Tonga
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 6.9%
- people aged 65 or older
- 7.1K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 10.7%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 18.3 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 5.8%
- women 3.4%, men 9.2%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2019
Languages
3 languages, 2 of them endangered
- NiueanDefinitely endangered
- Niuafo'ouVulnerable
- Tongan
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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