Fertility & birth rates in Bolivia and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Bolivia vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bolivia was 2.55 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
	Bolivia	Sao Tome
1960	6.27	6.24
1961	6.26	6.26
1962	6.25	6.28
1963	6.23	6.31
1964	6.21	6.33
1965	6.18	6.35
1966	6.16	6.37
1967	6.13	6.39
1968	6.1	6.42
1969	6.06	6.44
1970	6	6.47
1971	5.95	6.49
1972	5.89	6.51
1973	5.85	6.53
1974	5.8	6.53
1975	5.75	6.53
1976	5.74	6.52
1977	5.67	6.5
1978	5.61	6.47
1979	5.54	6.43
1980	5.47	6.39
1981	5.41	6.33
1982	5.35	6.28
1983	5.29	6.22
1984	5.24	6.16
1985	5.15	6.1
1986	5.12	6.05
1987	5.06	5.99
1988	5.03	5.94
1989	4.97	5.88
1990	4.9	5.83
1991	4.85	5.77
1992	4.71	5.7
1993	4.59	5.64
1994	4.49	5.56
1995	4.41	5.55
1996	4.34	5.47
1997	4.22	5.4
1998	4.15	5.3
1999	4.09	5.23
2000	3.99	5.16
2001	3.89	5.1
2002	3.8	5.06
2003	3.72	5.01
2004	3.63	4.96
2005	3.56	4.94
2006	3.53	4.93
2007	3.45	4.96
2008	3.36	4.91
2009	3.29	4.84
2010	3.21	4.77
2011	3.14	4.72
2012	3.08	4.66
2013	3.01	4.58
2014	2.95	4.49
2015	2.89	4.35
2016	2.83	4.2
2017	2.78	4.07
2018	2.73	3.98
2019	2.69	3.9
2020	2.65	3.83
2021	2.62	3.76
2022	2.58	3.7
2023	2.55	3.64
2024	2.52	3.6
2025	2.5	3.53
2026	2.47	3.47
2027	2.45	3.42
2028	2.42	3.36
2029	2.4	3.32
2030	2.38	3.26
2031	2.36	3.21
2032	2.34	3.17
2033	2.32	3.13
2034	2.3	3.09
2035	2.28	3.04
2036	2.26	3.01
2037	2.24	2.97
2038	2.23	2.94
2039	2.21	2.9
2040	2.19	2.87
2041	2.18	2.83
2042	2.16	2.8
2043	2.15	2.78
2044	2.13	2.75
2045	2.12	2.73
2046	2.11	2.7
2047	2.09	2.67
2048	2.08	2.64
2049	2.07	2.62
2050	2.06	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bolivia	Sao Tome
1960	40.6%	32.9%
1961	40.5%	34.3%
1962	40.5%	36.6%
1963	40.5%	38.5%
1964	40.6%	40.2%
1965	40.8%	41.6%
1966	40.9%	42.9%
1967	41%	44%
1968	41.1%	44.9%
1969	41.2%	45.8%
1970	41.2%	46.2%
1971	41.3%	46.1%
1972	41.3%	45.9%
1973	41.3%	45.7%
1974	41.3%	45.6%
1975	41.3%	45.5%
1976	41.3%	45.4%
1977	41.3%	45.3%
1978	41.2%	45.2%
1979	41.2%	45.1%
1980	41.1%	44.9%
1981	41.1%	44.7%
1982	41%	44.5%
1983	40.9%	44.5%
1984	40.9%	44.4%
1985	40.8%	44.5%
1986	40.7%	44.7%
1987	40.6%	44.9%
1988	40.5%	45%
1989	40.4%	45%
1990	40.3%	45.1%
1991	40.2%	45.1%
1992	40%	45.2%
1993	39.8%	45.2%
1994	39.6%	45.1%
1995	39.3%	44.9%
1996	39.1%	44.7%
1997	38.8%	44.3%
1998	38.6%	43.9%
1999	38.3%	43.4%
2000	38%	42.8%
2001	37.7%	42.5%
2002	37.4%	42.3%
2003	37.1%	42.2%
2004	36.7%	42.1%
2005	36.3%	42%
2006	36%	42%
2007	35.6%	42%
2008	35.2%	42.1%
2009	34.8%	42.1%
2010	34.4%	42.1%
2011	34.1%	42%
2012	33.7%	42%
2013	33.3%	42%
2014	33%	42%
2015	32.6%	41.9%
2016	32.3%	41.7%
2017	31.9%	41.4%
2018	31.6%	40.9%
2019	31.3%	40.5%
2020	31%	39.9%
2021	30.8%	39.4%
2022	30.5%	38.8%
2023	30.1%	38.3%
2024	29.8%	37.8%
2025	29.4%	37.5%
2026	29.1%	37.2%
2027	28.8%	36.8%
2028	28.5%	36.4%
2029	28.1%	36%
2030	27.8%	35.6%
2031	27.6%	35.4%
2032	27.3%	35.2%
2033	27%	35%
2034	26.7%	34.8%
2035	26.5%	34.7%
2036	26.2%	34.5%
2037	26%	34.2%
2038	25.7%	34%
2039	25.4%	33.8%
2040	25.2%	33.5%
2041	24.9%	33.2%
2042	24.7%	32.9%
2043	24.4%	32.6%
2044	24.2%	32.3%
2045	24%	32%
2046	23.7%	31.6%
2047	23.5%	31.3%
2048	23.3%	31%
2049	23%	30.6%
2050	22.8%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Bolivia and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 40.3% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bolivia and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.42% in Bolivia 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
	Bolivia	Sao Tome
1960	78,501	1,547
1961	81,106	1,657
1962	84,090	1,625
1963	87,010	1,609
1964	89,745	1,600
1965	92,655	1,611
1966	95,800	1,642
1967	99,339	1,693
1968	102,671	1,767
1969	105,361	1,862
1970	107,897	1,980
1971	110,749	2,127
1972	112,799	2,232
1973	116,323	2,329
1974	119,560	2,422
1975	122,864	2,515
1976	128,552	2,608
1977	131,569	2,705
1978	134,504	2,800
1979	137,331	2,893
1980	140,460	2,965
1981	143,199	3,015
1982	144,825	3,047
1983	147,129	3,100
1984	150,545	3,163
1985	152,288	3,242
1986	156,146	3,180
1987	160,458	3,440
1988	164,763	3,544
1989	168,044	3,576
1990	171,351	3,719
1991	174,836	3,801
1992	174,242	3,822
1993	175,344	3,841
1994	175,387	3,860
1995	175,141	3,948
1996	175,861	3,993
1997	173,731	4,041
1998	174,207	4,120
1999	175,051	4,221
2000	172,996	4,334
2001	171,177	4,471
2002	170,656	4,591
2003	171,846	4,702
2004	172,350	4,810
2005	173,567	4,897
2006	177,999	5,057
2007	178,309	5,226
2008	178,576	5,297
2009	178,741	5,349
2010	179,036	5,391
2011	178,840	5,445
2012	178,716	5,501
2013	177,929	5,449
2014	176,967	5,381
2015	176,169	5,269
2016	175,057	5,125
2017	173,799	5,007
2018	172,775	4,957
2019	171,593	4,932
2020	131,870	4,874
2021	119,576	4,954
2022	167,691	5,102
2023	172,336	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Bolivia 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 146 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bolivia, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bolivia	Sao Tome
1985	518	159
1986	503	175
1987	478	161
1988	457	157
1989	430	167
1990	407	164
1991	391	166
1992	375	164
1993	354	166
1994	336	168
1995	322	172
1996	314	171
1997	306	173
1998	298	175
1999	292	179
2000	287	180
2001	276	178
2002	262	179
2003	256	178
2004	251	177
2005	242	181
2006	236	177
2007	224	174
2008	214	174
2009	205	172
2010	196	170
2011	187	164
2012	180	158
2013	175	150
2014	171	138
2015	166	128
2016	162	119
2017	160	110
2018	157	100
2019	156	95
2020	218	92
2021	270	98
2022	164	82
2023	146	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bolivia 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
	Bolivia	Sao Tome
1960	29%	-
1961	28.4%	-
1962	27.8%	-
1963	27.2%	-
1964	26.6%	-
1965	26%	9.56%
1966	25.4%	9.29%
1967	24.8%	9.04%
1968	24.2%	8.85%
1969	23.6%	8.71%
1970	22.9%	8.64%
1971	22.3%	8.63%
1972	21.7%	8.67%
1973	21%	8.73%
1974	20.4%	8.79%
1975	19.8%	8.85%
1976	19.1%	8.89%
1977	18.5%	8.93%
1978	17.9%	8.96%
1979	17.4%	9.02%
1980	16.9%	9.1%
1981	16.5%	9.21%
1982	16%	9.37%
1983	15.6%	9.56%
1984	15.1%	9.77%
1985	14.6%	9.99%
1986	14.2%	11.4%
1987	13.7%	10.4%
1988	13.2%	10.6%
1989	12.7%	10.7%
1990	12.2%	10.8%
1991	11.7%	10.9%
1992	11.2%	10.9%
1993	10.8%	10.8%
1994	10.3%	10.7%
1995	9.84%	10.4%
1996	9.38%	10.1%
1997	8.93%	9.73%
1998	8.47%	9.26%
1999	8.02%	8.76%
2000	7.57%	8.21%
2001	7.14%	7.66%
2002	6.74%	7.1%
2003	6.35%	6.57%
2004	5.99%	6.05%
2005	5.64%	5.56%
2006	5.31%	5.11%
2007	5%	4.68%
2008	4.72%	4.3%
2009	4.45%	3.95%
2010	4.2%	3.63%
2011	3.97%	3.33%
2012	3.75%	3.04%
2013	3.54%	2.77%
2014	3.35%	2.54%
2015	3.18%	2.31%
2016	3.03%	2.11%
2017	2.9%	1.95%
2018	2.78%	1.81%
2019	2.67%	1.7%
2020	2.57%	1.6%
2021	2.48%	1.53%
2022	2.39%	1.46%
2023	2.31%	1.39%