Eswatini vs Tonga: Birth rate
Eswatini
24.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
23.12 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eswatini rank
59th
Tonga rank
60th
Birth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Tonga
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 24.07 births per 1,000 people against 23.12 births per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.95 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 59th and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.58 births per 1,000 people | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 4.32 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 47.53 births per 1,000 people | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 5.43 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 50.11 births per 1,000 people | 36.53 births per 1,000 people | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 46.43 births per 1,000 people | 34.87 births per 1,000 people | 11.56 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 35.8 births per 1,000 people | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 4.25 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 32.33 births per 1,000 people | 29.39 births per 1,000 people | 2.94 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 28.5 births per 1,000 people | 25.98 births per 1,000 people | 2.53 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 1.36 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Eswatini or Tonga?
- Eswatini, at 24.07 births per 1,000 people against 23.12 births per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Eswatini and Tonga?
- 0.95 births per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Tonga rank globally for birth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 59th and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.