Papua New Guinea vs Tokelau: Share of births by age of mother
Papua New Guinea
10.7%
in 2023
Tokelau
10.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
Tokelau rank
77th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tokelau
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.7% against 10.6% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and Tokelau ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.9% | 15.6% | 5.7% | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 15.5% | 6.1% | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 15.4% | 4.9% | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 13.1% | 0.4% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.7% | 0.5% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.5% | 0.1% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 14.7% | 3.5% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 13.4% | 2.7% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Papua New Guinea or Tokelau?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.7% against 10.6% in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tokelau rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and Tokelau ranks 77th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.