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People Stats: compare key data on Tonga & United States

Definitions

  • Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
  • Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
  • Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
  • Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
  • Age structure > 15-64 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
    Additional details:
    • Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
  • Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
    total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
    youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
    elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
    potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
  • Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
  • Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
  • Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
  • Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
  • Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women: Age at which women are allowed to marry with parental consent.
  • Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
  • Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
  • Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Gender > Gender inequality index: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
  • Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
  • Migration > Foreign worker salaries: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
  • Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
    total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
    youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
    elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
    potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
  • Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
  • Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
    total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
    youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
    elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
    potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
  • Births > Teen motherhood rate: Proportion of women aged 15-19 who have given birth.
  • Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
  • Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
    total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
    youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
    elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
    potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
  • Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
  • Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
  • Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
  • Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
  • Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
  • Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
  • Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women: Legal Age for Marriage.
  • Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
  • Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
  • Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
  • Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Childless women, aged 40-44: Proportion of women who have not given birth by age 40-44.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
  • Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
  • Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
  • GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
  • Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
  • Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
  • Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
  • Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
  • Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
  • Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
  • Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
  • Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
    Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
    Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
    Basic Groupings
       Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
       Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
        Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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  • Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
  • Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
  • Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
  • Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
  • Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
  • Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
  • Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
  • Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
  • Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens: Visa requirement.

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  • International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
  • Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
  • Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
  • Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
  • Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
  • Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
  • Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.
  • Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
  • Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
  • Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
  • Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
  • Density and urbanisation > Rural population growth > Annual %: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
  • Structure > Population ages 0-14 > % of total: Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
  • Structure > Population ages 15-64 > % of total: Population ages 15 to 64 is the percentage of the total population that is in the age group 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
  • Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Total population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000: Male population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Women > Contraceptive prevalence %: People - Women - Contraceptive prevalence (%) 1995-2002
  • Total population > Age 55-59: Total population - Age 55-59, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 20-24 per 1000: Total population - Age 20-24, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total population > Age 35-39: Total population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
  • Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total: Male population - Age 25-29 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total: Total population - Age 35-39 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total: Total population - Age 75-79 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Male population > Age 40-44: Male population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total: Total population - Age 70-74 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total: Total population - Age 65-69 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000: Male population - Age 20-24, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population growth > Annual %: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
  • Male population > Age 35-39: Male population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
  • Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Total population > Age 15-19: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
  • Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total: Total population - Age 20-24 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Age structure > 15-64 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total: Female population - Age 55-59 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Female population > Age 65-69: Female population - Age 65-69, as of April 26, 2005
  • Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total: Male population - Age 30-34 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Female population > Age 70-74: Female population - Age 70-74, as of April 26, 2005
  • Female population > Age 60-64: Female population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005
  • Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Male population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths: Completeness of total death reporting (% of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths). Completeness of total death reporting is the number of total deaths reported by national statistics authorities to the United Nations Statistics Division's Demography Yearbook divided by the number of total deaths estimated by the United Nations Population Division.
  • Female population > Age 25-29 per 1000: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total: Female population - Age 45-49 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
  • Male population > Age 55-59: Male population - Age 55-59, as of April 26, 2005
  • Population ages 65 and above > % of total: Population ages 65 and above is the percentage of the total population that is 65 or older.
  • Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000: Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
  • Density and urbanisation > Rural population > % of total population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
STAT Tonga United States HISTORY
Age distribution > Median age 39.49 years
Ranked 160th.
44.38 years
Ranked 117th. 12% more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 18.65%
Ranked 36th. 12% more than United States
16.71%
Ranked 62nd.

Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 37,909
Ranked 186th.
77.19 million
Ranked 4th. 2036 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 12.35%
Ranked 45th. 10% more than United States
11.22%
Ranked 80th.

Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 25,100
Ranked 186th.
51.86 million
Ranked 4th. 2066 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 62.72%
Ranked 137th.
76.73%
Ranked 93th. 22% more than Tonga

Birth rate 24.12 births/1,000 population
Ranked 65th. 77% more than United States
13.66 births/1,000 population
Ranked 147th.

Death rate 4.87 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 189th.
8.39 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 88th. 72% more than Tonga

Ethnic groups Polynesian, Europeans white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
Gender > Female population 100,611
Ranked 187th.
231.19 million
Ranked 4th. 2298 times more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people 1.1
Ranked 66th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Tonga

Population 106,322
Ranked 190th.
316.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 2978 times more than Tonga

Population > Population growth, past and future 0.459
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than United States
0.122
Ranked 53th.

Population growth 0.459%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than United States
0.122%
Ranked 53th.

Population growth rate 0.14%
Ranked 181st.
0.9%
Ranked 124th. 6 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 25.79%
Ranked 152nd.
32.24%
Ranked 107th. 25% more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 124,898
Ranked 187th.
261.45 million
Ranked 4th. 2093 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 12,760
Ranked 186th.
25.57 million
Ranked 4th. 2004 times more than Tonga

Obesity > Adult obesity rate 57.6%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than United States
33%
Ranked 16th.

Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 55.56%
Ranked 56th. 9% more than United States
51.06%
Ranked 99th.

Population in 2015 104 thousand
Ranked 191st.
325,723 thousand
Ranked 3rd. 3132 times more than Tonga
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 6.1
Ranked 145th.
8.07
Ranked 88th. 32% more than Tonga

Total fertility rate 3.46 children born/woman
Ranked 48th. 68% more than United States
2.06 children born/woman
Ranked 116th.

Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 19.89%
Ranked 151st.
26.71%
Ranked 104th. 34% more than Tonga

Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 0.72
Ranked 62nd. 47% more than United States
0.49
Ranked 133th.

Age structure > 0-14 years 36.2%
Ranked 53th. 81% more than United States
20%
Ranked 156th.

Gender > Male population 102,622
Ranked 187th.
230.88 million
Ranked 4th. 2250 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 52,409
Ranked 190th.
148.96 million
Ranked 3rd. 2842 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 61.46%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than United States
56.58%
Ranked 104th.

Age structure > 65 years and over 6.2%
Ranked 121st.
13.9%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Tonga

Nationality > Noun Tongan(s) American(s)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 32.37%
Ranked 151st.
47.21%
Ranked 101st. 46% more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 6.28%
Ranked 34th. 13% more than United States
5.53%
Ranked 57th.

Physicians density 0.56 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 36th.
2.42 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces 110
Ranked 91st.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 7973 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 40,426
Ranked 190th.
123.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 3053 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 112,915
Ranked 187th.
235.92 million
Ranked 4th. 2089 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 13,175
Ranked 192nd.
51.64 million
Ranked 3rd. 3919 times more than Tonga

Cities > Urban population 47,444
Ranked 185th.
84,460
Ranked 54th. 78% more than Tonga

Nationality > Adjective Tongan American
Sex ratio > Total population 1.01 male(s)/female
Ranked 58th. 4% more than United States
0.97 male(s)/female
Ranked 143th.

Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 12.37%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than United States
11.17%
Ranked 64th.

Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 179th.
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages 677
Ranked 97th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 3129 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 6.48%
Ranked 140th.
11.18%
Ranked 93th. 72% more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people 6.75
Ranked 24th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Tonga

Gender > Sex ratio at birth 1.05
Ranked 92nd. The same as United States
1.05
Ranked 132nd.

Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total 25,149
Ranked 186th.
51.62 million
Ranked 4th. 2052 times more than Tonga

Migration > Net migration rate 0.0
Ranked 92nd.
2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 populati
Ranked 29th.

Future population change 923.2
Ranked 64th.
563,170
Ranked 12th. 610 times more than Tonga

Urban population 24,554.64
Ranked 192nd.
239.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 9754 times more than Tonga

Migration > Net migration > Per capita -77,860.641 per 1 million people
Ranked 177th.
19,148.45 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Median age > Total 21.8 years
Ranked 173th.
37.2 years
Ranked 61st. 71% more than Tonga

Life expectancy at birth > Total population 75.6 years
Ranked 88th.
78.62 years
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Tonga

Urban and rural > Urban population 23,658
Ranked 94th.
249.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 10536 times more than Tonga

Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women 25.6
Ranked 9th.
26.9
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Tonga
Age structure > 15-64 years 57.1%
Ranked 185th.
66.5%
Ranked 101st. 16% more than Tonga

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 36th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 35th.

Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio 65.4%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than United States
29.4%
Ranked 138th.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Men 28
Ranked 8th.
28.8
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Tonga
Gender > Women aged 15-49 43,553
Ranked 186th.
89.8 million
Ranked 4th. 2062 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Child dependency ratio 30.35%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than United States
29.52%
Ranked 37th.

Percentage living in urban areas 33%
Ranked 163th.
80%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Tonga
Migration > Net migration -7,966
Ranked 101st.
5.68 million
Ranked 2nd.

Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Population > CIA Factbook 119,009
Ranked 187th.
303.82 million
Ranked 4th. 2553 times more than Tonga

Teenage pregancy rate 22.39
Ranked 121st.
34.96
Ranked 99th. 56% more than Tonga

Population density 143.84
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than United States
33.22
Ranked 145th.

Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 155th.
1.04 male(s)/female
Ranked 118th. 1% more than Tonga

Percentage living in rural areas. 67%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than United States
20%
Ranked 156th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 127th. 2 times more than United States
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 173th.

Age structure > 25-54 years 33%
Ranked 181st.
40.2%
Ranked 117th. 22% more than Tonga
Urban and rural > Rural population 78,333
Ranked 90th.
59.49 million
Ranked 5th. 759 times more than Tonga

Age structure > 15-24 years 19.2%
Ranked 81st. 40% more than United States
13.7%
Ranked 169th.
Gender > Gender inequality index 0.462
Ranked 58th. 80% more than United States
0.256
Ranked 103th.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people 232.82
Ranked 83th.
805.79
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Tonga

Rural population 77,756.36
Ranked 170th.
56.91 million
Ranked 9th. 732 times more than Tonga

Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin 5
Ranked 169th.
2,368
Ranked 68th. 474 times more than Tonga

Migration > Foreign worker salaries 13.51 million
Ranked 123th.
48.31 billion
Ranked 2nd. 3577 times more than Tonga

Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman 3.86
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than United States
1.89
Ranked 134th.

Age structure > 55-64 years 5.4%
Ranked 149th.
12.3%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Tonga
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 54th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Gender > Female population per thousand people 499.18
Ranked 122nd.
513.11
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Tonga

Future population > Males 59,586
Ranked 190th.
180.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 3029 times more than Tonga

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total 14 years
Ranked 63th.
17 years
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Tonga

Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 26.64
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than United States
12.7
Ranked 144th.

Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.01
Ranked 84th. 1% more than United States
1
Ranked 105th.

Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio 75.7%
Ranked 44th. 50% more than United States
50.4%
Ranked 119th.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area 145.21 sq. km
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than United States
34.06 sq. km
Ranked 158th.

Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people 566.62
Ranked 149th.
677.3
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Tonga

Drinking water source > Improved > Total 100% of population
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than United States
99% of population
Ranked 12th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people 185.31
Ranked 100th. 30% more than United States
142.08
Ranked 154th.

Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19 5%
Ranked 6th.
5.9%
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Tonga

Life expectancy at birth > Female 77.09 years
Ranked 113th.
81.17 years
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Tonga

Hospital bed density 2.6 beds/1,000 population
Ranked 40th.
3 beds/1,000 population
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Tonga

Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio 9.7
Ranked 115th. 2 times more than United States
4.8
Ranked 158th.
Births > Teen motherhood rate 2%
Ranked 3rd.
8%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Tonga

Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people 770.87
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States
192.33
Ranked 67th.

Urbanization 33
Ranked 164th.
77
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Tonga
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio 10.3%
Ranked 82nd.
21%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Tonga
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female
Ranked 61st. 12% more than United States
0.77 male(s)/female
Ranked 132nd.

Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births 11.1
Ranked 125th. 85% more than United States
6
Ranked 149th.

Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people 79.96
Ranked 97th.
186.84
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people 374.74
Ranked 53th. 87% more than United States
200.26
Ranked 139th.

Population, total 104,941
Ranked 189th.
313.91 million
Ranked 4th. 2991 times more than Tonga

Gender ratio > Whole population 96.4%
Ranked 171st.
103.3%
Ranked 65th. 7% more than Tonga

Literacy > Female 99.1%
Ranked 1st. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 15th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male 74.16 years
Ranked 72nd.
76.19 years
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Tonga

Net migration -8,078
Ranked 95th.
5 million
Ranked 1st.

Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19 1.7%
Ranked 4th.
4.2%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Tonga

Maternal mortality rate 110 deaths/100,000 live births
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than United States
21 deaths/100,000 live births
Ranked 135th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total None None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male None None
Urban and rural > Female rural population 38,421
Ranked 79th.
29.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 765 times more than Tonga

Population > CIA Factbook per capita 1.16
Ranked 13th. 16% more than United States
0.999
Ranked 94th.

Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural 4% of population
Ranked 133th. 4 times more than United States
1% of population
Ranked 153th.

Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 18.95
Ranked 133th.
32.73
Ranked 105th. 73% more than Tonga

Languages Tongan (official), English (official) English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people 132.54
Ranked 52nd. Twice as much as United States
66.08
Ranked 135th.

Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people 545.29
Ranked 150th.
622.34
Ranked 81st. 14% more than Tonga

Rural population per 1000 770.17
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than United States
192.58
Ranked 157th.

Marriage, divorce and children > Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Future population > Females 55,702
Ranked 191st.
185.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 3334 times more than Tonga

Fertility > Number of maternal deaths 3
Ranked 158th.
880
Ranked 45th. 293 times more than Tonga

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total 14 years
Ranked 63th.
17 years
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Tonga
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total 11.9%
Ranked 92nd.
17.3%
Ranked 71st. 45% more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people 12.74
Ranked 83th.
36.67
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women 4.4
Ranked 10th. 57% more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female 15.1%
Ranked 3rd.
15.7%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Tonga

Gender > Male population per thousand people 500.82
Ranked 67th. 1% more than United States
496.34
Ranked 103th.

Literacy > Definition can read and write Tongan and/or English age 15 and over can read and write
Marriage, divorce and children > Childless women, aged 40-44 10%
Ranked 2nd.
18%
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females 25.5 years
Ranked 5th.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Tonga
Education expenditures 5% of GDP
Ranked 14th.
5.4% of GDP
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Tonga

Number of under-five deaths 0.0
Ranked 151st.
29,000
Ranked 43th.

Number of infant deaths 0.0
Ranked 147th.
25,000
Ranked 39th.

GDP per capita > Current US$ $4,493.72
Ranked 96th.
$51,748.56
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Tonga

Cities > Urban population per thousand people 0.000224
Ranked 42nd. 846 times more than United States
2.64e-07
Ranked 214th.

Density and urbanisation > Urban population 26,033.34
Ranked 191st.
251.75 million
Ranked 4th. 9670 times more than Tonga

Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people 58.64
Ranked 94th.
131.88
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Tonga

Urbanization > Rate of urbanization None None
Infant mortality rate > Female 12.34 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th. 2 times more than United States
5.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 172nd.

Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 62%
Ranked 142nd.
67.1%
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Tonga

Gender ratio > Babies 93%
Ranked 183th.
95.2%
Ranked 116th. 2% more than Tonga

Urban population per 1000 243.21
Ranked 166th.
810.44
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Tonga

Urban and rural > Male rural population 39,912
Ranked 79th.
30.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 754 times more than Tonga

Urban and rural > Female urban population 11,798
Ranked 83th.
127.55 million
Ranked 1st. 10812 times more than Tonga

Urban and rural > Male urban population 11,860
Ranked 83th.
121.7 million
Ranked 1st. 10261 times more than Tonga

Median age > Both sexes 22.7
Ranked 149th.
36.9
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Tonga
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 2,135
Ranked 197th.
16.26 million
Ranked 4th. 7617 times more than Tonga

Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 20,484
Ranked 187th.
31.26 million
Ranked 6th. 1526 times more than Tonga

Urbanization > Urban population None None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total 14 years
Ranked 57th.
16 years
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Tonga

Infant mortality rate > Male 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than United States
6.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 45th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male 9.9%
Ranked 98th.
18.7%
Ranked 52nd. 89% more than Tonga

Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total 96% of population
Ranked 27th.
100% of population
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Tonga

Number of infant deaths per 1000 0.0
Ranked 147th.
0.0796
Ranked 117th.

Total Population per capita 1.14
Ranked 18th. 12% more than United States
1.01
Ranked 94th.
Gender ratio > Urban population 102%
Ranked 22nd.
105.2%
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Tonga

Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000 198.98
Ranked 50th. 94% more than United States
102.79
Ranked 142nd.

Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 4.3%
Ranked 132nd.
12.7%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Tonga

Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants 0.0
Ranked 144th.
4%
Ranked 6th.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men 163.6
Ranked 88th.
186.6
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Tonga

Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men 119.1
Ranked 116th.
129.9
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Tonga

Religions Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4%
Urban population > Per capita 0.24 per capita
Ranked 171st.
0.808 per capita
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Tonga

Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults 172.59
Ranked 101st. 28% more than United States
134.94
Ranked 138th.

Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia 2.88
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than United States
0.51
Ranked 124th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male 14 years
Ranked 60th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Tonga
Median age > Male 21.3 years
Ranked 175th.
35.9 years
Ranked 61st. 69% more than Tonga

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 14 years
Ranked 13th.
18 years
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Men 1.2
Ranked 9th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Tonga
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female 14 years
Ranked 3rd.
18 years
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Tonga
Density and urbanisation > Rural population 77,933.66
Ranked 165th.
55.26 million
Ranked 10th. 709 times more than Tonga

Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio 97.4
Ranked 18th.
99
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Tonga

Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio 102
Ranked 22nd.
105.2
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Tonga

Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000 360.46
Ranked 23th. 7% more than United States
335.95
Ranked 61st.

Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 2,950
Ranked 197th.
22.43 million
Ranked 4th. 7602 times more than Tonga

Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000 28.66
Ranked 109th.
73.75
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Tonga

Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 33.7%
Ranked 78th. 68% more than United States
20.1%
Ranked 157th.

Female population > Age 15-19 7,480
Ranked 188th.
10.45 million
Ranked 4th. 1397 times more than Tonga
Median age > Female 22.2 years
Ranked 170th.
38.5 years
Ranked 58th. 73% more than Tonga

Cities > Rate of urbanization 1.6%
Ranked 117th. 23% more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 137th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban 98% of population
Ranked 58th.
100% of population
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Tonga

Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita 58.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th. 8 times more than United States
7.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 153th.

Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people 240.69
Ranked 134th.
241.41
Ranked 133th. About the same as Tonga

Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births 14.2
Ranked 123th. 82% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 149th.

Future population > Males per thousand people 499.65
Ranked 75th.
501
Ranked 73th. About the same as Tonga
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens Visa on arrival Visa Waiver Program
International migrant stock, total per 1000 8.15
Ranked 169th.
138.41
Ranked 46th. 17 times more than Tonga

International migrant stock, total 848
Ranked 206th.
42.81 million
Ranked 2nd. 50487 times more than Tonga

Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country 230
Ranked 120th.
2,400
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Tonga

Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39 0.5%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than United States
0.4%
Ranked 13th.

Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000 20.74
Ranked 120th.
53.48
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Tonga

Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 19,633
Ranked 186th.
29.89 million
Ranked 6th. 1522 times more than Tonga

Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada 80
Ranked 192nd.
250,535
Ranked 7th. 3132 times more than Tonga
Total Population > Female 57,552
Ranked 190th.
151.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 2637 times more than Tonga
Migration > International migrant stock > Total 1,163
Ranked 197th.
39.27 million
Ranked 2nd. 33763 times more than Tonga

Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males 28 years
Ranked 6th.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Tonga
Future population > Females per thousand people 479.1
Ranked 163th.
516.35
Ranked 57th. 8% more than Tonga
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80 163.6
Ranked 88th.
186.6
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Tonga

Gender ratio > Aged over 60 119.1%
Ranked 116th.
129.9%
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Tonga

Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65 119.8
Ranked 134th.
138
Ranked 60th. 15% more than Tonga

Male population > Age 25-29 5,233
Ranked 190th.
10.34 million
Ranked 4th. 1975 times more than Tonga
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000 150.53
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
72.63
Ranked 156th.
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
35.37
Ranked 156th.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000 76.45
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
37.27
Ranked 155th.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000 141.26
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United States
69.51
Ranked 151st.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000 38.91
Ranked 57th. 19% more than United States
32.69
Ranked 139th.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000 69.3
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States
33.92
Ranked 150th.
Female population > Age 25-29 4,902
Ranked 190th.
10.02 million
Ranked 4th. 2045 times more than Tonga
Density and urbanisation > Rural population growth > Annual % 0.04%
Ranked 114th.
-0.69%
Ranked 156th.

Structure > Population ages 0-14 > % of total 37.45%
Ranked 50th. 84% more than United States
20.33%
Ranked 131st.

Structure > Population ages 15-64 > % of total 56.71%
Ranked 141st.
66.9%
Ranked 68th. 18% more than Tonga

Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.01
Ranked 138th.
4.52
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Tonga
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000 9.88
Ranked 126th.
21.8
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Tonga
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females per 1000 190.71
Ranked 54th. 94% more than United States
98.29
Ranked 142nd.

Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 41
Ranked 107th.
76
Ranked 18th. 85% more than Tonga
Total population > Age 55-59 2,480
Ranked 201st.
18.07 million
Ranked 3rd. 7285 times more than Tonga
Total population > Age 20-24 per 1000 113.79
Ranked 16th. 61% more than United States
70.89
Ranked 156th.
Total population > Age 35-39 8,034
Ranked 191st.
21.03 million
Ranked 3rd. 2617 times more than Tonga
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.56
Ranked 28th. 32% more than United States
3.46
Ranked 185th.
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 7.01
Ranked 98th.
7.05
Ranked 97th. 1% more than Tonga
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.78
Ranked 138th.
2.46
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Tonga
Male population > Age 40-44 2,448
Ranked 204th.
11.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 4537 times more than Tonga
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.28
Ranked 128th.
2.85
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Tonga
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.71
Ranked 131st.
3.48
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Tonga
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males per 1000 356.48
Ranked 31st. 6% more than United States
334.85
Ranked 68th.

Male population > Age 20-24 per 1000 57.95
Ranked 16th. 59% more than United States
36.39
Ranked 154th.
Urban and rural > Female urban population per thousand people 116.1
Ranked 75th.
412.36
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Tonga

Population growth > Annual % 0.32%
Ranked 160th.
0.96%
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Tonga

Male population > Age 35-39 4,145
Ranked 189th.
10.54 million
Ranked 3rd. 2543 times more than Tonga
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+ 74.8%
Ranked 96th. 8% more than United States
69.3%
Ranked 131st.

Total population > Age 15-19 15,198
Ranked 188th.
21.46 million
Ranked 4th. 1412 times more than Tonga
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2
Ranked 165th.
264,763
Ranked 12th. 132382 times more than Tonga

Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 10.02
Ranked 40th. 43% more than United States
7.02
Ranked 176th.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 36,699
Ranked 187th.
101.83 million
Ranked 4th. 2775 times more than Tonga

Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 37,108
Ranked 190th.
102.16 million
Ranked 4th. 2753 times more than Tonga

Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.31
Ranked 151st.
3.12
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Tonga
Female population > Age 65-69 1,103
Ranked 195th.
5.54 million
Ranked 3rd. 5026 times more than Tonga
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.86
Ranked 70th. 17% more than United States
3.29
Ranked 160th.
Female population > Age 70-74 833
Ranked 197th.
4.7 million
Ranked 3rd. 5641 times more than Tonga
Female population > Age 60-64 1,312
Ranked 195th.
7.06 million
Ranked 3rd. 5383 times more than Tonga
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000 1.83
Ranked 144th.
7.24
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Tonga
Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United States
97.54%
Ranked 37th.

Female population > Age 25-29 per 1000 48.55
Ranked 15th. 43% more than United States
33.92
Ranked 155th.
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.61
Ranked 206th.
3.86
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Tonga
Male population > Age 55-59 981
Ranked 205th.
8.75 million
Ranked 3rd. 8924 times more than Tonga
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 5.99%
Ranked 78th.
12.31%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Tonga

Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000 0.0956
Ranked 111th. 8 times more than United States
0.0121
Ranked 157th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 53th.
15 years
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Tonga

Density and urbanisation > Rural population > % of total population 74.96%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than United States
18%
Ranked 160th.

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