Fertility rate: births per woman in Tonga
Tonga: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.13 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Tonga, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3.13 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Tonga peaked at 6.7 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 3.13 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Tonga 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.64 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.34 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 live births per woman | 3.95 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.27 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 live births per woman | 3.13 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 53 Kenya 3.21 live births per woman compare
- 53 Tuvalu 3.21 live births per woman compare
- 55 Kiribati 3.15 live births per woman compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 3.1 live births per woman compare
- 58 Tajikistan 3.07 live births per woman compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 3.01 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.769 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.6943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 68.91 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 71.21 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.8207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 87.33 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Tonga?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Tonga was 3.13 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Tonga ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.