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Demographics of Tonga

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Primary education between ages 6 and 14 is compulsory and free in state schools. Mission schools provide about 83% of the primary and 90% of the secondary level education. Higher education includes teacher training, nursing and medical training, a small private university, a women's business college,
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In the 1930s, Tonga had a population of about 32,000. Starting in the 1970s large scale migration began to Australia and New Zealand. By the 1970s the emigration rate from Tonga to Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, France and the United States was over 2% annually. The country has over
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Based on 2021 estimates, the religious breakdown of the population was Protestant 63.9% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 34.2%, Free Church of Tonga 11.3%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 1.5%, Assembly of God 2.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Constitutional Church of Tonga 1.2%, and
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faith; for example, all commerce and entertainment activities cease from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday, and the constitution declares the
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constitute a small 0.02% of the U.S. population, with over 67,000 people recorded having Tongan ancestry in the country as of 2020.
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other Protestant 4%), Latter-day Saints 19.7%, Roman Catholic 13.7%, other 2.1%, none 0.6%, unspecified 0.1%.
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has 500 Tongan individuals, with its metropolitan area having several hundred more in addition.
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identified themselves as being of Tongan ethnicity with 22,413 stating that they were born in
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and a number of private agricultural schools. Most higher education is pursued overseas.
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There are over 150,000 people of Tongan descent living outside of Tonga, mostly in
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make up 1.2% of New Zealand's population of approximately 5 million people.
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As the 1960s ended the population growth rate fell rapidly in the country.
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area, has a significant Tongan community, with more than 1,000 residents.
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to be sacred, forever. Other important Christian denominations include
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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List of resources about traditional arts and culture of Oceania
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Research Consortium
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has one of the highest concentrations of Tongans in the area.
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data showing the population of Tonga (in thousands) with time
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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 30.XI.2016):
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group, represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of
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The rest are European (the majority are 1444:(0.7% of the county's population) in the 82:20.31 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) 881: 415: 90:4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) 1665:Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1541: 1490:There is a sizable Tongan community in 39: 1878:"yaqona" (Fiji), or "sakau" (Pohnpei) 1592:"Tonga's population drops to 100,209" 7: 3618:For other topics including Oceanian 2011:French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands 122:2.76 children born/woman (2022 est.) 57:Population pyramid of Tonga in 2020 2957:Austral Islands (French Polynesia) 1598:. 24 December 2021. Archived from 35:Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe) 25: 1472:(0.7% of the city's population), 226:traditions and especially by the 192:Food and Agriculture Organization 2411:World Invitational Hula Festival 51: 1931:Australian Aboriginal astronomy 3438:Federated States of Micronesia 3321:Indigenous Polynesian (Mā’ohi) 3012:Federated States of Micronesia 2771:Federated States of Micronesia 2521:Federated States of Micronesia 2016:Federated States of Micronesia 1550:"Tonga page from CIA factbook" 130:12.41 deaths/1,000 live births 1: 1732:Culture of indigenous Oceania 3160:Oceanian legendary creatures 1660:"Tongans: Facts and Figures" 3640:Category:Culture of Oceania 1355: 1352: 1349: 1346: 1343: 1338: 1335: 1332: 1329: 1326: 1321: 1318: 1315: 1312: 1309: 1304: 1301: 1298: 1295: 1292: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1258: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1241: 1236: 1233: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1219: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1207: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1168: 1165: 1162: 1159: 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(Tagata Māo‘i) 3222:Indigenous Australian 3120:Australian Aboriginal 2865:and other territories 2615:and other territories 2502:Languages of Oceania 2103:Polynesian Navigation 2083:Torres Strait Islands 1399:Tongan New Zealanders 270:Historical population 189: 127:Infant mortality rate 31:Tonga people (Malawi) 3419:Religion in Oceania 3351:Taiwanese aborigines 2705:Languages of Oceania 1596:Matangi Tonga Online 95:Life expectancy 3624:indigenous currency 1903:Sāmoa 'ava ceremony 271: 266:100,000 residents. 111: • female 66:105,517 (2022 est.) 2219:Polynesian sailing 1466:Los Angeles County 261:Population history 196: 135:Net migration rate 74:-0.26% (2022 est.) 3647: 3646: 3612: 3611: 3604:Wallis and Futuna 3549:Clipperton Island 3507:Associated states 3104:Wallis and Futuna 2945: 2944: 2937:Wallis and Futuna 2882:Clipperton Island 2840:Associated states 2711: 2710: 2695: 2694: 2687:Wallis and Futuna 2632:Clipperton Island 2590:Associated states 2438:Pacific Community 2426:Pasifika 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2995: 2993: 2990: 2988: 2985: 2983: 2980: 2978: 2977:Easter Island 2975: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2963: 2960: 2958: 2955: 2954: 2952: 2948: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2913: 2912:New Caledonia 2910: 2908: 2905: 2903: 2900: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2892:Easter Island 2890: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2869: 2867: 2861: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2847: 2846: 2844: 2838: 2832: 2829: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2789: 2787: 2784: 2782: 2779: 2777: 2774: 2772: 2769: 2767: 2764: 2763: 2761: 2757: 2753: 2746: 2741: 2739: 2734: 2732: 2727: 2726: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2714: 2706: 2702: 2698: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2673: 2670: 2668: 2665: 2663: 2662:New Caledonia 2660: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2650: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2642:Easter Island 2640: 2638: 2635: 2633: 2630: 2628: 2625: 2623: 2620: 2619: 2617: 2611: 2605: 2602: 2600: 2597: 2596: 2594: 2588: 2582: 2579: 2577: 2574: 2572: 2569: 2567: 2564: 2562: 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2125: 2121: 2120: 2116: 2115: 2114: 2111: 2109: 2106: 2104: 2101: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2091: 2089: 2086: 2084: 2081: 2079: 2076: 2074: 2071: 2069: 2066: 2064: 2061: 2059: 2056: 2054: 2051: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2037: 2034: 2033: 2032: 2029: 2027: 2026:New Caledonia 2024: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2014: 2012: 2009: 2007: 2004: 2000: 1999: 1995: 1994: 1993: 1990: 1986: 1985: 1981: 1979: 1978: 1974: 1973: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1966:Easter Island 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1952: 1951: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1937: 1932: 1929: 1928: 1927: 1924: 1923: 1921: 1917:Geo-specific, 1915: 1909: 1906: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1870: 1868: 1866:Broad culture 1864: 1858: 1855: 1853: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1801: 1798: 1797: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1753: 1752: 1750: 1748: 1744: 1737: 1733: 1726: 1721: 1719: 1714: 1712: 1707: 1706: 1703: 1692: 1688: 1682: 1679: 1667: 1666: 1661: 1655: 1652: 1641: 1637: 1631: 1628: 1623: 1617: 1614: 1602:on 2021-12-24 1601: 1597: 1593: 1587: 1584: 1579: 1573: 1570: 1565: 1559: 1556: 1552:. 2 May 2023. 1551: 1545: 1542: 1535: 1533: 1531: 1524: 1522: 1520: 1516: 1515:Euless, Texas 1509: 1507: 1505: 1501: 1497: 1493: 1485: 1483: 1482: 1479: 1475: 1471: 1467: 1463: 1459: 1455: 1451: 1447: 1443: 1439: 1431: 1429: 1427: 1424:In the U.S., 1420:United States 1419: 1417: 1415: 1411: 1407: 1402: 1400: 1396: 1392: 1384: 1382: 1380: 1376: 1375:United States 1372: 1364: 1342: 1325: 1308: 1291: 1274: 1257: 1240: 1223: 1206: 1189: 1172: 1155: 1138: 1121: 1104: 1087: 1070: 1053: 1036: 1019: 1002: 985: 968: 951: 934: 917: 900: 883: 872: 846: 822: 798: 774: 750: 721: 697: 673: 649: 620: 591: 567: 543: 519: 495: 469: 446: 417: 414: 413: 406: 398: 394: 391: 388: 387: 383: 380: 377: 376: 372: 369: 366: 365: 361: 358: 355: 354: 350: 347: 344: 343: 339: 336: 333: 332: 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Index

Tongan people
Tonga people (Malawi)
Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe)
Tonga


Food and Agriculture Organization
Polynesian
Tonga
British
Chinese
Tongatapu
Nukuʻalofa
Polynesian
Christian
Sabbath
Methodists (Free Wesleyan)
Roman Catholics
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
New Zealand
United States
Australia
New Zealanders
Tonga
Tongan New Zealanders
Tongan Australian
Australia
New South Wales
Tongan Americans
California

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