Tonga

Capital: Nuku’alofa                Land area: 749 km²                Region: Polynesia

Tonga comprises of 169 islands spread out across approximately 800 kilometres from north to south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna to the northwest, Samoa to the northeast, Niue to the east and New Caledonia and Vanuatu farther to the west.

Map of Tonga

 

Census & Surveys
2024Multiple indicator cluster survey
2024Household Income and Expenditure Survey
2026Population and Housing Census

News & Publications

‘Sans frontières’ births, deaths, marriages: Cross-agency, cross-border data-sharing advocated in SPC report

May 5, 2024
Landmark research on the potential to share news of births, deaths and other life events across national agencies and borders has been shared by the Pacific Community, charting a new frontier for civil registration and vital statistics ahead of a major conference in the field.

Pacific statistical research and ‘innovative experiments’ proposals sought by 26 April in SPC–World Bank initiative

April 18, 2024
Stakeholders in Pacific statistics and development are invited to put forward proposals for statistical innovation and research that seeks to improve welfare data collection and accessibility in the region, with financing for a range of projects available.

Debt-to-gross domestic product ratios of 6 PICTs, 2012–2021

April 10, 2024
The paper on Debt to gross domestic product ratios of six Pacific Island countries, 2012–2021.

Monitoring and measuring population health

March 21, 2024
Accurate medical certification is important for understanding the health status of a population.

Population Pyramid

PDH.stat datasets