Kenya vs Tonga: Fertility rate, total

Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Tonga
3.1 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Tonga rank
54th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Kenya
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.17 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Tonga, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 52nd and Tonga ranks 54th of 217 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 7.85 births per woman 6.43 births per woman 1.43 births per woman Kenya
1970s 7.8 births per woman 5.8 births per woman 2 births per woman Kenya
1980s 7 births per woman 5.34 births per woman 1.65 births per woman Kenya
1990s 5.52 births per woman 4.59 births per woman 0.9305 births per woman Kenya
2000s 4.86 births per woman 4.12 births per woman 0.739 births per woman Kenya
2010s 3.87 births per woman 3.58 births per woman 0.2895 births per woman Kenya
2020s 3.26 births per woman 3.17 births per woman 0.0962 births per woman Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Kenya or Tonga?
Kenya, at 3.17 births per woman against 3.1 births per woman in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Kenya and Tonga?
0.07 births per woman, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Kenya ranks 52nd and Tonga ranks 54th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.