Population Census 2006

Social characteristics

Ethnic origin

Tonga has a very homogenous population with almost 97% of Tongan origin, and another 1.6% of Part-Tongan origin. Please see table below.

Total population by ethnic origin
Ethnic origin Total Urban Rural
Tongan 98,506 22,165 76,351
Part-Tongan 1,681 576 1,105
European 569 193 376
Fiji Islanders 310 193 117
Other Pacific Islanders 216 92 124
Chinese 395 259 136
Other Asian 251 157 94
Other 25 17 8
Not stated 28 6 22
Total 101,991 23,658 78,333

Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

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