Tonga vs Tuvalu: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Tonga
3.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Tonga rank
56th
Tuvalu rank
53rd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 3.21 live births per woman against 3.13 live births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 56th and Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.68 live births per woman | 5.34 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1960s | 6.43 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1980s | 5.34 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.59 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | 0.6905 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 2000s | 4.12 live births per woman | 3.57 live births per woman | 0.5449 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.37 live births per woman | 0.2123 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.18 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 0.0765 live births per woman | Tuvalu |
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, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 3.21 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 Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Tonga ranks 56th and Tuvalu ranks 53rd 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.