Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga
Tonga: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 3.13 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.13 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.7 live births per woman
in 1953
All-time low
3.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga stood at 3.13 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga peaked at 6.7 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 3.13 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Tonga 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.7 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.69 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.69 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.7 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.68 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.65 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 6.65 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.64 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 6.61 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.57 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 6.35 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.23 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 6.17 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 6.07 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 5.96 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 5.86 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.8 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.76 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.75 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.73 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.7 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.68 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.65 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.6 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 5.55 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.5 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 5.45 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.41 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.34 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.27 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 5.19 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 5.1 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.01 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.93 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.85 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.79 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.73 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.66 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.56 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.46 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.38 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.31 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.23 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.16 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 4.13 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.14 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.17 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.19 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.14 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.09 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.01 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.95 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.83 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.77 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.62 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.54 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.46 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.39 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.33 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.27 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.23 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.13 live births per woman | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.64 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.34 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 live births per woman | 3.95 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.27 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 live births per woman | 3.13 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 53 Kenya 3.21 live births per woman compare
- 53 Tuvalu 3.21 live births per woman compare
- 55 Kiribati 3.15 live births per woman compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 3.1 live births per woman compare
- 58 Tajikistan 3.07 live births per woman compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 3.01 live births per woman compare
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tonga was 3.13 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Tonga ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.