Urban population, male (% of total) in Tonga
Tonga: Urban population, male (% of total) was 12.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Tonga, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 12.1% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Tonga peaked at 12.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1980.
That places Tonga 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.6% | — |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +5.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 12.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 42% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 12.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.0%, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 2 |
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 urban population, male in Tonga?
- Urban population, male in Tonga was 12.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for urban population, male?
- Tonga ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.