Eswatini vs Tonga: Natural population growth rate
Eswatini
1.6%
in 2023
Tonga
1.7%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
62nd
Tonga rank
61st
Natural population growth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 62nd and Tonga ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Eswatini or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Eswatini and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Tonga rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 62nd and Tonga ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.