Kazakhstan vs Tonga: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Kazakhstan
2.98 births per woman
in 2024
Tonga
3.1 births per woman
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Tonga rank
54th

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 3.1 births per woman against 2.98 births per woman in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.12 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 4.02 births per woman 6.43 births per woman 2.4 births per woman Tonga
1970s 3.38 births per woman 5.8 births per woman 2.41 births per woman Tonga
1980s 3.08 births per woman 5.34 births per woman 2.27 births per woman Tonga
1990s 2.3 births per woman 4.59 births per woman 2.29 births per woman Tonga
2000s 2.24 births per woman 4.12 births per woman 1.88 births per woman Tonga
2010s 2.73 births per woman 3.58 births per woman 0.8467 births per woman Tonga
2020s 3.1 births per woman 3.17 births per woman 0.0672 births per woman Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Kazakhstan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 3.1 births per woman against 2.98 births per woman in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Kazakhstan and Tonga?
0.12 births per woman, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tonga?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
Kazakhstan ranks 57th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.