-time high
501
in 2014
All-time low
142
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga stood at 146.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga peaked at 501 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 142, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 499 | — |
| 2014 | 501 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 415 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 349 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 283 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 254 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 203 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 180 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 177 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 154 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 142 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 146 | +2.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 146 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 389, 38% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 357.71 | 203 | 501 | 7 |
| 2020s | 159.8 | 142 | 180 | 5 |
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 total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Tonga was 146 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 501 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total marriages involving girls under 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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