Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Colombia was 1.65 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
	Colombia	Sao Tome
1960	6.74	6.24
1961	6.71	6.26
1962	6.66	6.28
1963	6.58	6.31
1964	6.48	6.33
1965	6.33	6.35
1966	6.16	6.37
1967	5.96	6.39
1968	5.74	6.42
1969	5.51	6.44
1970	5.28	6.47
1971	5.06	6.49
1972	4.86	6.51
1973	4.68	6.53
1974	4.53	6.53
1975	4.4	6.53
1976	4.29	6.52
1977	4.16	6.5
1978	4	6.47
1979	3.89	6.43
1980	3.8	6.39
1981	3.71	6.33
1982	3.62	6.28
1983	3.5	6.22
1984	3.35	6.16
1985	3.23	6.1
1986	3.15	6.05
1987	3.09	5.99
1988	3.04	5.94
1989	3.01	5.88
1990	3	5.83
1991	2.98	5.77
1992	2.98	5.7
1993	2.98	5.64
1994	2.94	5.56
1995	2.85	5.55
1996	2.77	5.47
1997	2.74	5.4
1998	2.72	5.3
1999	2.64	5.23
2000	2.57	5.16
2001	2.52	5.1
2002	2.49	5.06
2003	2.45	5.01
2004	2.38	4.96
2005	2.31	4.94
2006	2.24	4.93
2007	2.19	4.96
2008	2.15	4.91
2009	2.1	4.84
2010	2.01	4.77
2011	1.94	4.72
2012	1.9	4.66
2013	1.86	4.58
2014	1.82	4.49
2015	1.77	4.35
2016	1.72	4.2
2017	1.72	4.07
2018	1.72	3.98
2019	1.71	3.9
2020	1.69	3.83
2021	1.68	3.76
2022	1.66	3.7
2023	1.65	3.64
2024	1.63	3.6
2025	1.62	3.53
2026	1.6	3.47
2027	1.6	3.42
2028	1.59	3.36
2029	1.59	3.32
2030	1.58	3.26
2031	1.58	3.21
2032	1.57	3.17
2033	1.57	3.13
2034	1.57	3.09
2035	1.57	3.04
2036	1.57	3.01
2037	1.57	2.97
2038	1.57	2.94
2039	1.57	2.9
2040	1.57	2.87
2041	1.57	2.83
2042	1.57	2.8
2043	1.57	2.78
2044	1.57	2.75
2045	1.57	2.73
2046	1.57	2.7
2047	1.58	2.67
2048	1.58	2.64
2049	1.58	2.62
2050	1.58	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Sao Tome
1960	46.8%	32.9%
1961	47%	34.3%
1962	47.1%	36.6%
1963	47.2%	38.5%
1964	47.3%	40.2%
1965	47.2%	41.6%
1966	47.1%	42.9%
1967	46.9%	44%
1968	46.7%	44.9%
1969	46.4%	45.8%
1970	46%	46.2%
1971	45.6%	46.1%
1972	45.1%	45.9%
1973	44.6%	45.7%
1974	44%	45.6%
1975	43.4%	45.5%
1976	42.8%	45.4%
1977	42.2%	45.3%
1978	41.5%	45.2%
1979	40.9%	45.1%
1980	40.3%	44.9%
1981	39.7%	44.7%
1982	39.1%	44.5%
1983	38.6%	44.5%
1984	38.1%	44.4%
1985	37.6%	44.5%
1986	37.2%	44.7%
1987	36.9%	44.9%
1988	36.5%	45%
1989	36.2%	45%
1990	35.9%	45.1%
1991	35.6%	45.1%
1992	35.3%	45.2%
1993	35%	45.2%
1994	34.7%	45.1%
1995	34.4%	44.9%
1996	34%	44.7%
1997	33.7%	44.3%
1998	33.3%	43.9%
1999	32.9%	43.4%
2000	32.5%	42.8%
2001	32.1%	42.5%
2002	31.7%	42.3%
2003	31.3%	42.2%
2004	30.9%	42.1%
2005	30.4%	42%
2006	29.9%	42%
2007	29.3%	42%
2008	28.7%	42.1%
2009	28.1%	42.1%
2010	27.5%	42.1%
2011	26.9%	42%
2012	26.3%	42%
2013	25.7%	42%
2014	25.1%	42%
2015	24.5%	41.9%
2016	23.9%	41.7%
2017	23.3%	41.4%
2018	22.7%	40.9%
2019	22.1%	40.5%
2020	21.7%	39.9%
2021	21.3%	39.4%
2022	21%	38.8%
2023	20.6%	38.3%
2024	20.3%	37.8%
2025	20%	37.5%
2026	19.7%	37.2%
2027	19.5%	36.8%
2028	19.3%	36.4%
2029	19.1%	36%
2030	18.8%	35.6%
2031	18.6%	35.4%
2032	18.4%	35.2%
2033	18.2%	35%
2034	18%	34.8%
2035	17.7%	34.7%
2036	17.4%	34.5%
2037	17.2%	34.2%
2038	16.9%	34%
2039	16.7%	33.8%
2040	16.4%	33.5%
2041	16.2%	33.2%
2042	16%	32.9%
2043	15.7%	32.6%
2044	15.5%	32.3%
2045	15.4%	32%
2046	15.2%	31.6%
2047	15%	31.3%
2048	14.8%	31%
2049	14.7%	30.6%
2050	14.6%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia 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
	Colombia	Sao Tome
1960	529,316	1,547
1961	545,627	1,657
1962	559,985	1,625
1963	572,355	1,609
1964	581,435	1,600
1965	587,677	1,611
1966	590,855	1,642
1967	591,649	1,693
1968	589,407	1,767
1969	586,559	1,862
1970	583,396	1,980
1971	582,011	2,127
1972	581,361	2,232
1973	583,608	2,329
1974	589,035	2,422
1975	598,580	2,515
1976	612,265	2,608
1977	622,814	2,705
1978	626,378	2,800
1979	635,747	2,893
1980	649,872	2,965
1981	662,195	3,015
1982	675,339	3,047
1983	674,767	3,100
1984	666,315	3,163
1985	625,379	3,242
1986	659,701	3,180
1987	659,429	3,440
1988	663,796	3,544
1989	674,102	3,576
1990	682,409	3,719
1991	690,266	3,801
1992	697,763	3,822
1993	709,287	3,841
1994	708,660	3,860
1995	694,968	3,948
1996	682,547	3,993
1997	686,073	4,041
1998	687,704	4,120
1999	668,576	4,221
2000	652,176	4,334
2001	642,933	4,471
2002	640,840	4,591
2003	642,144	4,702
2004	628,424	4,810
2005	610,618	4,897
2006	594,388	5,057
2007	583,115	5,226
2008	576,654	5,297
2009	559,017	5,349
2010	533,657	5,391
2011	511,524	5,445
2012	503,285	5,501
2013	489,069	5,449
2014	470,916	5,381
2015	446,778	5,269
2016	425,087	5,125
2017	426,538	5,007
2018	433,622	4,957
2019	441,087	4,932
2020	378,965	4,874
2021	311,122	4,954
2022	406,143	5,102
2023	422,598	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia 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 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Colombia, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Sao Tome
1985	143	159
1986	123	175
1987	120	161
1988	113	157
1989	106	167
1990	102	164
1991	99	166
1992	97	164
1993	94	166
1994	93	168
1995	91	172
1996	89	171
1997	90	173
1998	92	175
1999	96	179
2000	95	180
2001	94	178
2002	91	179
2003	87	178
2004	84	177
2005	82	181
2006	81	177
2007	80	174
2008	78	174
2009	77	172
2010	76	170
2011	75	164
2012	73	158
2013	72	150
2014	71	138
2015	70	128
2016	69	119
2017	68	110
2018	67	100
2019	66	95
2020	94	92
2021	147	98
2022	74	82
2023	59	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia 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
	Colombia	Sao Tome
1960	13.4%	-
1961	13%	-
1962	12.6%	-
1963	12.2%	-
1964	11.8%	-
1965	11.5%	9.56%
1966	11.1%	9.29%
1967	10.8%	9.04%
1968	10.4%	8.85%
1969	10.1%	8.71%
1970	9.72%	8.64%
1971	9.36%	8.63%
1972	8.99%	8.67%
1973	8.6%	8.73%
1974	8.2%	8.79%
1975	7.8%	8.85%
1976	7.39%	8.89%
1977	6.98%	8.93%
1978	6.58%	8.96%
1979	6.2%	9.02%
1980	5.84%	9.1%
1981	5.5%	9.21%
1982	5.17%	9.37%
1983	4.88%	9.56%
1984	4.62%	9.77%
1985	4.89%	9.99%
1986	4.17%	11.4%
1987	3.99%	10.4%
1988	3.84%	10.6%
1989	3.7%	10.7%
1990	3.57%	10.8%
1991	3.45%	10.9%
1992	3.33%	10.9%
1993	3.21%	10.8%
1994	3.1%	10.7%
1995	2.99%	10.4%
1996	2.88%	10.1%
1997	2.78%	9.73%
1998	2.68%	9.26%
1999	2.59%	8.76%
2000	2.51%	8.21%
2001	2.43%	7.66%
2002	2.35%	7.1%
2003	2.28%	6.57%
2004	2.22%	6.05%
2005	2.15%	5.56%
2006	2.09%	5.11%
2007	2.02%	4.68%
2008	1.96%	4.3%
2009	1.89%	3.95%
2010	1.83%	3.63%
2011	1.77%	3.33%
2012	1.72%	3.04%
2013	1.66%	2.77%
2014	1.61%	2.54%
2015	1.56%	2.31%
2016	1.51%	2.11%
2017	1.46%	1.95%
2018	1.41%	1.81%
2019	1.37%	1.7%
2020	1.32%	1.6%
2021	1.28%	1.53%
2022	1.24%	1.46%
2023	1.2%	1.39%