Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tonga
Tonga: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 3.13 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tonga, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3.13 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tonga peaked at 6.7 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 3.13, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 55th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.68 | 6.64 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.43 | 6.17 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.65 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.34 | 5.01 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 | 4.23 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 | 3.95 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 | 3.27 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 52 Kenya 3.21 compare
- 52 Tuvalu 3.21 compare
- 54 Kiribati 3.15 compare
- 56 Papua New Guinea 3.1 compare
- 57 Tajikistan 3.07 compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 3.01 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tonga
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.444 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1077 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1077 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1324 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2074 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tonga?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tonga was 3.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Tonga ranks 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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