Birth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Birth rate was 23.12 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Tonga, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 23.12 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Tonga peaked at 44.62 births per 1,000 people in 1957 and was at its lowest, 23.12 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Tonga 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 43.26 births per 1,000 people | 44.62 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 39.63 births per 1,000 people | 44.3 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.53 births per 1,000 people | 35.62 births per 1,000 people | 38.76 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.87 births per 1,000 people | 33.36 births per 1,000 people | 36.06 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 29.64 births per 1,000 people | 33.29 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.39 births per 1,000 people | 28.4 births per 1,000 people | 30.01 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.98 births per 1,000 people | 23.85 births per 1,000 people | 28.01 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 23.12 births per 1,000 people | 23.63 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 57 Papua New Guinea 24.58 births per 1,000 people compare
- 58 Lesotho 24.11 births per 1,000 people compare
- 59 Eswatini 24.07 births per 1,000 people compare
- 61 Tuvalu 23.07 births per 1,000 people compare
- 62 Micronesia (country) 22.3 births per 1,000 people compare
- 63 Haiti 22.2 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Tonga
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,812 people (2100)
- Population density 163.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Tonga?
- Birth rate in Tonga was 23.12 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 44.62 births per 1,000 people in 1957.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.12 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for birth rate?
- Tonga ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.