Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.1 births per woman against 3.07 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 births per woman | 6.43 births per woman | 0.2497 births per woman | Tonga |
| 1970s | 6.07 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 0.2695 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.48 births per woman | 5.34 births per woman | 0.1378 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.86 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.2675 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.25 births per woman | 4.12 births per woman | 0.1293 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.59 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.0161 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.17 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 0.0014 births per woman | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.1 births per woman against 3.07 births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.