Birth rate vs. death rate in Tonga
Tonga: Birth rate vs. death rate was 23.12 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate vs. death 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
In 2023, birth rate vs. death rate in Tonga stood at 23.12 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death 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.
Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 health data for Tonga
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,294 (2025)
- Population, male 47.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,186 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate vs. death rate in Tonga?
- Birth rate vs. death 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 vs. death rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 44.62 births per 1,000 people in 1957.
- What is the lowest birth rate vs. death 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 vs. death rate?
- Tonga ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate vs. death 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 vs. death 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.