Kenya vs Tonga: Fertility rate, total
Kenya
3.21 births per woman
in 2023
Tonga
3.13 births per woman
in 2023
Kenya rank
51st
Tonga rank
54th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.21 births per woman against 3.13 births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 51st and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 2 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7 births per woman | 5.34 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.52 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.9305 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.86 births per woman | 4.12 births per woman | 0.739 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.87 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.2895 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.29 births per woman | 3.18 births per woman | 0.1035 births per woman | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kenya or Tonga?
- Kenya, at 3.21 births per woman against 3.13 births per woman in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kenya and Tonga?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Kenya ranks 51st and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release