Mongolia vs Tokelau: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mongolia
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Tokelau
2.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Mongolia rank
74th
Tokelau rank
77th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mongolia
  • Tokelau
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.61 live births per woman in Tokelau, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 74th and Tokelau ranks 77th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 5 and Tokelau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Tokelau Difference Ahead
1950s 6.03 live births per woman 5.45 live births per woman 0.5747 live births per woman Mongolia
1960s 7.23 live births per woman 5.52 live births per woman 1.71 live births per woman Mongolia
1970s 7.01 live births per woman 4.51 live births per woman 2.5 live births per woman Mongolia
1980s 5.33 live births per woman 4.21 live births per woman 1.11 live births per woman Mongolia
1990s 2.98 live births per woman 4.41 live births per woman 1.43 live births per woman Tokelau
2000s 2.21 live births per woman 3.5 live births per woman 1.29 live births per woman Tokelau
2010s 2.86 live births per woman 2.97 live births per woman 0.1078 live births per woman Tokelau
2020s 2.8 live births per woman 2.66 live births per woman 0.1408 live births per woman Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mongolia or Tokelau?
Mongolia, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.61 live births per woman in Tokelau as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Mongolia and Tokelau?
0.08 live births per woman, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tokelau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Tokelau rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Mongolia ranks 74th and Tokelau ranks 77th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.