Population:
120,898 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.8% (male 20,270/female 19,428)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 37,837/female 38,166)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 2,163/female 3,034) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 22.3 years
male: 21.8 years
female: 22.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.482% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
19.84 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
5.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 25% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.73 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 73.41 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.25 children born/woman (2009 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

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: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 99% (1999 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2004)

Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2004)