Kiribati vs Tonga: Fertility rate, total
Kiribati
3.15 births per woman
in 2023
Tonga
3.13 births per woman
in 2023
Kiribati rank
53rd
Tonga rank
54th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.15 births per woman against 3.13 births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.18 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 0.6158 births per woman | Tonga |
| 1980s | 4.87 births per woman | 5.34 births per woman | 0.471 births per woman | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.45 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.1391 births per woman | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.85 births per woman | 4.12 births per woman | 0.2643 births per woman | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.55 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.0314 births per woman | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.2 births per woman | 3.18 births per woman | 0.0175 births per woman | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 3.15 births per woman against 3.13 births per woman in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd 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