Ethnic identity
In the New Zealand census, people are asked to indicate the ethnic group or groups with which they identified. The numbers include those who indicated more than one group.
- 2006 census: 50,478
- 2013 census: 60,333
- 2018 census: 82,389
Country of birth
The New Zealand census figures listed here show the number of residents born in Tonga.
- 1874 census: 7
- 1921 census: 228
- 1951 census: 608
- 1976 census: 3,965
- 2001 census: 18,054
- 2006 census: 20,523
- 2013 census: 22,413
- 2018 census: 26,856