Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 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
	Liberia	Sao Tome
1960	6.39	6.24
1961	6.45	6.26
1962	6.5	6.28
1963	6.56	6.31
1964	6.59	6.33
1965	6.62	6.35
1966	6.63	6.37
1967	6.65	6.39
1968	6.66	6.42
1969	6.64	6.44
1970	6.58	6.47
1971	6.54	6.49
1972	6.6	6.51
1973	6.65	6.53
1974	6.69	6.53
1975	6.74	6.53
1976	6.79	6.52
1977	6.84	6.5
1978	6.88	6.47
1979	6.92	6.43
1980	6.87	6.39
1981	6.83	6.33
1982	6.79	6.28
1983	6.76	6.22
1984	6.73	6.16
1985	6.69	6.1
1986	6.64	6.05
1987	6.57	5.99
1988	6.51	5.94
1989	6.43	5.88
1990	6.37	5.83
1991	6.32	5.77
1992	6.28	5.7
1993	6.25	5.64
1994	6.21	5.56
1995	6.17	5.55
1996	6.13	5.47
1997	6.08	5.4
1998	6.02	5.3
1999	5.95	5.23
2000	5.88	5.16
2001	5.77	5.1
2002	5.65	5.06
2003	5.55	5.01
2004	5.51	4.96
2005	5.52	4.94
2006	5.53	4.93
2007	5.46	4.96
2008	5.33	4.91
2009	5.17	4.84
2010	5.06	4.77
2011	4.97	4.72
2012	4.88	4.66
2013	4.75	4.58
2014	4.62	4.49
2015	4.52	4.35
2016	4.46	4.2
2017	4.4	4.07
2018	4.34	3.98
2019	4.26	3.9
2020	4.17	3.83
2021	4.09	3.76
2022	4.02	3.7
2023	3.95	3.64
2024	3.86	3.6
2025	3.79	3.53
2026	3.71	3.47
2027	3.64	3.42
2028	3.57	3.36
2029	3.51	3.32
2030	3.43	3.26
2031	3.38	3.21
2032	3.31	3.17
2033	3.25	3.13
2034	3.2	3.09
2035	3.15	3.04
2036	3.11	3.01
2037	3.06	2.97
2038	3.02	2.94
2039	2.98	2.9
2040	2.94	2.87
2041	2.91	2.83
2042	2.87	2.8
2043	2.83	2.78
2044	2.8	2.75
2045	2.77	2.73
2046	2.73	2.7
2047	2.7	2.67
2048	2.68	2.64
2049	2.65	2.62
2050	2.62	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Sao Tome
1960	41.1%	32.9%
1961	41.1%	34.3%
1962	41.2%	36.6%
1963	41.4%	38.5%
1964	41.7%	40.2%
1965	42%	41.6%
1966	42.2%	42.9%
1967	42.4%	44%
1968	42.6%	44.9%
1969	42.8%	45.8%
1970	42.9%	46.2%
1971	43%	46.1%
1972	43.2%	45.9%
1973	43.3%	45.7%
1974	43.4%	45.6%
1975	43.5%	45.5%
1976	43.6%	45.4%
1977	43.7%	45.3%
1978	43.8%	45.2%
1979	43.9%	45.1%
1980	44%	44.9%
1981	44.1%	44.7%
1982	44.2%	44.5%
1983	44.2%	44.5%
1984	44.2%	44.4%
1985	44.2%	44.5%
1986	44.3%	44.7%
1987	44.3%	44.9%
1988	44.2%	45%
1989	44.1%	45%
1990	44.1%	45.1%
1991	44.2%	45.1%
1992	44.1%	45.2%
1993	43.9%	45.2%
1994	43.8%	45.1%
1995	43.6%	44.9%
1996	43.4%	44.7%
1997	43.3%	44.3%
1998	43.2%	43.9%
1999	43.1%	43.4%
2000	43%	42.8%
2001	43%	42.5%
2002	42.9%	42.3%
2003	42.9%	42.2%
2004	42.9%	42.1%
2005	43%	42%
2006	43.1%	42%
2007	43.2%	42%
2008	43.2%	42.1%
2009	43.1%	42.1%
2010	43.1%	42.1%
2011	42.7%	42%
2012	42.4%	42%
2013	42.5%	42%
2014	42.5%	42%
2015	42.4%	41.9%
2016	42.3%	41.7%
2017	42.1%	41.4%
2018	42%	40.9%
2019	41.7%	40.5%
2020	41.4%	39.9%
2021	41%	39.4%
2022	40.5%	38.8%
2023	40%	38.3%
2024	39.5%	37.8%
2025	39.1%	37.5%
2026	38.6%	37.2%
2027	38.1%	36.8%
2028	37.7%	36.4%
2029	37.2%	36%
2030	36.9%	35.6%
2031	36.5%	35.4%
2032	36.2%	35.2%
2033	35.8%	35%
2034	35.5%	34.8%
2035	35.2%	34.7%
2036	34.9%	34.5%
2037	34.5%	34.2%
2038	34.2%	34%
2039	33.9%	33.8%
2040	33.6%	33.5%
2041	33.2%	33.2%
2042	32.9%	32.9%
2043	32.6%	32.6%
2044	32.3%	32.3%
2045	32%	32%
2046	31.6%	31.6%
2047	31.3%	31.3%
2048	31%	31%
2049	30.7%	30.6%
2050	30.4%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia 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
	Liberia	Sao Tome
1960	25,713	1,547
1961	26,670	1,657
1962	27,679	1,625
1963	28,708	1,609
1964	29,592	1,600
1965	30,618	1,611
1966	31,454	1,642
1967	32,519	1,693
1968	33,536	1,767
1969	34,677	1,862
1970	35,196	1,980
1971	36,015	2,127
1972	37,860	2,232
1973	39,694	2,329
1974	41,499	2,422
1975	43,478	2,515
1976	45,528	2,608
1977	47,582	2,705
1978	49,813	2,800
1979	52,125	2,893
1980	53,452	2,965
1981	55,003	3,015
1982	56,127	3,047
1983	57,562	3,100
1984	59,460	3,163
1985	59,988	3,242
1986	61,924	3,180
1987	62,147	3,440
1988	62,703	3,544
1989	63,238	3,576
1990	52,770	3,719
1991	47,426	3,801
1992	50,204	3,822
1993	51,609	3,841
1994	52,101	3,860
1995	53,407	3,948
1996	56,392	3,993
1997	61,444	4,041
1998	72,146	4,120
1999	78,130	4,221
2000	83,143	4,334
2001	86,217	4,471
2002	88,643	4,591
2003	87,534	4,702
2004	91,755	4,810
2005	96,478	4,897
2006	104,099	5,057
2007	109,165	5,226
2008	112,032	5,297
2009	113,429	5,349
2010	114,249	5,391
2011	115,496	5,445
2012	121,973	5,501
2013	120,138	5,449
2014	116,667	5,381
2015	115,479	5,269
2016	118,852	5,125
2017	119,376	5,007
2018	120,231	4,957
2019	120,635	4,932
2020	120,632	4,874
2021	121,038	4,954
2022	123,747	5,102
2023	125,730	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia 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 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in Liberia, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Sao Tome
1985	1,749	159
1986	1,678	175
1987	1,655	161
1988	1,647	157
1989	1,633	167
1990	2,146	164
1991	1,627	166
1992	1,643	164
1993	1,709	166
1994	1,811	168
1995	1,530	172
1996	1,438	171
1997	1,043	173
1998	962	175
1999	852	179
2000	786	180
2001	720	178
2002	700	179
2003	759	178
2004	645	177
2005	619	181
2006	647	177
2007	659	174
2008	663	174
2009	674	172
2010	712	170
2011	726	164
2012	728	158
2013	725	150
2014	801	138
2015	784	128
2016	690	119
2017	703	110
2018	707	100
2019	689	95
2020	664	92
2021	667	98
2022	634	82
2023	628	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia 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
	Liberia	Sao Tome
1960	31.3%	-
1961	31.3%	-
1962	31.3%	-
1963	31.2%	-
1964	31.1%	-
1965	30.8%	9.56%
1966	30.6%	9.29%
1967	30.2%	9.04%
1968	29.8%	8.85%
1969	29.3%	8.71%
1970	28.8%	8.64%
1971	28.3%	8.63%
1972	27.8%	8.67%
1973	27.4%	8.73%
1974	26.9%	8.79%
1975	26.5%	8.85%
1976	26%	8.89%
1977	25.6%	8.93%
1978	25.3%	8.96%
1979	24.9%	9.02%
1980	24.6%	9.1%
1981	24.3%	9.21%
1982	24.1%	9.37%
1983	24%	9.56%
1984	24.1%	9.77%
1985	24.3%	9.99%
1986	24.7%	11.4%
1987	25.2%	10.4%
1988	25.8%	10.6%
1989	26.4%	10.7%
1990	26.8%	10.8%
1991	27%	10.9%
1992	26.9%	10.9%
1993	26.6%	10.8%
1994	25.9%	10.7%
1995	25.1%	10.4%
1996	24.1%	10.1%
1997	23%	9.73%
1998	21.8%	9.26%
1999	20.5%	8.76%
2000	19.2%	8.21%
2001	17.9%	7.66%
2002	16.7%	7.1%
2003	15.4%	6.57%
2004	14.3%	6.05%
2005	13.3%	5.56%
2006	12.5%	5.11%
2007	11.8%	4.68%
2008	11.3%	4.3%
2009	10.8%	3.95%
2010	10.4%	3.63%
2011	10.1%	3.33%
2012	9.82%	3.04%
2013	9.54%	2.77%
2014	9.5%	2.54%
2015	9.08%	2.31%
2016	8.83%	2.11%
2017	8.6%	1.95%
2018	8.4%	1.81%
2019	8.19%	1.7%
2020	7.97%	1.6%
2021	7.74%	1.53%
2022	7.51%	1.46%
2023	7.29%	1.39%