Fertility & birth rates in France and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in France vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 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
	France	Sao Tome
1960	2.85	6.24
1961	2.87	6.26
1962	2.89	6.28
1963	2.89	6.31
1964	2.87	6.33
1965	2.84	6.35
1966	2.8	6.37
1967	2.75	6.39
1968	2.69	6.42
1969	2.62	6.44
1970	2.55	6.47
1971	2.47	6.49
1972	2.38	6.51
1973	2.28	6.53
1974	2.18	6.53
1975	2.09	6.53
1976	2.01	6.52
1977	1.94	6.5
1978	1.89	6.47
1979	1.87	6.43
1980	1.85	6.39
1981	1.85	6.33
1982	1.86	6.28
1983	1.86	6.22
1984	1.86	6.16
1985	1.86	6.1
1986	1.85	6.05
1987	1.83	5.99
1988	1.81	5.94
1989	1.79	5.88
1990	1.77	5.83
1991	1.75	5.77
1992	1.74	5.7
1993	1.73	5.64
1994	1.73	5.56
1995	1.74	5.55
1996	1.75	5.47
1997	1.77	5.4
1998	1.78	5.3
1999	1.81	5.23
2000	1.89	5.16
2001	1.9	5.1
2002	1.88	5.06
2003	1.89	5.01
2004	1.92	4.96
2005	1.94	4.94
2006	2	4.93
2007	1.98	4.96
2008	2.01	4.91
2009	2	4.84
2010	2.03	4.77
2011	2.01	4.72
2012	2.01	4.66
2013	1.99	4.58
2014	2	4.49
2015	1.96	4.35
2016	1.92	4.2
2017	1.89	4.07
2018	1.87	3.98
2019	1.86	3.9
2020	1.83	3.83
2021	1.84	3.76
2022	1.79	3.7
2023	1.66	3.64
2024	1.66	3.6
2025	1.66	3.53
2026	1.66	3.47
2027	1.66	3.42
2028	1.66	3.36
2029	1.66	3.32
2030	1.66	3.26
2031	1.66	3.21
2032	1.66	3.17
2033	1.66	3.13
2034	1.66	3.09
2035	1.66	3.04
2036	1.66	3.01
2037	1.67	2.97
2038	1.66	2.94
2039	1.66	2.9
2040	1.66	2.87
2041	1.67	2.83
2042	1.67	2.8
2043	1.67	2.78
2044	1.67	2.75
2045	1.67	2.73
2046	1.67	2.7
2047	1.67	2.67
2048	1.67	2.64
2049	1.67	2.62
2050	1.67	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	France	Sao Tome
1960	26.5%	32.9%
1961	26.5%	34.3%
1962	26.2%	36.6%
1963	26%	38.5%
1964	25.8%	40.2%
1965	25.6%	41.6%
1966	25.4%	42.9%
1967	25.3%	44%
1968	25.1%	44.9%
1969	25%	45.8%
1970	24.8%	46.2%
1971	24.7%	46.1%
1972	24.6%	45.9%
1973	24.4%	45.7%
1974	24.2%	45.6%
1975	23.9%	45.5%
1976	23.6%	45.4%
1977	23.3%	45.3%
1978	23%	45.2%
1979	22.7%	45.1%
1980	22.4%	44.9%
1981	22.1%	44.7%
1982	21.9%	44.5%
1983	21.7%	44.5%
1984	21.5%	44.4%
1985	21.3%	44.5%
1986	21%	44.7%
1987	20.7%	44.9%
1988	20.5%	45%
1989	20.3%	45%
1990	20.1%	45.1%
1991	20.1%	45.1%
1992	20%	45.2%
1993	19.9%	45.2%
1994	19.7%	45.1%
1995	19.5%	44.9%
1996	19.3%	44.7%
1997	19.1%	44.3%
1998	19%	43.9%
1999	19%	43.4%
2000	18.9%	42.8%
2001	18.9%	42.5%
2002	18.8%	42.3%
2003	18.7%	42.2%
2004	18.6%	42.1%
2005	18.5%	42%
2006	18.5%	42%
2007	18.4%	42%
2008	18.5%	42.1%
2009	18.5%	42.1%
2010	18.5%	42.1%
2011	18.5%	42%
2012	18.5%	42%
2013	18.4%	42%
2014	18.3%	42%
2015	18.2%	41.9%
2016	18.1%	41.7%
2017	17.9%	41.4%
2018	17.8%	40.9%
2019	17.6%	40.5%
2020	17.4%	39.9%
2021	17.2%	39.4%
2022	17%	38.8%
2023	16.8%	38.3%
2024	16.5%	37.8%
2025	16.2%	37.5%
2026	16%	37.2%
2027	15.7%	36.8%
2028	15.5%	36.4%
2029	15.3%	36%
2030	15.1%	35.6%
2031	15%	35.4%
2032	14.8%	35.2%
2033	14.8%	35%
2034	14.7%	34.8%
2035	14.7%	34.7%
2036	14.7%	34.5%
2037	14.7%	34.2%
2038	14.7%	34%
2039	14.8%	33.8%
2040	14.9%	33.5%
2041	15%	33.2%
2042	15.1%	32.9%
2043	15.2%	32.6%
2044	15.3%	32.3%
2045	15.4%	32%
2046	15.5%	31.6%
2047	15.5%	31.3%
2048	15.5%	31%
2049	15.6%	30.6%
2050	15.6%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.5% of the population in France and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 20.1% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of France and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in France 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
	France	Sao Tome
1960	346,115	1,547
1961	354,504	1,657
1962	358,082	1,625
1963	361,694	1,609
1964	360,631	1,600
1965	354,132	1,611
1966	352,181	1,642
1967	339,843	1,693
1968	337,346	1,767
1969	329,831	1,862
1970	322,444	1,980
1971	309,747	2,127
1972	296,589	2,232
1973	282,979	2,329
1974	268,733	2,422
1975	248,413	2,515
1976	227,776	2,608
1977	217,946	2,705
1978	213,462	2,800
1979	208,923	2,893
1980	210,042	2,965
1981	222,414	3,015
1982	234,389	3,047
1983	235,655	3,100
1984	248,086	3,163
1985	249,328	3,242
1986	250,606	3,180
1987	251,971	3,440
1988	247,672	3,544
1989	243,361	3,576
1990	238,870	3,719
1991	234,216	3,801
1992	229,502	3,822
1993	224,592	3,841
1994	201,704	3,860
1995	220,303	3,948
1996	221,092	3,993
1997	215,885	4,041
1998	222,705	4,120
1999	229,907	4,221
2000	268,042	4,334
2001	263,867	4,471
2002	253,430	4,591
2003	230,325	4,702
2004	282,185	4,810
2005	271,677	4,897
2006	305,387	5,057
2007	288,076	5,226
2008	283,250	5,297
2009	278,238	5,349
2010	286,116	5,391
2011	280,966	5,445
2012	256,065	5,501
2013	244,192	5,449
2014	265,248	5,381
2015	206,300	5,269
2016	193,500	5,125
2017	160,604	5,007
2018	147,749	4,957
2019	141,503	4,932
2020	67,602	4,874
2021	74,627	4,954
2022	54,452	5,102
2023	47,802	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: France 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 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in France, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	Sao Tome
1985	20	159
1986	20	175
1987	19	161
1988	19	157
1989	19	167
1990	18	164
1991	18	166
1992	17	164
1993	16	166
1994	15	168
1995	15	172
1996	13	171
1997	11	173
1998	10	175
1999	10	179
2000	9	180
2001	9	178
2002	9	179
2003	9	178
2004	9	177
2005	9	181
2006	9	177
2007	9	174
2008	10	174
2009	10	172
2010	9	170
2011	9	164
2012	9	158
2013	9	150
2014	9	138
2015	9	128
2016	9	119
2017	8	110
2018	9	100
2019	8	95
2020	9	92
2021	9	98
2022	9	82
2023	7	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.43% in France 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
	France	Sao Tome
1960	2.85%	-
1961	2.7%	-
1962	2.57%	-
1963	2.45%	-
1964	2.34%	-
1965	2.24%	9.56%
1966	2.14%	9.29%
1967	2.06%	9.04%
1968	1.99%	8.85%
1969	1.91%	8.71%
1970	1.82%	8.64%
1971	1.74%	8.63%
1972	1.66%	8.67%
1973	1.6%	8.73%
1974	1.54%	8.79%
1975	1.49%	8.85%
1976	1.44%	8.89%
1977	1.39%	8.93%
1978	1.34%	8.96%
1979	1.28%	9.02%
1980	1.24%	9.1%
1981	1.19%	9.21%
1982	1.15%	9.37%
1983	1.11%	9.56%
1984	1.07%	9.77%
1985	1.04%	9.99%
1986	1.01%	11.4%
1987	0.98%	10.4%
1988	0.96%	10.6%
1989	0.93%	10.7%
1990	0.9%	10.8%
1991	0.86%	10.9%
1992	0.81%	10.9%
1993	0.75%	10.8%
1994	0.7%	10.7%
1995	0.65%	10.4%
1996	0.61%	10.1%
1997	0.58%	9.73%
1998	0.57%	9.26%
1999	0.55%	8.76%
2000	0.54%	8.21%
2001	0.52%	7.66%
2002	0.51%	7.1%
2003	0.49%	6.57%
2004	0.48%	6.05%
2005	0.46%	5.56%
2006	0.45%	5.11%
2007	0.44%	4.68%
2008	0.44%	4.3%
2009	0.43%	3.95%
2010	0.42%	3.63%
2011	0.42%	3.33%
2012	0.41%	3.04%
2013	0.41%	2.77%
2014	0.41%	2.54%
2015	0.42%	2.31%
2016	0.42%	2.11%
2017	0.42%	1.95%
2018	0.42%	1.81%
2019	0.42%	1.7%
2020	0.42%	1.6%
2021	0.43%	1.53%
2022	0.43%	1.46%
2023	0.43%	1.39%