Fertility rate: births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.64 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 3.64 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.53 live births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.64 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 6.2 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.64 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.637 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 50.89 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.73 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 74.25 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.64 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 live births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.