Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau
Tokelau: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.6 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau is 2.6 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau peaked at 5.73 live births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.6 live births per woman, in 2024.
Tokelau ranks 78th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.12 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.22 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 5.31 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 5.38 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 5.39 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 5.5 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 5.6 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 5.62 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.67 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 5.71 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.73 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 5.72 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.69 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.66 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.62 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 5.55 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 5.46 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 5.37 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 5.27 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 5.16 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 5.04 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4.93 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.8 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.66 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 4.52 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 4.41 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.32 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.22 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.16 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 4.1 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.08 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.06 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.05 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.09 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.15 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.19 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 4.26 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.33 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.42 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.51 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.56 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.61 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.58 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.52 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.47 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.38 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.27 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.14 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 4 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.82 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.67 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 3.57 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.51 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.47 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.44 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.42 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.38 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.25 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.16 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.04 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.99 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.92 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.86 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.81 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.78 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.71 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.68 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.65 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.61 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6 live births per woman | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.12 live births per woman | 5.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.52 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 5.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 live births per woman | 4.05 live births per woman | 4.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 live births per woman | 4 live births per woman | 4.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 3.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 5 |
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More education data for Tokelau
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 78 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 25.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Tokelau was 2.6 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 live births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Tokelau rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Tokelau ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tokelau data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.