Kenya vs Tonga: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Kenya
2.96
in 2023
Tonga
3.05
in 2023
Kenya rank
55th
Tonga rank
52nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Kenya
  • Tonga
0246195019862023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 3.05 against 2.96 in Kenya, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Kenya ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tonga Difference Ahead
1950s 5.07 5.69 0.6188 Tonga
1960s 5.87 5.81 0.0567 Kenya
1970s 6.12 5.42 0.6941 Kenya
1980s 5.76 5.08 0.6722 Kenya
1990s 4.63 4.41 0.2163 Kenya
2000s 4.28 3.98 0.2917 Kenya
2010s 3.52 3.48 0.0381 Kenya
2020s 3.03 3.1 0.0772 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Kenya or Tonga?
Tonga, at 3.05 against 2.96 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Kenya and Tonga?
0.09, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Kenya ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed