Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Birth rate
Micronesia (country)
22.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
23.12 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
62nd
Tonga rank
60th
Birth rate over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 23.12 births per 1,000 people against 22.3 births per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.82 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 62nd and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.99 births per 1,000 people | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.7241 births per 1,000 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 43.56 births per 1,000 people | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.45 births per 1,000 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 43.35 births per 1,000 people | 36.53 births per 1,000 people | 6.82 births per 1,000 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 39.08 births per 1,000 people | 34.87 births per 1,000 people | 4.2 births per 1,000 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 32.97 births per 1,000 people | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 1.41 births per 1,000 people | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 28.81 births per 1,000 people | 29.39 births per 1,000 people | 0.5767 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 23.82 births per 1,000 people | 25.98 births per 1,000 people | 2.16 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 22.55 births per 1,000 people | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 0.8553 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 23.12 births per 1,000 people against 22.3 births per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?
- 0.82 births per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Tonga rank globally for birth rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 62nd 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.