What is urban population, per capita in Tonga?

Urban population, per capita in Tonga was 0.2116 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 0.2346 units per person in 2011.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1826 units per person in 1960.

How does Tonga rank for urban population, per capita?

Tonga ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Tonga

Name: Urban population, per capita in Tonga
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tonga: Urban population, per capita was 0.2116 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.2116 units per person

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

212th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.2346 units per person

in 2011

All-time low

0.1826 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Tonga is 0.2116 units per person, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.2346 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1826 units per person, in 1960.

Tonga ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Tonga, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.1826 units per person	—
1961	0.187 units per person	+2.4%
1962	0.191 units per person	+2.1%
1963	0.1944 units per person	+1.8%
1964	0.1972 units per person	+1.4%
1965	0.1992 units per person	+1.0%
1966	0.2004 units per person	+0.6%
1967	0.201 units per person	+0.3%
1968	0.2014 units per person	+0.2%
1969	0.2017 units per person	+0.1%
1970	0.2019 units per person	+0.1%
1971	0.202 units per person	+0.1%
1972	0.2022 units per person	+0.1%
1973	0.2024 units per person	+0.1%
1974	0.2026 units per person	+0.1%
1975	0.2028 units per person	+0.1%
1976	0.2031 units per person	+0.1%
1977	0.2035 units per person	+0.2%
1978	0.2042 units per person	+0.3%
1979	0.2051 units per person	+0.4%
1980	0.2062 units per person	+0.5%
1981	0.2074 units per person	+0.6%
1982	0.2088 units per person	+0.7%
1983	0.2103 units per person	+0.7%
1984	0.2119 units per person	+0.8%
1985	0.2136 units per person	+0.8%
1986	0.2153 units per person	+0.8%
1987	0.2171 units per person	+0.8%
1988	0.2188 units per person	+0.8%
1989	0.2204 units per person	+0.8%
1990	0.2221 units per person	+0.7%
1991	0.2236 units per person	+0.7%
1992	0.225 units per person	+0.6%
1993	0.2262 units per person	+0.6%
1994	0.2273 units per person	+0.5%
1995	0.2282 units per person	+0.4%
1996	0.2289 units per person	+0.3%
1997	0.2293 units per person	+0.2%
1998	0.2297 units per person	+0.2%
1999	0.23 units per person	+0.1%
2000	0.2303 units per person	+0.1%
2001	0.2305 units per person	+0.1%
2002	0.2307 units per person	+0.1%
2003	0.2309 units per person	+0.1%
2004	0.2312 units per person	+0.1%
2005	0.2315 units per person	+0.1%
2006	0.2318 units per person	+0.1%
2007	0.2322 units per person	+0.2%
2008	0.2329 units per person	+0.3%
2009	0.2336 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.2342 units per person	+0.3%
2011	0.2346 units per person	+0.2%
2012	0.2346 units per person	-0.0%
2013	0.2342 units per person	-0.2%
2014	0.2334 units per person	-0.3%
2015	0.2324 units per person	-0.4%
2016	0.2313 units per person	-0.5%
2017	0.2297 units per person	-0.7%
2018	0.227 units per person	-1.2%
2019	0.2233 units per person	-1.6%
2020	0.2188 units per person	-2.0%
2021	0.2126 units per person	-2.8%
2022	0.2115 units per person	-0.5%
2023	0.2115 units per person	+0.0%
2024	0.2115 units per person	+0.0%
2025	0.2116 units per person	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1956 units per person	0.1826 units per person	0.2017 units per person	10
1970s	0.203 units per person	0.2019 units per person	0.2051 units per person	10
1980s	0.213 units per person	0.2062 units per person	0.2204 units per person	10
1990s	0.227 units per person	0.2221 units per person	0.23 units per person	10
2000s	0.2316 units per person	0.2303 units per person	0.2336 units per person	10
2010s	0.2315 units per person	0.2233 units per person	0.2346 units per person	10
2020s	0.2129 units per person	0.2115 units per person	0.2188 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Tonga

209 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 units per person compare
210 Vanuatu 0.2232 units per person compare
211 South Sudan 0.2168 units per person compare
213 Sri Lanka 0.2045 units per person compare
214 Niger 0.1837 units per person compare
215 Malawi 0.1759 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Tonga

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 138.67 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28.3 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 110.37 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1068 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.94 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Tonga?: Urban population, per capita in Tonga was 0.2116 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 0.2346 units per person in 2011.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1826 units per person in 1960.
How does Tonga rank for urban population, per capita?: Tonga ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.