WTMG Intelligence
Tonga Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Tonga's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score28.5270
Global RMOS Rank#163 of 171
Migration Momentum20.9
International Migrant Stock3,581
Migrant Share3.4%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Tonga's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS28.5270
Global rank#163
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 95.3%
Migrant-stock rank#167 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#167 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 20.9 | 25% | 5.2372 |
| Migrant Market Size | 2.9 | 20% | 0.5848 |
| Migrant Share | 38.8 | 15% | 5.8235 |
| GDP per Capita | 39.9 | 15% | 5.9831 |
| GDP Growth | 26.0 | 10% | 2.5989 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 55.5 | 10% | 5.5495 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 28.5270 | ||
Tonga migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Tonga Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock3,581
2020 migrant stock3,742
2015 migrant stock3,954
2020-2024 change-161 (-4.3%)
2015-2024 change-373 (-9.4%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Tonga
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fiji | 450 | 470 | 499 | -20 (-4.3%) |
| #2 | Samoa | 208 | 217 | 230 | -9 (-4.1%) |
| #3 | India | 169 | 177 | 188 | -8 (-4.5%) |
| #4 | China | 109 | 114 | 122 | -5 (-4.4%) |
| #5 | Japan | 62 | 65 | 70 | -3 (-4.6%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Tonga
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Zealand | 29,981 | 28,005 | 24,561 | +1,976 (+7.1%) |
| #2 | Australia | 19,464 | 15,295 | 11,862 | +4,169 (+27.3%) |
| #3 | Fiji | 1,389 | 1,362 | 1,332 | +27 (+2.0%) |
| #4 | Guinea | 901 | 932 | 972 | -31 (-3.3%) |
| #5 | Samoa | 57 | 60 | 65 | -3 (-5.0%) |
| #6 | Niue | 47 | 47 | 48 | 0 (0.0%) |
| #7 | Vanuatu | 31 | 30 | 30 | +1 (+3.3%) |
| #8 | Denmark | 18 | 20 | 20 | -2 (-10.0%) |
| #9 | Norway | 6 | 5 | 5 | +1 (+20.0%) |
| #10 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
55.5
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Tonga against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Tonga | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 28.5 | 55.8 | -27.2 |
| Migration Momentum | 20.9 | 60.1 | -39.2 |
| Migrant Market Size | 2.9 | 50.3 | -47.4 |
| Migrant Share | 38.8 | 50.0 | -11.2 |
| GDP per Capita | 39.9 | 51.1 | -11.2 |
| GDP Growth | 26.0 | 50.6 | -24.6 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 55.5 | 67.0 | -11.5 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.