Fertility & birth rates in Fiji and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Fiji vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 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
	Fiji	Sao Tome
1960	6.36	6.24
1961	6.28	6.26
1962	6.2	6.28
1963	6.09	6.31
1964	5.96	6.33
1965	5.76	6.35
1966	5.55	6.37
1967	5.33	6.39
1968	5.11	6.42
1969	4.91	6.44
1970	4.71	6.47
1971	4.51	6.49
1972	4.32	6.51
1973	4.16	6.53
1974	4.07	6.53
1975	4.1	6.53
1976	4.12	6.52
1977	4.11	6.5
1978	4.1	6.47
1979	4.08	6.43
1980	4.04	6.39
1981	3.99	6.33
1982	3.94	6.28
1983	3.88	6.22
1984	3.8	6.16
1985	3.66	6.1
1986	3.54	6.05
1987	3.48	5.99
1988	3.43	5.94
1989	3.4	5.88
1990	3.39	5.83
1991	3.37	5.77
1992	3.33	5.7
1993	3.29	5.64
1994	3.26	5.56
1995	3.25	5.55
1996	3.25	5.47
1997	3.19	5.4
1998	3.12	5.3
1999	3.05	5.23
2000	2.99	5.16
2001	2.97	5.1
2002	2.97	5.06
2003	2.96	5.01
2004	2.94	4.96
2005	2.92	4.94
2006	2.91	4.93
2007	2.87	4.96
2008	2.82	4.91
2009	2.76	4.84
2010	2.7	4.77
2011	2.63	4.72
2012	2.61	4.66
2013	2.6	4.58
2014	2.59	4.49
2015	2.57	4.35
2016	2.52	4.2
2017	2.46	4.07
2018	2.42	3.98
2019	2.38	3.9
2020	2.36	3.83
2021	2.33	3.76
2022	2.31	3.7
2023	2.28	3.64
2024	2.27	3.6
2025	2.25	3.53
2026	2.23	3.47
2027	2.21	3.42
2028	2.2	3.36
2029	2.18	3.32
2030	2.16	3.26
2031	2.15	3.21
2032	2.13	3.17
2033	2.12	3.13
2034	2.1	3.09
2035	2.09	3.04
2036	2.07	3.01
2037	2.06	2.97
2038	2.05	2.94
2039	2.04	2.9
2040	2.03	2.87
2041	2.01	2.83
2042	2.01	2.8
2043	1.99	2.78
2044	1.98	2.75
2045	1.97	2.73
2046	1.96	2.7
2047	1.95	2.67
2048	1.94	2.64
2049	1.94	2.62
2050	1.93	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Fiji	Sao Tome
1960	46.4%	32.9%
1961	46.5%	34.3%
1962	46.5%	36.6%
1963	46.5%	38.5%
1964	46.4%	40.2%
1965	46.4%	41.6%
1966	46.3%	42.9%
1967	46.1%	44%
1968	45.9%	44.9%
1969	45.6%	45.8%
1970	45.2%	46.2%
1971	44.7%	46.1%
1972	44.2%	45.9%
1973	43.5%	45.7%
1974	42.8%	45.6%
1975	42.2%	45.5%
1976	41.5%	45.4%
1977	40.9%	45.3%
1978	40.4%	45.2%
1979	40%	45.1%
1980	39.6%	44.9%
1981	39.3%	44.7%
1982	39.1%	44.5%
1983	39%	44.5%
1984	38.9%	44.4%
1985	38.9%	44.5%
1986	38.8%	44.7%
1987	38.7%	44.9%
1988	38.7%	45%
1989	38.7%	45%
1990	38.7%	45.1%
1991	38.5%	45.1%
1992	38.2%	45.2%
1993	37.9%	45.2%
1994	37.5%	45.1%
1995	37.1%	44.9%
1996	36.6%	44.7%
1997	36.1%	44.3%
1998	35.5%	43.9%
1999	34.9%	43.4%
2000	34.3%	42.8%
2001	33.8%	42.5%
2002	33.4%	42.3%
2003	33%	42.2%
2004	32.6%	42.1%
2005	32.2%	42%
2006	31.9%	42%
2007	31.6%	42%
2008	31.3%	42.1%
2009	31%	42.1%
2010	30.8%	42.1%
2011	30.5%	42%
2012	30.2%	42%
2013	30%	42%
2014	29.8%	42%
2015	29.6%	41.9%
2016	29.5%	41.7%
2017	29.2%	41.4%
2018	28.9%	40.9%
2019	28.6%	40.5%
2020	28.3%	39.9%
2021	28%	39.4%
2022	27.7%	38.8%
2023	27.4%	38.3%
2024	27.1%	37.8%
2025	26.8%	37.5%
2026	26.6%	37.2%
2027	26.3%	36.8%
2028	26%	36.4%
2029	25.7%	36%
2030	25.4%	35.6%
2031	25%	35.4%
2032	24.7%	35.2%
2033	24.5%	35%
2034	24.2%	34.8%
2035	24%	34.7%
2036	23.8%	34.5%
2037	23.6%	34.2%
2038	23.5%	34%
2039	23.3%	33.8%
2040	23.2%	33.5%
2041	23%	33.2%
2042	22.9%	32.9%
2043	22.7%	32.6%
2044	22.6%	32.3%
2045	22.4%	32%
2046	22.3%	31.6%
2047	22.1%	31.3%
2048	21.9%	31%
2049	21.8%	30.6%
2050	21.6%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.1% of the population in Fiji and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Fiji and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.03% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Sao Tome
1960	13,313	1,547
1961	13,653	1,657
1962	14,429	1,625
1963	14,774	1,609
1964	14,979	1,600
1965	15,166	1,611
1966	15,111	1,642
1967	14,861	1,693
1968	14,831	1,767
1969	14,669	1,862
1970	14,538	1,980
1971	14,313	2,127
1972	13,905	2,232
1973	13,383	2,329
1974	13,557	2,422
1975	14,272	2,515
1976	14,933	2,608
1977	15,532	2,705
1978	16,196	2,800
1979	16,450	2,893
1980	16,907	2,965
1981	17,282	3,015
1982	17,681	3,047
1983	18,237	3,100
1984	18,499	3,163
1985	18,469	3,242
1986	18,024	3,180
1987	17,987	3,440
1988	18,063	3,544
1989	18,007	3,576
1990	17,748	3,719
1991	17,617	3,801
1992	17,170	3,822
1993	16,751	3,841
1994	16,424	3,860
1995	16,273	3,948
1996	16,163	3,993
1997	15,750	4,041
1998	15,464	4,120
1999	15,229	4,221
2000	14,724	4,334
2001	14,720	4,471
2002	14,468	4,591
2003	14,527	4,702
2004	14,526	4,810
2005	14,503	4,897
2006	14,555	5,057
2007	14,349	5,226
2008	14,000	5,297
2009	13,540	5,349
2010	13,227	5,391
2011	12,657	5,445
2012	11,716	5,501
2013	11,972	5,449
2014	11,680	5,381
2015	11,213	5,269
2016	10,807	5,125
2017	10,413	5,007
2018	9,779	4,957
2019	9,271	4,932
2020	8,730	4,874
2021	6,777	4,954
2022	8,223	5,102
2023	8,078	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Fiji 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 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Fiji	Sao Tome
1985	78	159
1986	76	175
1987	74	161
1988	71	157
1989	70	167
1990	70	164
1991	67	166
1992	64	164
1993	62	166
1994	58	168
1995	55	172
1996	53	171
1997	51	173
1998	49	175
1999	46	179
2000	47	180
2001	46	178
2002	48	179
2003	47	178
2004	46	177
2005	44	181
2006	43	177
2007	43	174
2008	42	174
2009	41	172
2010	40	170
2011	39	164
2012	42	158
2013	40	150
2014	38	138
2015	37	128
2016	38	119
2017	34	110
2018	35	100
2019	34	95
2020	34	92
2021	68	98
2022	32	82
2023	30	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.91% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Sao Tome
1960	7.89%	-
1961	7.53%	-
1962	7.21%	-
1963	6.9%	-
1964	6.61%	-
1965	6.35%	9.56%
1966	6.14%	9.29%
1967	5.97%	9.04%
1968	5.84%	8.85%
1969	5.75%	8.71%
1970	5.69%	8.64%
1971	5.66%	8.63%
1972	5.63%	8.67%
1973	5.59%	8.73%
1974	5.52%	8.79%
1975	5.41%	8.85%
1976	5.27%	8.89%
1977	5.1%	8.93%
1978	4.9%	8.96%
1979	4.68%	9.02%
1980	4.46%	9.1%
1981	4.24%	9.21%
1982	4.03%	9.37%
1983	3.84%	9.56%
1984	3.67%	9.77%
1985	3.51%	9.99%
1986	3.37%	11.4%
1987	3.24%	10.4%
1988	3.12%	10.6%
1989	3%	10.7%
1990	2.89%	10.8%
1991	2.78%	10.9%
1992	2.68%	10.9%
1993	2.6%	10.8%
1994	2.52%	10.7%
1995	2.45%	10.4%
1996	2.39%	10.1%
1997	2.35%	9.73%
1998	2.31%	9.26%
1999	2.28%	8.76%
2000	2.27%	8.21%
2001	2.26%	7.66%
2002	2.27%	7.1%
2003	2.28%	6.57%
2004	2.31%	6.05%
2005	2.33%	5.56%
2006	2.35%	5.11%
2007	2.35%	4.68%
2008	2.32%	4.3%
2009	2.28%	3.95%
2010	2.22%	3.63%
2011	2.16%	3.33%
2012	2.1%	3.04%
2013	2.07%	2.77%
2014	2.06%	2.54%
2015	2.09%	2.31%
2016	2.16%	2.11%
2017	2.27%	1.95%
2018	2.41%	1.81%
2019	2.57%	1.7%
2020	2.72%	1.6%
2021	2.83%	1.53%
2022	2.89%	1.46%
2023	2.91%	1.39%