Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Papua New Guinea
3.07 births per woman
in 2024
Tonga
3.1 births per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Tonga rank
54th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga
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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. contraceptive prevalence, 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. contraceptive prevalence 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. contraceptive prevalence?
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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.