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Popn Census 2006 |
| Kingdom of Tonga |
101,991 |
| Tongan |
98,516 |
| Part-Tongan |
1,681 |
| Others |
1,794 |
| Annual Growth Rate |
0.4% |
| Median age |
21.0yrs |
| Sex Ratio |
103.0 |
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Consumer Price Index |
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Annual Average Inflation Rate |
| Mar-08 Qtr |
11.6 |
| Jun-08 Qtr |
12.2 |
| Sept-08 Qtr |
10.2 |
| Dec-08 Qtr |
7.9 |
| Mar-09 Qtr |
2.7 |
| Jun-09 Qtr |
1.5 |
| Jul |
1.2 |
| Aug |
0.5 |
| Sept |
1.6 |
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Merchandise Trade - (T$'000) |
| Total Imports |
| Mar-08 Qtr |
66,979 |
| Jun-08 Qtr |
83,767 |
| Sept-08 Qtr |
93,391 |
| Dec-08 Qtr |
80,307 |
| Mar-09 Qtr |
65,079 |
| Jun-09 Qtr |
70,565 |
| Total Exports |
| Mar-08 Qtr |
2,401 |
| Jun-08 Qtr |
5,336 |
| Sept-08 Qtr |
3,820 |
| Dec-08 Qtr |
5,957 |
| Mar-09 Qtr |
2,957 |
| Jun-09 Qtr |
2,093 |
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Balance of Payments - Dec. Quarter 2008
Major Balances
T$'(000) |
| Current Acc. Bal. |
-796 |
| Capital Acc. Bal. |
10,718 |
| Goods & Services. Bal. |
-54,396 |
| Income & Current Transfers |
53,600 |
Social Indicators
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Males |
Females |
Total |
Latest Available |
Proportion of pop.15-24 who are able to read
and write a simple sentence |
98.4 |
98.8 |
98.6 |
Census 2006 |
| ratio of literate females to males, 15-24
year olds |
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1.1 |
2002 |
| Estimated life expectancy at birth |
67.3 |
73.0 |
70.2 |
Census 2006 |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
(under 1) |
22 |
16 |
19.0 |
Census 2006 |
| Child mortality rates (1-4 years) (per 1000) |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Census 2006 |
| Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000) |
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36.5 |
MOH, 2007 |
| Total fertility rate |
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4.2 |
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Census 2006 |
| Prevalence of underweight children
under-five years of age |
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| Percentage of infants attended by trained personnel |
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100 |
MOH, 2007 |
| Total population, urban |
11860 |
11,798 |
23658 |
Census 2006 |
| Total population, rural |
39912 |
38421 |
78333 |
Census 2006 |
| Median Age |
20.1 |
21.8 |
21.0 |
Census 2006 |
| Sex ratio |
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102 |
Census 2006 |
| Population density (number of people/km2) |
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157 |
Census 2006 |
| Net migration rate (1996-2006) |
-9000 |
-9000 |
-18000 |
Census 2006 |
| Crude Birth Rate (CBR) |
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29 |
Census 2006 |
| Crude Death Rate (CDR) |
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7 |
Census 2006 |
| Rate of natural increase |
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2.2 |
Census 2006 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate |
56.6 |
64.2 |
49.0 |
Census 2006 |
| Women senior level officials in government |
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481 |
2003 |
| Number of crimes reported |
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2,932 |
TPF&FS 2005 |
| Share of poorest quintile in national
consumption |
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Access to safe sustainable access to
improved
drinking water (% population) |
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|
97 |
MOH 2005 |
| Proportion of population with access to
improved sanitation |
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