Digital 2022: Tokelau
This page contains an overview of essential headlines for digital adoption and use in Tokelau in 2022.
You’ll find a handy summary of these headlines in the “overview graphic” section below, but let’s start by taking a look at the essential headlines for digital adoption and use in Tokelau this year.
Tokelau’s population in 2022
Tokelau’s total population was 1,373 in January 2022.
Data show that Tokelau’s population increased by 14 (+1.0 percent) between 2021 and 2022.
49.8 percent of Tokelau’s population is female, while 50.2 percent of the population is male.
Note: gender data are currently only available for “female” and “male”.
Tokelau’s population by age
The median age of the population in Tokelau is 25.0.
Internet use in Tokelau in 2022
There were 827 internet users in Tokelau in January 2022.
Tokelau’s internet penetration rate stood at 60.2 percent of the total population at the start of 2022.
For perspective, these user figures reveal that 546 people in Tokelau did not use the internet at the start of 2022, meaning that 39.8 percent of the population remained offline at the beginning of the year.
However, issues relating to COVID-19 continue to impact research into internet adoption, so actual internet user figures may be higher than these published numbers suggest (see here for further details).
For the latest insights into internet adoption and use around the world, follow our regular Global Statshot reports.
Social media statistics for Tokelau in 2022
There were 650 social media users in Tokelau in January 2022.
The number of social media users in Tokelau at the start of 2022 was equivalent to 47.3 percent of the total population, but it’s important to note that social media users may not represent unique individuals (see our detailed notes on data to learn why).
Kepios analysis reveals that social media users in Tokelau increased by 150 (+30.0 percent) between 2021 and 2022.
Mobile connections in Tokelau in 2022
Data from GSMA Intelligence shows that there were 981 cellular mobile connections in Tokelau at the start of 2022.
However, note that many people around the world make use of more than one mobile connection – for example, they might have one connection for personal use, and another one for work – so it’s not unusual for mobile connection figures to significantly exceed figures for total population.
GSMA Intelligence’s numbers indicate that mobile connections in Tokelau were equivalent to 71.4 percent of the total population in January 2022.
The number of mobile connections in Tokelau increased by 31 (+3.3 percent) between 2021 and 2022.
Additional resources
Just before we get to the full report, here are some suggestions for further reading, which will provide additional context for our full set of Digital 2022 numbers for Tokelau:
Read our complete Digital 2022 Global Overview Report to get a comprehensive overview of the “state of digital” around the world in 2022.
Click here to see all of the Global Digital Reports we’ve published on Tokelau over the past decade.
Explore all of our reports on countries in Oceania by clicking here.
Visit our complete online reports library to find all of the (free!) reports in the Global Digital Reports series.
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Overview graphic
An Overview of Digital in Tokelau in 2022 DataReportal