Migration trends in Tonga

Oceania

Tonga loses more people than it takes in: 53.2K emigrants against 998 immigrants. Net balance −52.2K — 50% of the country's population

104.2K

Population

998

Immigrants

53.2K

Emigrants

−52.2K

Outflow

1 in 104 residents of Tonga was born abroad — and 1 in 3 people born in Tonga lives abroad

#163 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Tonga

Where people move to

30K56.3%

19.5K36.6%

1.4K2.6%

Where people come from

45045.1%

20820.8%

16916.9%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

820 immigrants · 20K emigrants

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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