Homicides in Tonga
Tonga: Homicides was 1 homicides in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Tonga, 1995–2019
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
Tonga recorded 1 homicides for homicides in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.0% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Tonga peaked at 10 homicides in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 172nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 homicides | 2 homicides | 2 homicides | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.6 homicides | 1 homicides | 8 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 homicides | 1 homicides | 10 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 173 American Samoa 0 homicides compare
- 173 Isle of Man 0 homicides compare
- 173 Montserrat 0 homicides compare
- 173 Saint Helena 0 homicides compare
- 173 San Marino 0 homicides compare
- 173 Tuvalu 0 homicides compare
- 173 Vatican 0 homicides compare
More social development data for Tonga
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 65 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.73 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,324 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 29 (2025)
- Freedom Score 79 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Tonga?
- Homicides 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 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 10 homicides in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for homicides?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.