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Tonga

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  • Population.....................................................................................104,889 (2024 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..................................................................-0.34% (2024 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................19.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
  • Net migration rate............................-18.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
  • Ethnic groups...........................................Tongan 96.5%, other (European, Fijian, Samoan, Indian, Chinese, other Pacific Islander, other Asian, other) 3.5% (2021 est.)

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February 1, 2004

Tonga: Migration and the Homeland

Cathy Small of Northern Arizona University outlines how past changes in the Kingdom of Tonga, as well as the current challenges, are intimately tied to migration.

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February 1, 2004
Tonga: Migration and the Homeland

Cathy Small of Northern Arizona University outlines how past changes in the Kingdom of Tonga, as well as the current challenges, are intimately tied to migration.