Kiribati vs Tonga: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Kiribati
3.12 births per woman
in 2024
Tonga
3.1 births per woman
in 2024
Kiribati rank
53rd
Tonga rank
54th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.12 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.24 births per woman | 6.43 births per woman | 0.1852 births per woman | Tonga |
| 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 | 3.19 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 0.0188 births per woman | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 3.12 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd 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
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.