Fertility & birth rates in Angola and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Angola vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Angola was 5.12 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.

Check Angola vs Sao Tome and Principe population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Angola	Sao Tome
1960	6.71	6.24
1961	6.79	6.26
1962	6.87	6.28
1963	6.95	6.31
1964	7.04	6.33
1965	7.12	6.35
1966	7.19	6.37
1967	7.27	6.39
1968	7.33	6.42
1969	7.39	6.44
1970	7.43	6.47
1971	7.47	6.49
1972	7.49	6.51
1973	7.5	6.53
1974	7.5	6.53
1975	7.49	6.53
1976	7.49	6.52
1977	7.48	6.5
1978	7.47	6.47
1979	7.46	6.43
1980	7.46	6.39
1981	7.46	6.33
1982	7.46	6.28
1983	7.46	6.22
1984	7.46	6.16
1985	7.45	6.1
1986	7.44	6.05
1987	7.41	5.99
1988	7.37	5.94
1989	7.33	5.88
1990	7.27	5.83
1991	7.21	5.77
1992	7.14	5.7
1993	7.07	5.64
1994	6.99	5.56
1995	6.92	5.55
1996	6.85	5.47
1997	6.79	5.4
1998	6.73	5.3
1999	6.68	5.23
2000	6.64	5.16
2001	6.6	5.1
2002	6.57	5.06
2003	6.53	5.01
2004	6.5	4.96
2005	6.46	4.94
2006	6.42	4.93
2007	6.37	4.96
2008	6.32	4.91
2009	6.26	4.84
2010	6.19	4.77
2011	6.12	4.72
2012	6.04	4.66
2013	5.95	4.58
2014	5.86	4.49
2015	5.77	4.35
2016	5.69	4.2
2017	5.6	4.07
2018	5.52	3.98
2019	5.44	3.9
2020	5.37	3.83
2021	5.3	3.76
2022	5.21	3.7
2023	5.12	3.64
2024	5.05	3.6
2025	4.95	3.53
2026	4.89	3.47
2027	4.81	3.42
2028	4.74	3.36
2029	4.66	3.32
2030	4.56	3.26
2031	4.48	3.21
2032	4.39	3.17
2033	4.31	3.13
2034	4.24	3.09
2035	4.16	3.04
2036	4.09	3.01
2037	3.99	2.97
2038	3.94	2.94
2039	3.86	2.9
2040	3.8	2.87
2041	3.73	2.83
2042	3.66	2.8
2043	3.59	2.78
2044	3.53	2.75
2045	3.48	2.73
2046	3.43	2.7
2047	3.38	2.67
2048	3.33	2.64
2049	3.29	2.62
2050	3.24	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Angola	Sao Tome
1960	41.3%	32.9%
1961	41.6%	34.3%
1962	42.1%	36.6%
1963	42.5%	38.5%
1964	43.1%	40.2%
1965	43.7%	41.6%
1966	44.2%	42.9%
1967	44.7%	44%
1968	45.1%	44.9%
1969	45.5%	45.8%
1970	45.9%	46.2%
1971	46.3%	46.1%
1972	46.3%	45.9%
1973	46.1%	45.7%
1974	45.9%	45.6%
1975	45.6%	45.5%
1976	45.5%	45.4%
1977	45.2%	45.3%
1978	45%	45.2%
1979	44.8%	45.1%
1980	44.7%	44.9%
1981	44.5%	44.7%
1982	44.4%	44.5%
1983	44.4%	44.5%
1984	44.3%	44.4%
1985	44.3%	44.5%
1986	44.5%	44.7%
1987	44.6%	44.9%
1988	44.8%	45%
1989	45%	45%
1990	45.2%	45.1%
1991	45.4%	45.1%
1992	45.5%	45.2%
1993	45.7%	45.2%
1994	45.8%	45.1%
1995	45.9%	44.9%
1996	45.9%	44.7%
1997	45.8%	44.3%
1998	45.8%	43.9%
1999	45.7%	43.4%
2000	45.6%	42.8%
2001	45.5%	42.5%
2002	45.4%	42.3%
2003	45.3%	42.2%
2004	45.3%	42.1%
2005	45.2%	42%
2006	45.1%	42%
2007	45.1%	42%
2008	45.1%	42.1%
2009	45.1%	42.1%
2010	45.1%	42.1%
2011	45.1%	42%
2012	45.2%	42%
2013	45.2%	42%
2014	45.2%	42%
2015	45.3%	41.9%
2016	45.3%	41.7%
2017	45.3%	41.4%
2018	45.2%	40.9%
2019	45.1%	40.5%
2020	45%	39.9%
2021	44.9%	39.4%
2022	44.8%	38.8%
2023	44.6%	38.3%
2024	44.4%	37.8%
2025	44.1%	37.5%
2026	43.8%	37.2%
2027	43.5%	36.8%
2028	43.2%	36.4%
2029	42.9%	36%
2030	42.6%	35.6%
2031	42.3%	35.4%
2032	41.9%	35.2%
2033	41.6%	35%
2034	41.3%	34.8%
2035	41%	34.7%
2036	40.6%	34.5%
2037	40.3%	34.2%
2038	40%	34%
2039	39.6%	33.8%
2040	39.3%	33.5%
2041	39%	33.2%
2042	38.7%	32.9%
2043	38.3%	32.6%
2044	38%	32.3%
2045	37.6%	32%
2046	37.3%	31.6%
2047	36.9%	31.3%
2048	36.6%	31%
2049	36.3%	30.6%
2050	35.9%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.4% of the population in Angola and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.2% in Angola 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
	Angola	Sao Tome
1960	128,489	1,547
1961	127,085	1,657
1962	130,405	1,625
1963	133,580	1,609
1964	136,824	1,600
1965	139,850	1,611
1966	142,844	1,642
1967	145,936	1,693
1968	148,744	1,767
1969	151,349	1,862
1970	153,706	1,980
1971	154,990	2,127
1972	159,339	2,232
1973	166,926	2,329
1974	174,858	2,422
1975	178,409	2,515
1976	184,430	2,608
1977	192,847	2,705
1978	202,655	2,800
1979	212,942	2,893
1980	224,031	2,965
1981	236,340	3,015
1982	248,932	3,047
1983	254,860	3,100
1984	269,506	3,163
1985	283,633	3,242
1986	297,320	3,180
1987	291,683	3,440
1988	307,331	3,544
1989	318,602	3,576
1990	328,596	3,719
1991	354,778	3,801
1992	346,125	3,822
1993	354,529	3,841
1994	376,280	3,860
1995	406,610	3,948
1996	418,526	3,993
1997	430,723	4,041
1998	428,722	4,120
1999	446,188	4,221
2000	465,975	4,334
2001	488,432	4,471
2002	512,813	4,591
2003	556,111	4,702
2004	585,950	4,810
2005	617,934	4,897
2006	647,814	5,057
2007	682,742	5,226
2008	716,519	5,297
2009	750,290	5,349
2010	782,310	5,391
2011	813,495	5,445
2012	845,130	5,501
2013	876,208	5,449
2014	905,106	5,381
2015	930,277	5,269
2016	954,491	5,125
2017	979,700	5,007
2018	1,005,547	4,957
2019	1,030,776	4,932
2020	1,053,677	4,874
2021	1,072,267	4,954
2022	1,104,864	5,102
2023	1,126,862	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Angola 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 183 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Angola	Sao Tome
1985	877	159
1986	864	175
1987	920	161
1988	895	157
1989	884	167
1990	876	164
1991	826	166
1992	877	164
1993	855	166
1994	812	168
1995	772	172
1996	747	171
1997	717	173
1998	723	175
1999	687	179
2000	659	180
2001	629	178
2002	602	179
2003	538	178
2004	499	177
2005	462	181
2006	437	177
2007	401	174
2008	372	174
2009	348	172
2010	321	170
2011	301	164
2012	278	158
2013	267	150
2014	262	138
2015	249	128
2016	236	119
2017	220	110
2018	208	100
2019	202	95
2020	195	92
2021	211	98
2022	185	82
2023	183	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.4% in Angola 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
	Angola	Sao Tome
1965	-	9.56%
1966	-	9.29%
1967	-	9.04%
1968	-	8.85%
1969	-	8.71%
1970	-	8.64%
1971	-	8.63%
1972	-	8.67%
1973	-	8.73%
1974	-	8.79%
1975	-	8.85%
1976	-	8.89%
1977	-	8.93%
1978	-	8.96%
1979	-	9.02%
1980	23.8%	9.1%
1981	23.5%	9.21%
1982	23.3%	9.37%
1983	23%	9.56%
1984	22.8%	9.77%
1985	22.6%	9.99%
1986	22.5%	11.4%
1987	22.4%	10.4%
1988	22.3%	10.6%
1989	22.3%	10.7%
1990	22.3%	10.8%
1991	22.3%	10.9%
1992	22.2%	10.9%
1993	22.2%	10.8%
1994	22.2%	10.7%
1995	22.1%	10.4%
1996	21.9%	10.1%
1997	21.6%	9.73%
1998	21.3%	9.26%
1999	20.8%	8.76%
2000	20.3%	8.21%
2001	19.7%	7.66%
2002	19%	7.1%
2003	18.2%	6.57%
2004	17.4%	6.05%
2005	16.5%	5.56%
2006	15.6%	5.11%
2007	14.6%	4.68%
2008	13.7%	4.3%
2009	12.8%	3.95%
2010	12%	3.63%
2011	11.2%	3.33%
2012	10.5%	3.04%
2013	9.83%	2.77%
2014	9.28%	2.54%
2015	8.82%	2.31%
2016	8.41%	2.11%
2017	8.05%	1.95%
2018	7.73%	1.81%
2019	7.44%	1.7%
2020	7.16%	1.6%
2021	6.9%	1.53%
2022	6.64%	1.46%
2023	6.4%	1.39%