Kenya vs Tonga: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Kenya

3.21 live births per woman

in 2023

Tonga

3.13 live births per woman

in 2023

Kenya rank

53rd

Tonga rank

56th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Kenya
Tonga

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.13 live births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.079 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kenya ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.