1. Reported Stateless Persons
There is limited to no data on stateless persons in Tonga and no legislation which explicitly mentions statelessness. Tonga reported zero stateless persons to UNHCR in 2021.
2. Persons at Risk of Statelessness
Those at risk of statelessness in Tonga include children who are registered at birth as ‘illegitimate’, children born to two foreign and/or stateless parents in the territory, and foundling children due to lack of legal safeguards.
