Short facts about people of Tonga

Population:

104,227 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  40.93% (male 21,739; female 20,916) 15-64 years:  54.99% (male 28,231; female 29,082) 65 years and over:  4.08% (male 1,912; female 2,347) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.79% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

23.59 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.74 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.81 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

14.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.25 years male:  65.83 years female:  70.78 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3 children born/woman (2001 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 about 300

Religions:

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

Languages:

Tongan, English

Literacy:

definition:  can read and write Tongan and/or English total population:  98.5% male:  98.4% female:  98.7% (1996 est.)

Source: World Factbook