Kiribati vs Tonga: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Kiribati
3.15 live births per woman
in 2023
Tonga
3.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
55th
Tonga rank
56th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.15 live births per woman against 3.13 live births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Kiribati ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.29 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.3883 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1960s | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 0.1852 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1970s | 5.18 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 0.6158 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1980s | 4.87 live births per woman | 5.34 live births per woman | 0.471 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.45 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.1391 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.85 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.2643 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.55 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.0314 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.2 live births per woman | 3.18 live births per woman | 0.0175 live births per woman | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 3.15 live births per woman against 3.13 live births per woman in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Kiribati ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.