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Population: 108 207 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: 0.81% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 26.43 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.07 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.23 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 38.57 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.54 years
male: 67.51 years
female: 71.96 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.63 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Tongan(s)
adjective: Tongan
Ethnic groups: Polynesian Europeans about 300
Religions: Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30 000 adherents)
Languages: Tongan English
Literacy:
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.7% (1996 est.)
