Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Afghanistan was 4.84 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.64 in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Sao Tome
1960	7.28	6.24
1961	7.28	6.26
1962	7.29	6.28
1963	7.3	6.31
1964	7.3	6.33
1965	7.31	6.35
1966	7.32	6.37
1967	7.34	6.39
1968	7.36	6.42
1969	7.39	6.44
1970	7.4	6.47
1971	7.43	6.49
1972	7.45	6.51
1973	7.49	6.53
1974	7.53	6.53
1975	7.54	6.53
1976	7.56	6.52
1977	7.59	6.5
1978	7.6	6.47
1979	7.61	6.43
1980	7.64	6.39
1981	7.62	6.33
1982	7.6	6.28
1983	7.57	6.22
1984	7.55	6.16
1985	7.55	6.1
1986	7.55	6.05
1987	7.55	5.99
1988	7.55	5.94
1989	7.56	5.88
1990	7.58	5.83
1991	7.63	5.77
1992	7.7	5.7
1993	7.76	5.64
1994	7.77	5.56
1995	7.77	5.55
1996	7.76	5.47
1997	7.73	5.4
1998	7.69	5.3
1999	7.64	5.23
2000	7.57	5.16
2001	7.45	5.1
2002	7.32	5.06
2003	7.17	5.01
2004	7.02	4.96
2005	6.86	4.94
2006	6.69	4.93
2007	6.51	4.96
2008	6.39	4.91
2009	6.3	4.84
2010	6.2	4.77
2011	6.09	4.72
2012	5.99	4.66
2013	5.88	4.58
2014	5.77	4.49
2015	5.65	4.35
2016	5.54	4.2
2017	5.43	4.07
2018	5.33	3.98
2019	5.24	3.9
2020	5.15	3.83
2021	5.04	3.76
2022	4.93	3.7
2023	4.84	3.64
2024	4.76	3.6
2025	4.66	3.53
2026	4.56	3.47
2027	4.48	3.42
2028	4.4	3.36
2029	4.3	3.32
2030	4.22	3.26
2031	4.15	3.21
2032	4.07	3.17
2033	4	3.13
2034	3.95	3.09
2035	3.89	3.04
2036	3.82	3.01
2037	3.76	2.97
2038	3.68	2.94
2039	3.61	2.9
2040	3.56	2.87
2041	3.49	2.83
2042	3.44	2.8
2043	3.39	2.78
2044	3.34	2.75
2045	3.3	2.73
2046	3.26	2.7
2047	3.22	2.67
2048	3.18	2.64
2049	3.14	2.62
2050	3.09	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Sao Tome
1960	41.9%	32.9%
1961	42%	34.3%
1962	42.1%	36.6%
1963	42.2%	38.5%
1964	42.4%	40.2%
1965	42.6%	41.6%
1966	42.9%	42.9%
1967	43.2%	44%
1968	43.4%	44.9%
1969	43.7%	45.8%
1970	43.9%	46.2%
1971	44.2%	46.1%
1972	44.4%	45.9%
1973	44.6%	45.7%
1974	44.8%	45.6%
1975	45%	45.5%
1976	45.2%	45.4%
1977	45.4%	45.3%
1978	45.6%	45.2%
1979	45.8%	45.1%
1980	46.1%	44.9%
1981	46.3%	44.7%
1982	46.5%	44.5%
1983	46.6%	44.5%
1984	46.8%	44.4%
1985	47%	44.5%
1986	47.2%	44.7%
1987	47.3%	44.9%
1988	47.4%	45%
1989	47.5%	45%
1990	47.7%	45.1%
1991	47.8%	45.1%
1992	48%	45.2%
1993	48.2%	45.2%
1994	48.5%	45.1%
1995	48.7%	44.9%
1996	49%	44.7%
1997	49.3%	44.3%
1998	49.6%	43.9%
1999	49.8%	43.4%
2000	50%	42.8%
2001	50.2%	42.5%
2002	50.2%	42.3%
2003	50.2%	42.2%
2004	50.2%	42.1%
2005	50%	42%
2006	49.9%	42%
2007	49.6%	42%
2008	49.3%	42.1%
2009	48.9%	42.1%
2010	48.5%	42.1%
2011	48%	42%
2012	47.6%	42%
2013	47.2%	42%
2014	46.7%	42%
2015	46.3%	41.9%
2016	45.8%	41.7%
2017	45.4%	41.4%
2018	45%	40.9%
2019	44.6%	40.5%
2020	44.2%	39.9%
2021	43.9%	39.4%
2022	43.6%	38.8%
2023	43.2%	38.3%
2024	42.9%	37.8%
2025	42.6%	37.5%
2026	42.2%	37.2%
2027	41.9%	36.8%
2028	41.5%	36.4%
2029	41.1%	36%
2030	40.7%	35.6%
2031	40.3%	35.4%
2032	39.8%	35.2%
2033	39.4%	35%
2034	39%	34.8%
2035	38.6%	34.7%
2036	38.2%	34.5%
2037	37.8%	34.2%
2038	37.4%	34%
2039	36.9%	33.8%
2040	36.5%	33.5%
2041	36%	33.2%
2042	35.6%	32.9%
2043	35.2%	32.6%
2044	34.8%	32.3%
2045	34.4%	32%
2046	34%	31.6%
2047	33.6%	31.3%
2048	33.3%	31%
2049	32.9%	30.6%
2050	32.5%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +2.4% in Sao Tome and Principe. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Afghanistan	Sao Tome
1960	170,257	1,547
1961	179,094	1,657
1962	188,427	1,625
1963	198,035	1,609
1964	207,867	1,600
1965	217,741	1,611
1966	228,786	1,642
1967	239,967	1,693
1968	251,798	1,767
1969	263,823	1,862
1970	275,129	1,980
1971	288,267	2,127
1972	300,633	2,232
1973	315,062	2,329
1974	330,232	2,422
1975	343,850	2,515
1976	357,775	2,608
1977	372,567	2,705
1978	369,101	2,800
1979	361,750	2,893
1980	365,396	2,965
1981	343,468	3,015
1982	263,210	3,047
1983	263,778	3,100
1984	205,262	3,163
1985	228,469	3,242
1986	310,066	3,180
1987	314,361	3,440
1988	358,397	3,544
1989	381,158	3,576
1990	402,433	3,719
1991	409,954	3,801
1992	440,132	3,822
1993	541,257	3,841
1994	609,096	3,860
1995	653,280	3,948
1996	685,005	3,993
1997	709,778	4,041
1998	719,860	4,120
1999	760,727	4,221
2000	782,727	4,334
2001	764,090	4,471
2002	776,048	4,591
2003	826,165	4,702
2004	850,940	4,810
2005	855,112	4,897
2006	875,301	5,057
2007	889,848	5,226
2008	891,246	5,297
2009	920,581	5,349
2010	943,473	5,391
2011	966,743	5,445
2012	1,004,814	5,501
2013	1,033,778	5,449
2014	1,053,788	5,381
2015	1,077,068	5,269
2016	1,090,016	5,125
2017	1,101,218	5,007
2018	1,115,262	4,957
2019	1,138,485	4,932
2020	1,134,407	4,874
2021	1,133,611	4,954
2022	1,219,475	5,102
2023	1,228,719	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 521 deaths per 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Sao Tome
1985	2,232	159
1986	1,857	175
1987	1,821	161
1988	1,572	157
1989	1,520	167
1990	1,550	164
1991	1,534	166
1992	1,443	164
1993	1,347	166
1994	1,396	168
1995	1,414	172
1996	1,389	171
1997	1,376	173
1998	1,464	175
1999	1,346	179
2000	1,372	180
2001	1,311	178
2002	1,263	179
2003	1,201	178
2004	1,166	177
2005	1,108	181
2006	1,069	177
2007	1,032	174
2008	955	174
2009	925	172
2010	893	170
2011	838	164
2012	810	158
2013	778	150
2014	755	138
2015	741	128
2016	702	119
2017	659	110
2018	629	100
2019	601	95
2020	634	92
2021	660	98
2022	551	82
2023	521	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 1.39% in Sao Tome and Principe. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Afghanistan	Sao Tome
1960	35.3%	-
1961	34.8%	-
1962	34.2%	-
1963	33.7%	-
1964	33.2%	-
1965	32.7%	9.56%
1966	32.2%	9.29%
1967	31.7%	9.04%
1968	31.2%	8.85%
1969	30.6%	8.71%
1970	30.2%	8.64%
1971	29.7%	8.63%
1972	29.1%	8.67%
1973	28.6%	8.73%
1974	28.1%	8.79%
1975	27.5%	8.85%
1976	27%	8.89%
1977	26.4%	8.93%
1978	25.8%	8.96%
1979	25.2%	9.02%
1980	24.6%	9.1%
1981	23.9%	9.21%
1982	28%	9.37%
1983	27.4%	9.56%
1984	30.9%	9.77%
1985	30.1%	9.99%
1986	25.3%	11.4%
1987	24.7%	10.4%
1988	21.8%	10.6%
1989	18.7%	10.7%
1990	18.1%	10.8%
1991	17.4%	10.9%
1992	16.9%	10.9%
1993	16.3%	10.8%
1994	15.8%	10.7%
1995	15.3%	10.4%
1996	14.8%	10.1%
1997	14.4%	9.73%
1998	14%	9.26%
1999	13.6%	8.76%
2000	13.2%	8.21%
2001	12.7%	7.66%
2002	12.3%	7.1%
2003	11.9%	6.57%
2004	11.4%	6.05%
2005	11%	5.56%
2006	10.5%	5.11%
2007	10.1%	4.68%
2008	9.63%	4.3%
2009	9.22%	3.95%
2010	8.83%	3.63%
2011	8.46%	3.33%
2012	8.12%	3.04%
2013	7.8%	2.77%
2014	7.51%	2.54%
2015	7.24%	2.31%
2016	7%	2.11%
2017	6.76%	1.95%
2018	6.54%	1.81%
2019	6.33%	1.7%
2020	6.13%	1.6%
2021	5.93%	1.53%
2022	5.74%	1.46%
2023	5.55%	1.39%