Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Fertility rate, total
Papua New Guinea
3.1 births per woman
in 2023
Tonga
3.13 births per woman
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Tonga rank
54th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.13 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.19 births per woman | 3.18 births per woman | 0.0053 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.13 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total 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?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th 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