Fertility & birth rates in Chile and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Chile vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 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 Chile 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
	Chile	Sao Tome
1960	4.7	6.24
1961	4.66	6.26
1962	4.6	6.28
1963	4.54	6.31
1964	4.46	6.33
1965	4.36	6.35
1966	4.26	6.37
1967	4.14	6.39
1968	4.03	6.42
1969	3.9	6.44
1970	3.78	6.47
1971	3.65	6.49
1972	3.53	6.51
1973	3.41	6.53
1974	3.29	6.53
1975	3.18	6.53
1976	3.08	6.52
1977	2.98	6.5
1978	2.89	6.47
1979	2.81	6.43
1980	2.74	6.39
1981	2.69	6.33
1982	2.65	6.28
1983	2.62	6.22
1984	2.6	6.16
1985	2.59	6.1
1986	2.59	6.05
1987	2.59	5.99
1988	2.59	5.94
1989	2.59	5.88
1990	2.58	5.83
1991	2.56	5.77
1992	2.48	5.7
1993	2.43	5.64
1994	2.38	5.56
1995	2.35	5.55
1996	2.28	5.47
1997	2.2	5.4
1998	2.15	5.3
1999	2.07	5.23
2000	2.05	5.16
2001	2.01	5.1
2002	1.93	5.06
2003	1.89	5.01
2004	1.84	4.96
2005	1.83	4.94
2006	1.8	4.93
2007	1.83	4.96
2008	1.85	4.91
2009	1.86	4.84
2010	1.84	4.77
2011	1.82	4.72
2012	1.8	4.66
2013	1.79	4.58
2014	1.77	4.49
2015	1.74	4.35
2016	1.69	4.2
2017	1.56	4.07
2018	1.54	3.98
2019	1.43	3.9
2020	1.31	3.83
2021	1.18	3.76
2022	1.25	3.7
2023	1.17	3.64
2024	1.14	3.6
2025	1.13	3.53
2026	1.12	3.47
2027	1.12	3.42
2028	1.12	3.36
2029	1.12	3.32
2030	1.13	3.26
2031	1.13	3.21
2032	1.14	3.17
2033	1.15	3.13
2034	1.15	3.09
2035	1.16	3.04
2036	1.17	3.01
2037	1.17	2.97
2038	1.18	2.94
2039	1.19	2.9
2040	1.19	2.87
2041	1.2	2.83
2042	1.2	2.8
2043	1.21	2.78
2044	1.21	2.75
2045	1.22	2.73
2046	1.22	2.7
2047	1.22	2.67
2048	1.23	2.64
2049	1.24	2.62
2050	1.24	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chile	Sao Tome
1960	39.7%	32.9%
1961	39.7%	34.3%
1962	39.7%	36.6%
1963	39.6%	38.5%
1964	39.4%	40.2%
1965	39.2%	41.6%
1966	39%	42.9%
1967	38.8%	44%
1968	38.5%	44.9%
1969	38.3%	45.8%
1970	38%	46.2%
1971	37.6%	46.1%
1972	37.2%	45.9%
1973	36.8%	45.7%
1974	36.3%	45.6%
1975	35.8%	45.5%
1976	35.3%	45.4%
1977	34.8%	45.3%
1978	34.3%	45.2%
1979	33.8%	45.1%
1980	33.3%	44.9%
1981	32.9%	44.7%
1982	32.4%	44.5%
1983	32%	44.5%
1984	31.5%	44.4%
1985	31.2%	44.5%
1986	30.8%	44.7%
1987	30.5%	44.9%
1988	30.2%	45%
1989	30%	45%
1990	29.8%	45.1%
1991	29.6%	45.1%
1992	29.3%	45.2%
1993	29.1%	45.2%
1994	28.9%	45.1%
1995	28.6%	44.9%
1996	28.3%	44.7%
1997	28%	44.3%
1998	27.7%	43.9%
1999	27.3%	43.4%
2000	26.8%	42.8%
2001	26.3%	42.5%
2002	25.8%	42.3%
2003	25.3%	42.2%
2004	24.7%	42.1%
2005	24.1%	42%
2006	23.5%	42%
2007	22.9%	42%
2008	22.4%	42.1%
2009	22%	42.1%
2010	21.5%	42.1%
2011	21.1%	42%
2012	20.8%	42%
2013	20.5%	42%
2014	20.2%	42%
2015	19.9%	41.9%
2016	19.7%	41.7%
2017	19.3%	41.4%
2018	19%	40.9%
2019	18.7%	40.5%
2020	18.4%	39.9%
2021	18.1%	39.4%
2022	17.8%	38.8%
2023	17.4%	38.3%
2024	17%	37.8%
2025	16.5%	37.5%
2026	16.1%	37.2%
2027	15.7%	36.8%
2028	15.3%	36.4%
2029	14.9%	36%
2030	14.4%	35.6%
2031	14%	35.4%
2032	13.7%	35.2%
2033	13.4%	35%
2034	13.1%	34.8%
2035	12.8%	34.7%
2036	12.7%	34.5%
2037	12.5%	34.2%
2038	12.4%	34%
2039	12.3%	33.8%
2040	12.2%	33.5%
2041	12.1%	33.2%
2042	12%	32.9%
2043	12%	32.6%
2044	11.9%	32.3%
2045	11.8%	32%
2046	11.7%	31.6%
2047	11.7%	31.3%
2048	11.6%	31%
2049	11.5%	30.6%
2050	11.5%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile 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
	Chile	Sao Tome
1960	198,461	1,547
1961	198,788	1,657
1962	200,905	1,625
1963	202,370	1,609
1964	202,741	1,600
1965	203,341	1,611
1966	204,661	1,642
1967	204,377	1,693
1968	203,577	1,767
1969	202,764	1,862
1970	200,402	1,980
1971	198,523	2,127
1972	198,162	2,232
1973	197,666	2,329
1974	196,322	2,422
1975	196,890	2,515
1976	196,986	2,608
1977	197,163	2,705
1978	196,483	2,800
1979	197,198	2,893
1980	198,281	2,965
1981	198,211	3,015
1982	199,522	3,047
1983	202,352	3,100
1984	205,407	3,163
1985	208,910	3,242
1986	213,571	3,180
1987	218,034	3,440
1988	221,602	3,544
1989	224,854	3,576
1990	226,941	3,719
1991	227,180	3,801
1992	219,224	3,822
1993	215,003	3,841
1994	209,834	3,860
1995	208,017	3,948
1996	199,897	3,993
1997	190,433	4,041
1998	185,815	4,120
1999	177,995	4,221
2000	175,362	4,334
2001	171,659	4,471
2002	162,322	4,591
2003	154,287	4,702
2004	150,138	4,810
2005	147,009	4,897
2006	142,277	5,057
2007	145,043	5,226
2008	147,105	5,297
2009	147,576	5,349
2010	145,527	5,391
2011	141,053	5,445
2012	134,617	5,501
2013	133,785	5,449
2014	131,373	5,381
2015	127,074	5,269
2016	120,545	5,125
2017	106,268	5,007
2018	103,950	4,957
2019	86,006	4,932
2020	52,378	4,874
2021	27,530	4,954
2022	41,041	5,102
2023	48,518	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Chile 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 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	Sao Tome
1985	73	159
1986	70	175
1987	67	161
1988	64	157
1989	62	167
1990	56	164
1991	54	166
1992	52	164
1993	49	166
1994	47	168
1995	44	172
1996	41	171
1997	39	173
1998	36	175
1999	35	179
2000	33	180
2001	32	178
2002	30	179
2003	29	178
2004	28	177
2005	27	181
2006	27	177
2007	26	174
2008	24	174
2009	24	172
2010	22	170
2011	20	164
2012	18	158
2013	17	150
2014	16	138
2015	14	128
2016	13	119
2017	12	110
2018	11	100
2019	11	95
2020	12	92
2021	14	98
2022	12	82
2023	10	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile 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
	Chile	Sao Tome
1960	15.3%	-
1961	14.9%	-
1962	14.3%	-
1963	13.6%	-
1964	12.7%	-
1965	11.6%	9.56%
1966	10.4%	9.29%
1967	9.36%	9.04%
1968	8.69%	8.85%
1969	8.26%	8.71%
1970	8.01%	8.64%
1971	7.86%	8.63%
1972	7.73%	8.67%
1973	7.54%	8.73%
1974	7.14%	8.79%
1975	6.46%	8.85%
1976	5.63%	8.89%
1977	4.85%	8.93%
1978	4.2%	8.96%
1979	3.69%	9.02%
1980	3.29%	9.1%
1981	2.98%	9.21%
1982	2.71%	9.37%
1983	2.47%	9.56%
1984	2.3%	9.77%
1985	2.23%	9.99%
1986	2.22%	11.4%
1987	2.2%	10.4%
1988	2.14%	10.6%
1989	2.03%	10.7%
1990	1.91%	10.8%
1991	1.76%	10.9%
1992	1.63%	10.9%
1993	1.5%	10.8%
1994	1.39%	10.7%
1995	1.31%	10.4%
1996	1.26%	10.1%
1997	1.22%	9.73%
1998	1.19%	9.26%
1999	1.15%	8.76%
2000	1.09%	8.21%
2001	1.03%	7.66%
2002	0.98%	7.1%
2003	0.95%	6.57%
2004	0.93%	6.05%
2005	0.91%	5.56%
2006	0.9%	5.11%
2007	0.89%	4.68%
2008	0.89%	4.3%
2009	0.88%	3.95%
2010	0.87%	3.63%
2011	0.86%	3.33%
2012	0.84%	3.04%
2013	0.82%	2.77%
2014	0.81%	2.54%
2015	0.79%	2.31%
2016	0.77%	2.11%
2017	0.75%	1.95%
2018	0.72%	1.81%
2019	0.7%	1.7%
2020	0.68%	1.6%
2021	0.67%	1.53%
2022	0.68%	1.46%
2023	0.72%	1.39%