Homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga
Tonga: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 1 homicides in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga, 2000–2019
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga is 1 homicides, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga peaked at 3 homicides in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 121st of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2002 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2005 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2009 | 3 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2012 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2019 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.5 homicides, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 homicides | 0 homicides | 3 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 homicides | 0 homicides | 1 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1 homicides compare
- 121 Barbados 1 homicides compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 1 homicides compare
- 121 Grenada 1 homicides compare
- 121 Iceland 1 homicides compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montenegro 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montserrat 1 homicides compare
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Tonga was 1 homicides in 2019, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3 homicides in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Tonga ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .