Migration trends in Tonga
Oceania
53.2K people from Tonga have built lives abroad. That's 51.1% of the country population, spread across 18 different countries
104.2K
Population
998
Immigrants
53.2K
Emigrants
−52.2K
Outflow
Every 3rd person born in Tonga now lives abroad
The #163 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Tonga
Where people move to
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 citizens living abroad