Tonga vs Tuvalu: Birth rate
Tonga
23.12 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
23.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga rank
60th
Tuvalu rank
61st
Birth rate over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 23.12 births per 1,000 people against 23.07 births per 1,000 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tonga ranks 60th and Tuvalu ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 46.05 births per 1,000 people | 1.78 births per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 33.61 births per 1,000 people | 8.5 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 36.53 births per 1,000 people | 29.77 births per 1,000 people | 6.77 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 34.87 births per 1,000 people | 36.17 births per 1,000 people | 1.3 births per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 30.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.5634 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 29.39 births per 1,000 people | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 5.98 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 25.98 births per 1,000 people | 23.46 births per 1,000 people | 2.52 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 24.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.6333 births per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tonga, at 23.12 births per 1,000 people against 23.07 births per 1,000 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Tonga 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 birth rate?
- Tonga ranks 60th and Tuvalu ranks 61st 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.