Crude birth rate — all countries

Crude birth rate — Sao Tome and Principe

Crude birth rate in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 28.1 per 1,000. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 36.9%.

2024 28.1 per 1,000 −0.32% vs 2023
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 44.6 per 1,0001961
Period minimum 28.1 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 people

Crude birth rate — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.6 per 1,0001962: 42.7 per 1,0001964: 39.7 per 1,0001966: 38 per 1,0001968: 37.8 per 1,0001970: 38.8 per 1,0001972: 39.9 per 1,0001974: 40.6 per 1,0001976: 41.1 per 1,0001978: 41.4 per 1,0001980: 41.6 per 1,0001982: 41.3 per 1,0001984: 41.1 per 1,0001986: 41 per 1,0001988: 40.9 per 1,0001990: 40.7 per 1,0001992: 40.2 per 1,0001994: 39.4 per 1,0001996: 39.3 per 1,0001998: 39.2 per 1,0002000: 39.7 per 1,0002002: 39.8 per 1,0002004: 39.2 per 1,0002006: 38.9 per 1,0002008: 38.5 per 1,0002010: 37.3 per 1,0002012: 36.4 per 1,0002014: 34.3 per 1,0002016: 31.7 per 1,0002018: 29.8 per 1,0002020: 28.6 per 1,0002022: 28.3 per 1,0002024: 28.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −16.5 (−36.95%) Average annual rate: -0.72 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 28.1 per 1,000
World 16.3 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.8 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 39 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 20.2 per 1,000
Crude birth rate — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 28.1 −0.1 −0.32%
2023 28.2 −0.1 −0.33%
2022 28.3 −0.2 −0.85%
2021 28.5 −0.1 −0.44%
2020 28.6 −0.6 −2%
2019 29.2 −0.6 −1.93%
2018 29.8 −0.8 −2.49%
2017 30.6 −1.1 −3.56%
2016 31.7 −1.3 −4.04%
2015 33 −1.2 −3.63%
2014 34.3 −1.1 −3.09%
2013 35.4 −1 −2.76%
2012 36.4 −0.5 −1.31%
2011 36.8 −0.5 −1.28%
2010 37.3 −0.6 −1.5%
2009 37.9 −0.6 −1.5%
2008 38.5 −0.4 −1.15%
2007 38.9 +0.1 +0.16%
2006 38.9 −0.1 −0.33%
2005 39 −0.2 −0.58%
2004 39.2 −0.3 −0.87%
2003 39.6 −0.3 −0.73%
2002 39.8 −0.1 −0.31%
2001 40 +0.2 +0.55%
2000 39.7 +0.3 +0.78%
1999 39.4 +0.2 +0.55%
1998 39.2 +0.1 +0.14%
1997 39.2 −0.2 −0.44%
1996 39.3 −0.2 −0.5%
1995 39.5 +0.1 +0.35%
1994 39.4 −0.4 −1.01%
1993 39.8 −0.4 −1.06%
1992 40.2 −0.4 −1.02%
1991 40.7 −0.1 −0.24%
1990 40.7 −0.1 −0.27%
1989 40.9 −0.1 −0.17%
1988 40.9 −0 −0.11%
1987 41 −0 −0.06%
1986 41 −0 −0.1%
1985 41 −0.1 −0.17%
1984 41.1 −0.1 −0.27%
1983 41.2 −0.1 −0.28%
1982 41.3 −0.2 −0.47%
1981 41.5 −0.1 −0.21%
1980 41.6 +0 +0.09%
1979 41.6 +0.1 +0.35%
1978 41.4 +0.2 +0.38%
1977 41.3 +0.2 +0.46%
1976 41.1 +0.2 +0.53%
1975 40.9 +0.3 +0.63%
1974 40.6 +0.3 +0.74%
1973 40.3 +0.4 +0.92%
1972 39.9 +0.5 +1.15%
1971 39.5 +0.7 +1.76%
1970 38.8 +0.6 +1.62%
1969 38.2 +0.4 +1.06%
1968 37.8 +0.1 +0.21%
1967 37.7 −0.3 −0.72%
1966 38 −0.7 −1.71%
1965 38.6 −1 −2.62%
1964 39.7 −1.4 −3.39%
1963 41.1 −1.7 −3.92%
1962 42.7 −1.9 −4.23%
1961 44.6 +0.1 +0.18%
1960 44.6

About the indicator

The crude birth rate is the number of live births during a year per 1,000 people of the mid-year population. Unlike the total fertility rate it depends not only on the intensity of childbearing but also on age structure: in a young country the rate comes out higher at the same number of births per woman.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.