Population: Census
Information on sex and age
Reference period 2021
Key Statistics
The 2021 Census counted 100,179 people in Tonga, a decrease of 0.5 per cent since 2016 Census.
49 per cent of the population were male with a median age of 19 years old.
51 per cent of the population were female with a median age of 22 years old.
Population by age group
Key questions from Census 2021
- What is this person’s sex?
- What is this person’s date of birth and age?
Housing: Census
Information on housing type
Reference period 2021
Key Statistics
- There were 22,352 private dwellings counted in the 2021 Census.
- 89 per cent were one house detached from any other house, 9 per cent made up of multiple small structures and 2 per cent of other structure.
- There were 3,505 unoccupied dwellings on Census Night.
Housing tenure, 2021 Census
Refers to occupied private dwellings. Occupied without payment includes occupied dwellings from friends and relatives also from employer.
Key questions from Census 2021
- What is the best way to describes this dwelling/building?
- What is the tenure of this house/dwelling/apartment?
- How many rooms do you have in this house/apartment?