What is birth rate by women's age group in Tonga?

Birth rate by women's age group in Tonga was 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 65.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 21.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2003.

How does Tonga rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Tonga ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Tonga

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Tonga
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tonga: Birth rate by women's age group was 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

125th

of 236 countries

All-time high

65.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

All-time low

21.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2003

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Tonga, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Tonga is 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Tonga peaked at 65.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 21.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2003.

That places Tonga 125th 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	62.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	57.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	65.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	54.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	52.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	56.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	57.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	54.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	59.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	46.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	35.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	57.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	25.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	21.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	32.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	22.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	21.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	23.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	24.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	23.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	26.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	24.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	24.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	24.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Tonga

122 Northern Mariana Islands 26.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
123 Thailand 26.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
124 Morocco 25.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
126 Slovakia 24.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
127 Bahamas 24.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
128 French Polynesia 24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Tonga?: Birth rate by women's age group in Tonga was 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 65.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 21.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2003.
How does Tonga rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Tonga ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.