Tongatapu

Division in Tonga

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Tongatapu as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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Name	Status	Population Census 1986-11-28	Population Census 1996-11-30	Population Census 2006-11-30	Population Census 2011-11-30	Population Census 2016-11-30	Population Census 2021-11-30
Tongatapu	Division	63,794	66,979	72,045	75,416	74,611	74,320
Kolofo'ou	District	15,903	16,953	18,463	18,957	18,064	17,274	→
Kolomotu'a	District	13,115	14,451	15,848	17,088	17,120	16,868	→
Kolovai	District	4,031	4,037	4,096	4,076	4,267	4,301	→
Lapaha	District	7,005	7,370	7,255	7,380	7,117	7,309	→
Nukunuku	District	5,863	6,160	6,820	7,733	8,001	8,177	→
Tatakamotonga	District	6,773	6,828	6,969	7,233	7,043	7,192	→
Vaini	District	11,104	11,180	12,594	12,949	12,999	13,199	→
Tonga	Kingdom	94,649	97,784	101,991	103,252	100,651	100,179

Source: Tonga Department of Statistics (web).

Explanation: Districts do not cover uninhabitated (parts of) islands. Area figures for districts are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	35,959
Females	38,361

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years	25,571
15-64 years	44,104
65+ years	4,645

Age Distribution (C 2021)
0-9 years	16,676
10-19 years	17,321
20-29 years	11,251
30-39 years	8,667
40-49 years	7,371
50-59 years	6,290
60-69 years	3,806
70+ years	2,938

Citizenship (C 2021)
Tonga	71,719
Tonga and other	1,219
Other	1,382

Ethnic Origin (C 2021)
Tongan	72,956
Other Pacific Islander	548
Asian	408
European	232
Other origin	1

Religion (C 2021)
Free Wesleyan Church	25,134
Roman Catholics	10,650
Latter Day Saints	14,933
Free Church of Tonga	7,381
Church of Tonga	4,360
Other religion	10,819
No religion	492