Tonga - Population Growth 2016
-0.54%
−0.06pp from 2015
Tonga's population growth was -0.54% in 2016, decreased +0.06pp from -0.48% in 2015. This was the 20th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Sudan | -2.53% | -121.6% |
| 2nd | Lebanon | -2.34% | -219.3% |
| 3rd | Marshall Islands | -2.26% | -11.9% |
| 4th | British Virgin Islands | -1.81% | -139.8% |
| 5th | Puerto Rico (US) | -1.56% | -11.4% |
| 6th | Albania | -1.54% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.45% | -13.1% |
| 8th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.30% | 0.3% |
| 9th | Bulgaria | -1.30% | -2.1% |
| 10th | American Samoa | -1.20% | -8.9% |
| 11th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.20% | 72.1% |
| 12th | Lithuania | -1.17% | -30.6% |
| 13th | Moldova | -1.16% | -51.6% |
| 14th | Dominica | -1.15% | -2,284.9% |
| 15th | Croatia | -1.09% | 9.0% |
| 16th | Latvia | -0.91% | -11.6% |
| 17th | Kosovo | -0.60% | 55.9% |
| 18th | Romania | -0.57% | -22.0% |
| 19th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.57% | -6.9% |
| 20th | Tonga | -0.54% | -11.7% |
| 21st | Serbia | -0.52% | -2.3% |
| 22nd | St. Martin (French part) | -0.52% | -140.4% |
| 23rd | Greece | -0.42% | 36.9% |
| 24th | Armenia | -0.41% | -34.2% |
| 25th | Guam | -0.41% | -16.1% |
| 26th | Hungary | -0.39% | -8.1% |
| 27th | Ukraine | -0.37% | 10.0% |
| 28th | North Macedonia | -0.32% | -19.7% |
| 29th | Portugal | -0.32% | 23.8% |
| 30th | Tuvalu | -0.30% | -57.5% |
| 31st | Italy | -0.19% | -25.8% |
| 32nd | Virgin Islands (US) | -0.18% | -15.5% |
| 33rd | Isle of Man | -0.15% | 57.4% |
| 34th | Cuba | -0.08% | 11.7% |
| 35th | Japan | -0.05% | 51.8% |
| 36th | Poland | -0.04% | 35.5% |
| 37th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -0.03% | -500.1% |
| 38th | Bermuda | -0.02% | 76.9% |
| 39th | Andorra | 0.01% | 100.5% |
| 40th | Estonia | 0.03% | -55.6% |
| 41st | Cabo Verde | 0.03% | 135.2% |
| 42nd | Georgia | 0.06% | -62.0% |
| 43rd | Fiji | 0.06% | -40.8% |
| 44th | Mauritius | 0.07% | -48.1% |
| 45th | Slovenia | 0.07% | -2.7% |
| 46th | Spain | 0.08% | 193.3% |
| 47th | Belarus | 0.09% | -34.0% |
| 48th | New Caledonia | 0.09% | -86.9% |
| 49th | Montenegro | 0.11% | -22.7% |
| 50th | Greenland | 0.13% | 139.8% |
| 51st | Slovak Republic | 0.13% | 35.7% |
| 52nd | Palau | 0.15% | -51.0% |
| 53rd | Czechia | 0.19% | -2.3% |
| 54th | European Union | 0.20% | 1.1% |
| 55th | Barbados | 0.22% | -5.5% |
| 56th | Russian Federation | 0.26% | -7.4% |
| 57th | Channel Islands | 0.26% | -41.3% |
| 58th | Jamaica | 0.26% | -16.2% |
| 59th | France | 0.26% | -25.8% |
| 60th | El Salvador | 0.28% | -17.6% |
| 61st | Finland | 0.29% | -12.7% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.31% | -2.5% |
| 63rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.33% | 11.8% |
| 64th | Uruguay | 0.33% | -3.9% |
| 65th | Grenada | 0.40% | -16.9% |
| 66th | Korea | 0.40% | -24.7% |
| 67th | St. Lucia | 0.42% | -3.8% |
| 68th | Thailand | 0.45% | -2.1% |
| 69th | French Polynesia | 0.47% | -11.7% |
| 70th | Nepal | 0.47% | -13.3% |
| 71st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.48% | -1.4% |
| 72nd | Belgium | 0.51% | -12.6% |
| 73rd | Netherlands | 0.53% | 20.1% |
| 74th | China | 0.57% | -1.4% |
| 75th | Eswatini | 0.58% | 2.2% |
| 76th | Liechtenstein | 0.59% | -10.3% |
| 77th | Eritrea | 0.61% | 83.8% |
| 78th | San Marino | 0.62% | -16.3% |
| 79th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.62% | -27.2% |
| 80th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.62% | -13.6% |
| 81st | Guyana | 0.63% | 4.1% |
| 82nd | Bahamas, The | 0.70% | -11.8% |
| 83rd | Aruba | 0.76% | -26.0% |
| 84th | Brazil | 0.76% | -3.8% |
| 85th | Denmark | 0.78% | 10.5% |
| 86th | United States | 0.79% | -1.5% |
| 87th | Myanmar | 0.79% | -1.0% |
| 88th | United Kingdom | 0.79% | 10.1% |
| 89th | Germany | 0.81% | -6.8% |
| 90th | Samoa | 0.85% | -2.4% |
| 91st | Norway | 0.88% | -11.5% |
| 92nd | Bangladesh | 0.89% | -0.2% |
| 93rd | South Africa | 0.94% | -53.2% |
| 94th | Argentina | 0.97% | -7.5% |
| 95th | Mexico | 0.97% | -9.4% |
| 96th | Bhutan | 0.97% | -4.0% |
| 97th | Colombia | 0.99% | 14.5% |
| 98th | Costa Rica | 1.01% | -4.8% |
| 99th | Suriname | 1.05% | -3.0% |
| 100th | Curaçao | 1.06% | -19.6% |
| 101st | Indonesia | 1.07% | -4.3% |
| 102nd | Austria | 1.08% | -3.5% |
| 103rd | Switzerland | 1.09% | -4.1% |
| 104th | Tunisia | 1.10% | -2.3% |
| 105th | Dominican Republic | 1.11% | -3.4% |
| 106th | Azerbaijan | 1.12% | -6.2% |
| 107th | Canada | 1.13% | 48.8% |
| 108th | Sri Lanka | 1.13% | 23.2% |
| 109th | Faroe Islands | 1.15% | 18.7% |
| 110th | India | 1.19% | -0.1% |
| 111th | Morocco | 1.19% | 2.0% |
| 112th | Chile | 1.21% | 18.4% |
| 113th | Lesotho | 1.22% | 4.0% |
| 114th | Sweden | 1.26% | 18.8% |
| 115th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.26% | -3.3% |
| 116th | Viet Nam | 1.26% | 1.6% |
| 117th | Ireland | 1.28% | 35.9% |
| 118th | Singapore | 1.30% | 9.4% |
| 119th | Pakistan | 1.30% | -7.2% |
| 120th | Peru | 1.33% | 18.2% |
| 121st | Seychelles | 1.34% | -40.0% |
| 122nd | Philippines | 1.34% | -9.3% |
| 123rd | Nicaragua | 1.34% | -1.0% |
| 124th | Türkiye | 1.35% | 0.8% |
| 125th | Iceland | 1.39% | 33.2% |
| 126th | Zimbabwe | 1.39% | 3.6% |
| 127th | Gibraltar | 1.39% | 20.8% |
| 128th | Haiti | 1.40% | -2.6% |
| 129th | Monaco | 1.40% | -18.8% |
| 130th | Kiribati | 1.41% | 10.2% |
| 131st | Botswana | 1.42% | -0.5% |
| 132nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.43% | 5.3% |
| 133rd | Cyprus | 1.43% | -1.9% |
| 134th | Paraguay | 1.45% | -0.6% |
| 135th | Ecuador | 1.46% | 1.9% |
| 136th | Cambodia | 1.46% | -0.1% |
| 137th | Macao SAR, China | 1.48% | -55.8% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.49% | -1.8% |
| 139th | Libya | 1.52% | -5.6% |
| 140th | Kazakhstan | 1.53% | 2.7% |
| 141st | Australia | 1.56% | 8.5% |
| 142nd | Lao PDR | 1.56% | 7.2% |
| 143rd | São Tomé and Principe | 1.68% | -5.2% |
| 144th | Djibouti | 1.69% | -3.1% |
| 145th | Burundi | 1.72% | -24.1% |
| 146th | Uzbekistan | 1.73% | -0.1% |
| 147th | Panama | 1.73% | -0.1% |
| 148th | Malaysia | 1.77% | 2.0% |
| 149th | Nauru | 1.77% | -9.3% |
| 150th | Central African Republic | 1.81% | 1,260.8% |
| 151st | Guatemala | 1.84% | 0.5% |
| 152nd | Honduras | 1.88% | -1.4% |
| 153rd | Timor-Leste | 1.91% | -2.1% |
| 154th | Israel | 1.96% | -1.1% |
| 155th | Mongolia | 2.03% | -4.8% |
| 156th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.03% | -3.1% |
| 157th | Liberia | 2.04% | -1.0% |
| 158th | Comoros | 2.05% | -2.8% |
| 159th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.06% | -4.7% |
| 160th | Algeria | 2.06% | 0.0% |
| 161st | Luxembourg | 2.16% | -8.7% |
| 162nd | Kenya | 2.21% | -0.9% |
| 163rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.22% | -1.4% |
| 164th | Vanuatu | 2.22% | -0.1% |
| 165th | New Zealand | 2.25% | 10.3% |
| 166th | West Bank and Gaza | 2.25% | -1.9% |
| 167th | Ghana | 2.28% | -1.3% |
| 168th | Malta | 2.29% | -6.5% |
| 169th | Turkmenistan | 2.29% | 0.4% |
| 170th | Belize | 2.32% | 10.5% |
| 171st | Cayman Islands | 2.34% | -3.9% |
| 172nd | Sierra Leone | 2.35% | 1.6% |
| 173rd | Rwanda | 2.37% | -1.0% |
| 174th | Iraq | 2.39% | -12.3% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 2.42% | 0.2% |
| 176th | Papua New Guinea | 2.47% | -3.1% |
| 177th | Nigeria | 2.47% | -2.5% |
| 178th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.51% | -2.3% |
| 179th | Togo | 2.51% | -0.3% |
| 180th | Tajikistan | 2.53% | -0.9% |
| 181st | Afghanistan | 2.54% | -18.7% |
| 182nd | Guinea | 2.57% | 1.4% |
| 183rd | Madagascar | 2.61% | -1.0% |
| 184th | Gambia, The | 2.63% | -3.9% |
| 185th | Namibia | 2.70% | 1.7% |
| 186th | Malawi | 2.73% | -1.0% |
| 187th | Gabon | 2.86% | -8.0% |
| 188th | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.90% | 0.4% |
| 189th | Benin | 2.92% | -1.0% |
| 190th | Burkina Faso | 2.93% | -1.2% |
| 191st | Mozambique | 2.93% | 1.0% |
| 192nd | Senegal | 2.98% | -3.0% |
| 193rd | Cameroon | 2.99% | -4.8% |
| 194th | Mauritania | 3.00% | -0.3% |
| 195th | Yemen, Republic of | 3.00% | -1.3% |
| 196th | Sudan | 3.04% | -0.2% |
| 197th | Zambia | 3.09% | -0.8% |
| 198th | Chad | 3.14% | -1.4% |
| 199th | Mali | 3.17% | 1.2% |
| 200th | Uganda | 3.32% | 8.1% |
| 201st | Tanzania | 3.41% | 4.5% |
| 202nd | Maldives | 3.48% | 0.7% |
| 203rd | Solomon Islands | 3.53% | -1.5% |
| 204th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.54% | 7.2% |
| 205th | Angola | 3.58% | -0.8% |
| 206th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.66% | -3.4% |
| 207th | Niger | 3.67% | -0.6% |
| 208th | Saudi Arabia | 3.75% | -27.8% |
| 209th | Bahrain | 3.82% | -8.0% |
| 210th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.85% | 11.7% |
| 211th | Kuwait | 4.33% | -3.8% |
| 212th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.57% | 5.2% |
| 213th | Jordan | 4.72% | -42.5% |
| 214th | Oman | 4.80% | 7.8% |
| 215th | United Arab Emirates | 4.93% | -8.4% |
| 216th | Qatar | 5.50% | -35.9% |
FAQ
What was Tonga's population growth in 2016?▾
Tonga's population growth in 2016 was -0.54%. This ranked 20th globally.
How did Tonga's population growth change in 2016?▾
Tonga's population growth decreased by 11.7% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest population growth in 2016?▾
Qatar had the highest population growth in 2016 at 5.50%.
What is the population growth of Tonga in 2016?▾
The population growth of Tonga in 2016 was -0.54%. This ranked 20th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Tonga's population growth?▾
Tonga's population growth went from -0.48% in 2015 to -0.54% in 2016, a 11.7% decrease.
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