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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Tongan, English
1991 Tongan, English
1992 Tongan, English
1993 Tongan, English
1994 Tongan, English
1995 Tongan, English
1996 Tongan, English
1997 Tongan, English
1998 Tongan, English
1999 Tongan, English
2000 Tongan, English
2001 Tongan, English
2002 Tongan, English
2003 Tongan, English
2004 Tongan, English
2005 Tongan, English
2006 Tongan, English
2007 Tongan, English
2008 Tongan, English
2009 Tongan, English
2010 Tongan (official), English (official)
2011 Tongan (official), English (official)
2012 Tongan (official), English (official)
2013 Tongan (official), English (official)
2014 English and Tongan 87%, Tongan (official) 10.7%, English (official) 1.2%, other 1.1%, uspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)
2015 English and Tongan 87%, Tongan (official) 10.7%, English (official) 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)
2016 English and Tongan 87%, Tongan (official) 10.7%, English (official) 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)
2017 English and Tongan 87%, Tongan (official) 10.7%, English (official) 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)
2018 Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2% (2016 est.) | note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language
2019 Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2% (2016 est.) | note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language
2020 Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2% (2016 est.) | note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language
2021 Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2% (2016 est.) note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language
2022 Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2% (2016 est.) note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language
2023 Tongan only 85%, Tongan and other language 13.9%, Tongan not used at home 1.1% (2021 est.) note: data represent language use at home of persons aged 5 and older
2024 Tongan only 85%, Tongan and other language 13.9%, Tongan not used at home 1.1% (2021 est.) note: data represent language use at home of persons aged 5 and older
2025 Tongan only 85%, Tongan and other language 13.9%, Tongan not used at home 1.1% (2021 est.) note: data represent language use at home of persons aged 5 and older