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Tonga — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Tonga, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
21.16%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +15.9% since 1960
Urban population for Tonga was 21.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 23.46% in 2011. The lowest was 18.26% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
Tonga ranks 211 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Tonga sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 9%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
21.16%
First (1960)
18.26%
Change
+15.9%
Highest
23.46%
in 2011
Lowest
18.26%
in 1960
Average
21.66%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.23%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.16% |
| 2024 | 21.15% |
| 2023 | 21.15% |
| 2022 | 21.15% |
| 2021 | 21.26% |
| 2020 | 21.88% |
| 2019 | 22.33% |
| 2018 | 22.7% |
| 2017 | 22.97% |
| 2016 | 23.13% |
| 2015 | 23.24% |
| 2014 | 23.34% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.