Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 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
	Denmark	Sao Tome
1960	2.57	6.24
1961	2.55	6.26
1962	2.55	6.28
1963	2.67	6.31
1964	2.6	6.33
1965	2.61	6.35
1966	2.62	6.37
1967	2.35	6.39
1968	2.12	6.42
1969	2	6.44
1970	1.95	6.47
1971	2.04	6.49
1972	2.03	6.51
1973	1.92	6.53
1974	1.9	6.53
1975	1.92	6.53
1976	1.75	6.52
1977	1.66	6.5
1978	1.67	6.47
1979	1.6	6.43
1980	1.55	6.39
1981	1.44	6.33
1982	1.43	6.28
1983	1.38	6.22
1984	1.4	6.16
1985	1.45	6.1
1986	1.48	6.05
1987	1.5	5.99
1988	1.56	5.94
1989	1.62	5.88
1990	1.67	5.83
1991	1.68	5.77
1992	1.76	5.7
1993	1.75	5.64
1994	1.81	5.56
1995	1.8	5.55
1996	1.75	5.47
1997	1.75	5.4
1998	1.72	5.3
1999	1.73	5.23
2000	1.77	5.16
2001	1.74	5.1
2002	1.72	5.06
2003	1.76	5.01
2004	1.78	4.96
2005	1.8	4.94
2006	1.85	4.93
2007	1.84	4.96
2008	1.89	4.91
2009	1.84	4.84
2010	1.87	4.77
2011	1.75	4.72
2012	1.73	4.66
2013	1.67	4.58
2014	1.69	4.49
2015	1.71	4.35
2016	1.79	4.2
2017	1.75	4.07
2018	1.73	3.98
2019	1.7	3.9
2020	1.68	3.83
2021	1.72	3.76
2022	1.55	3.7
2023	1.5	3.64
2024	1.51	3.6
2025	1.51	3.53
2026	1.51	3.47
2027	1.52	3.42
2028	1.52	3.36
2029	1.52	3.32
2030	1.53	3.26
2031	1.53	3.21
2032	1.53	3.17
2033	1.53	3.13
2034	1.53	3.09
2035	1.54	3.04
2036	1.54	3.01
2037	1.54	2.97
2038	1.54	2.94
2039	1.54	2.9
2040	1.55	2.87
2041	1.55	2.83
2042	1.55	2.8
2043	1.55	2.78
2044	1.56	2.75
2045	1.56	2.73
2046	1.56	2.7
2047	1.56	2.67
2048	1.56	2.64
2049	1.56	2.62
2050	1.56	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Sao Tome
1960	25.2%	32.9%
1961	24.7%	34.3%
1962	24.2%	36.6%
1963	24%	38.5%
1964	23.8%	40.2%
1965	23.8%	41.6%
1966	23.8%	42.9%
1967	23.8%	44%
1968	23.7%	44.9%
1969	23.5%	45.8%
1970	23.3%	46.2%
1971	23.1%	46.1%
1972	23%	45.9%
1973	22.9%	45.7%
1974	22.7%	45.6%
1975	22.6%	45.5%
1976	22.4%	45.4%
1977	22.1%	45.3%
1978	21.8%	45.2%
1979	21.3%	45.1%
1980	20.8%	44.9%
1981	20.3%	44.7%
1982	19.7%	44.5%
1983	19.2%	44.5%
1984	18.8%	44.4%
1985	18.4%	44.5%
1986	18.1%	44.7%
1987	17.7%	44.9%
1988	17.5%	45%
1989	17.2%	45%
1990	17.1%	45.1%
1991	17%	45.1%
1992	17%	45.2%
1993	17.1%	45.2%
1994	17.2%	45.1%
1995	17.4%	44.9%
1996	17.6%	44.7%
1997	17.9%	44.3%
1998	18.1%	43.9%
1999	18.3%	43.4%
2000	18.5%	42.8%
2001	18.7%	42.5%
2002	18.8%	42.3%
2003	18.8%	42.2%
2004	18.8%	42.1%
2005	18.8%	42%
2006	18.7%	42%
2007	18.5%	42%
2008	18.4%	42.1%
2009	18.2%	42.1%
2010	18%	42.1%
2011	17.8%	42%
2012	17.6%	42%
2013	17.3%	42%
2014	17.1%	42%
2015	16.9%	41.9%
2016	16.8%	41.7%
2017	16.7%	41.4%
2018	16.6%	40.9%
2019	16.4%	40.5%
2020	16.3%	39.9%
2021	16.2%	39.4%
2022	16%	38.8%
2023	15.9%	38.3%
2024	15.7%	37.8%
2025	15.6%	37.5%
2026	15.5%	37.2%
2027	15.4%	36.8%
2028	15.4%	36.4%
2029	15.4%	36%
2030	15.4%	35.6%
2031	15.4%	35.4%
2032	15.3%	35.2%
2033	15.2%	35%
2034	15.2%	34.8%
2035	15.1%	34.7%
2036	15%	34.5%
2037	15%	34.2%
2038	15%	34%
2039	15%	33.8%
2040	14.9%	33.5%
2041	14.9%	33.2%
2042	14.9%	32.9%
2043	14.8%	32.6%
2044	14.8%	32.3%
2045	14.7%	32%
2046	14.7%	31.6%
2047	14.6%	31.3%
2048	14.6%	31%
2049	14.5%	30.6%
2050	14.5%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Sao Tome
1960	32,515	1,547
1961	33,205	1,657
1962	32,070	1,625
1963	36,539	1,609
1964	36,832	1,600
1965	37,596	1,611
1966	38,858	1,642
1967	33,363	1,693
1968	27,243	1,767
1969	23,481	1,862
1970	22,673	1,980
1971	26,801	2,127
1972	24,958	2,232
1973	21,092	2,329
1974	19,676	2,422
1975	20,746	2,515
1976	11,667	2,608
1977	11,703	2,705
1978	9,187	2,800
1979	4,605	2,893
1980	1,537	2,965
1981	-3,073	3,015
1982	-2,559	3,047
1983	-6,649	3,100
1984	-5,623	3,163
1985	-4,603	3,242
1986	-2,561	3,180
1987	-1,538	3,440
1988	0	3,544
1989	2,053	3,576
1990	2,056	3,719
1991	4,639	3,801
1992	6,722	3,822
1993	4,670	3,841
1994	8,850	3,860
1995	6,280	3,948
1996	6,842	3,993
1997	7,927	4,041
1998	7,956	4,120
1999	6,919	4,221
2000	9,078	4,334
2001	6,967	4,471
2002	5,376	4,591
2003	7,007	4,702
2004	9,188	4,810
2005	9,755	4,897
2006	9,787	5,057
2007	8,192	5,226
2008	10,438	5,297
2009	8,285	5,349
2010	8,876	5,391
2011	6,685	5,445
2012	5,592	5,501
2013	3,931	5,449
2014	5,644	5,381
2015	5,683	5,269
2016	9,165	5,125
2017	8,071	5,007
2018	6,373	4,957
2019	6,977	4,932
2020	5,831	4,874
2021	5,857	4,954
2022	-1,180	5,102
2023	-595	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark 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 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Sao Tome
1985	12	159
1986	12	175
1987	12	161
1988	13	157
1989	13	167
1990	12	164
1991	12	166
1992	12	164
1993	12	166
1994	12	168
1995	12	172
1996	11	171
1997	10	173
1998	9	175
1999	9	179
2000	9	180
2001	9	178
2002	9	179
2003	8	178
2004	8	177
2005	8	181
2006	7	177
2007	7	174
2008	7	174
2009	7	172
2010	7	170
2011	6	164
2012	6	158
2013	5	150
2014	5	138
2015	5	128
2016	5	119
2017	5	110
2018	5	100
2019	4	95
2020	4	92
2021	8	98
2022	6	82
2023	4	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Sao Tome
1960	2.5%	-
1961	2.45%	-
1962	2.38%	-
1963	2.3%	-
1964	2.21%	-
1965	2.11%	9.56%
1966	2.01%	9.29%
1967	1.9%	9.04%
1968	1.81%	8.85%
1969	1.73%	8.71%
1970	1.66%	8.64%
1971	1.58%	8.63%
1972	1.49%	8.67%
1973	1.39%	8.73%
1974	1.31%	8.79%
1975	1.23%	8.85%
1976	1.17%	8.89%
1977	1.11%	8.93%
1978	1.06%	8.96%
1979	1.03%	9.02%
1980	1%	9.1%
1981	0.98%	9.21%
1982	0.96%	9.37%
1983	0.96%	9.56%
1984	0.96%	9.77%
1985	0.97%	9.99%
1986	0.97%	11.4%
1987	0.97%	10.4%
1988	0.96%	10.6%
1989	0.93%	10.7%
1990	0.89%	10.8%
1991	0.84%	10.9%
1992	0.79%	10.9%
1993	0.74%	10.8%
1994	0.69%	10.7%
1995	0.65%	10.4%
1996	0.63%	10.1%
1997	0.6%	9.73%
1998	0.59%	9.26%
1999	0.57%	8.76%
2000	0.56%	8.21%
2001	0.55%	7.66%
2002	0.54%	7.1%
2003	0.52%	6.57%
2004	0.5%	6.05%
2005	0.48%	5.56%
2006	0.46%	5.11%
2007	0.45%	4.68%
2008	0.43%	4.3%
2009	0.42%	3.95%
2010	0.41%	3.63%
2011	0.41%	3.33%
2012	0.41%	3.04%
2013	0.41%	2.77%
2014	0.41%	2.54%
2015	0.41%	2.31%
2016	0.4%	2.11%
2017	0.4%	1.95%
2018	0.39%	1.81%
2019	0.38%	1.7%
2020	0.37%	1.6%
2021	0.36%	1.53%
2022	0.35%	1.46%
2023	0.34%	1.39%