Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Birth rate
Papua New Guinea
24.58 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
23.12 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Tonga rank
60th
Birth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.58 births per 1,000 people against 23.12 births per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 1.46 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.41 births per 1,000 people | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 2.14 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 44.65 births per 1,000 people | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 2.54 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 41.49 births per 1,000 people | 36.53 births per 1,000 people | 4.95 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 37.62 births per 1,000 people | 34.87 births per 1,000 people | 2.74 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 35.37 births per 1,000 people | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 3.81 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.92 births per 1,000 people | 29.39 births per 1,000 people | 3.53 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.61 births per 1,000 people | 25.98 births per 1,000 people | 2.63 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.35 births per 1,000 people | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 1.95 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Papua New Guinea, at 24.58 births per 1,000 people against 23.12 births per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 1.46 births per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for birth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.