Tonga People 2008

Population:
116,921 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.6% (male 20,624/female 19,779)
15-64 years: 61.2% (male 35,551/female 36,052)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 2,087/female 2,828) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 21.3 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21.8 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.847% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
23.67 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.986 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.738 male(s)/female
total population: 0.993 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.12 years
male: 67.6 years
female: 72.76 years (2007 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.75 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Tongan(s)
adjective: Tongan

Ethnic groups:
Polynesian, Europeans

Religions:
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)

Languages:
Tongan, English