Fertility Rate: Tonga
Tonga's fertility rate is currently 3.1 births per woman as of 2024. # Tonga Fertility Rate Tonga's fertility rate reached 3.
Current (2024)
3.1 births per woman
-0.9% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.651 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.1 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Tonga
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Tonga
Analysis# Tonga Fertility Rate
Tonga's fertility rate reached 3.1 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the nation's recorded demographic history. This represents a dramatic 53.4% decline from the 1960 peak of 6.651 births per woman. The current rate sits at the intersection of Tonga's all-time low and recent stabilization, following decades of steady downward movement across the full 1960–2024 period.
The consistent year-over-year decreases from 2015 onward reveal a sustained demographic transition. Annual fertility dropped from 3.54 in 2015 to 3.1 in 2024—a reduction of 0.44 births per woman in just nine years. This linear downward trajectory suggests Tonga continues its shift toward smaller family sizes, driven by increased educational access, economic development, and changing social patterns. The rate's stabilization near current levels indicates the transition may be nearing completion.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 2023 | 3.129 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 2022 | 3.171 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 2021 | 3.198 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 2020 | 3.234 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 2019 | 3.274 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2018 | 3.326 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 2017 | 3.388 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 2016 | 3.463 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 2015 | 3.54 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 2014 | 3.619 births per woman | -2.08% |
| 2013 | 3.696 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 2012 | 3.768 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 2011 | 3.829 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 2010 | 3.879 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 2009 | 3.946 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 2008 | 4.012 births per woman | -1.81% |
| 2007 | 4.086 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 2006 | 4.141 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 2005 | 4.195 births per woman | +0.22% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.186 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 2003 | 4.175 births per woman | +0.89% |
| 2002 | 4.138 births per woman | +0.27% |
| 2001 | 4.127 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 2000 | 4.159 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1999 | 4.228 births per woman | -1.88% |
| 1998 | 4.309 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1997 | 4.378 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 1996 | 4.455 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 1995 | 4.563 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 1994 | 4.658 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1993 | 4.726 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1992 | 4.787 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 1991 | 4.852 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 1990 | 4.929 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1989 | 5.006 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 1988 | 5.103 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 1987 | 5.192 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1986 | 5.273 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1985 | 5.344 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1984 | 5.407 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1983 | 5.45 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1982 | 5.497 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1981 | 5.554 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 1980 | 5.599 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1979 | 5.647 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 5.684 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 1977 | 5.699 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 1976 | 5.726 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1975 | 5.746 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1974 | 5.765 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1973 | 5.801 births per woman | -1.04% |
| 1972 | 5.862 births per woman | -1.61% |
| 1971 | 5.958 births per woman | -1.86% |
| 1970 | 6.071 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1969 | 6.166 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1968 | 6.226 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1967 | 6.293 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1966 | 6.349 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 1965 | 6.408 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1964 | 6.464 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1963 | 6.517 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1962 | 6.571 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1961 | 6.61 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1960 | 6.651 births per woman | — |
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