Fertility & birth rates in Lithuania and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Lithuania vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lithuania was 1.18 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
	Lithuania	Sao Tome
1960	2.56	6.24
1961	2.53	6.26
1962	2.45	6.28
1963	2.35	6.31
1964	2.28	6.33
1965	2.23	6.35
1966	2.22	6.37
1967	2.23	6.39
1968	2.24	6.42
1969	2.3	6.44
1970	2.4	6.47
1971	2.41	6.49
1972	2.34	6.51
1973	2.22	6.53
1974	2.21	6.53
1975	2.18	6.53
1976	2.18	6.52
1977	2.14	6.5
1978	2.08	6.47
1979	2.05	6.43
1980	1.99	6.39
1981	1.98	6.33
1982	1.97	6.28
1983	2.1	6.22
1984	2.07	6.16
1985	2.08	6.1
1986	2.12	6.05
1987	2.11	5.99
1988	2.02	5.94
1989	1.98	5.88
1990	2.03	5.83
1991	2.01	5.77
1992	1.97	5.7
1993	1.74	5.64
1994	1.57	5.56
1995	1.55	5.55
1996	1.49	5.47
1997	1.47	5.4
1998	1.46	5.3
1999	1.46	5.23
2000	1.39	5.16
2001	1.29	5.1
2002	1.23	5.06
2003	1.26	5.01
2004	1.27	4.96
2005	1.29	4.94
2006	1.33	4.93
2007	1.36	4.96
2008	1.45	4.91
2009	1.5	4.84
2010	1.5	4.77
2011	1.55	4.72
2012	1.6	4.66
2013	1.59	4.58
2014	1.57	4.49
2015	1.63	4.35
2016	1.63	4.2
2017	1.57	4.07
2018	1.53	3.98
2019	1.43	3.9
2020	1.36	3.83
2021	1.36	3.76
2022	1.27	3.7
2023	1.18	3.64
2024	1.19	3.6
2025	1.2	3.53
2026	1.2	3.47
2027	1.21	3.42
2028	1.22	3.36
2029	1.22	3.32
2030	1.23	3.26
2031	1.23	3.21
2032	1.24	3.17
2033	1.25	3.13
2034	1.25	3.09
2035	1.26	3.04
2036	1.27	3.01
2037	1.27	2.97
2038	1.28	2.94
2039	1.28	2.9
2040	1.29	2.87
2041	1.29	2.83
2042	1.3	2.8
2043	1.3	2.78
2044	1.31	2.75
2045	1.31	2.73
2046	1.31	2.7
2047	1.32	2.67
2048	1.32	2.64
2049	1.33	2.62
2050	1.33	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Lithuania	Sao Tome
1960	27.1%	32.9%
1961	27.3%	34.3%
1962	27.4%	36.6%
1963	27.5%	38.5%
1964	27.4%	40.2%
1965	27.3%	41.6%
1966	27.3%	42.9%
1967	27.2%	44%
1968	27.2%	44.9%
1969	27.2%	45.8%
1970	27.1%	46.2%
1971	26.8%	46.1%
1972	26.6%	45.9%
1973	26.1%	45.7%
1974	25.6%	45.6%
1975	25.1%	45.5%
1976	24.6%	45.4%
1977	24.2%	45.3%
1978	23.8%	45.2%
1979	23.5%	45.1%
1980	23.3%	44.9%
1981	23.1%	44.7%
1982	22.9%	44.5%
1983	22.8%	44.5%
1984	22.8%	44.4%
1985	22.7%	44.5%
1986	22.7%	44.7%
1987	22.7%	44.9%
1988	22.6%	45%
1989	22.5%	45%
1990	22.6%	45.1%
1991	22.5%	45.1%
1992	22.4%	45.2%
1993	22.3%	45.2%
1994	22.1%	45.1%
1995	21.8%	44.9%
1996	21.5%	44.7%
1997	21.2%	44.3%
1998	20.9%	43.9%
1999	20.4%	43.4%
2000	20%	42.8%
2001	19.3%	42.5%
2002	18.6%	42.3%
2003	17.9%	42.2%
2004	17.4%	42.1%
2005	16.8%	42%
2006	16.3%	42%
2007	15.8%	42%
2008	15.3%	42.1%
2009	15%	42.1%
2010	14.9%	42.1%
2011	14.8%	42%
2012	14.7%	42%
2013	14.6%	42%
2014	14.6%	42%
2015	14.6%	41.9%
2016	14.7%	41.7%
2017	14.9%	41.4%
2018	15%	40.9%
2019	15.1%	40.5%
2020	15.1%	39.9%
2021	15.1%	39.4%
2022	15%	38.8%
2023	14.9%	38.3%
2024	14.7%	37.8%
2025	14.5%	37.5%
2026	14.3%	37.2%
2027	14.1%	36.8%
2028	13.9%	36.4%
2029	13.6%	36%
2030	13.3%	35.6%
2031	13%	35.4%
2032	12.7%	35.2%
2033	12.4%	35%
2034	12.1%	34.8%
2035	11.9%	34.7%
2036	11.7%	34.5%
2037	11.6%	34.2%
2038	11.5%	34%
2039	11.4%	33.8%
2040	11.4%	33.5%
2041	11.3%	33.2%
2042	11.3%	32.9%
2043	11.3%	32.6%
2044	11.2%	32.3%
2045	11.2%	32%
2046	11.3%	31.6%
2047	11.3%	31.3%
2048	11.3%	31%
2049	11.3%	30.6%
2050	11.4%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Lithuania and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 22.6% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lithuania and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.54% in Lithuania 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
	Lithuania	Sao Tome
1960	40,845	1,547
1961	40,376	1,657
1962	34,933	1,625
1963	33,918	1,609
1964	34,048	1,600
1965	30,309	1,611
1966	30,381	1,642
1967	29,226	1,693
1968	28,325	1,767
1969	27,345	1,862
1970	27,629	1,980
1971	28,930	2,127
1972	25,388	2,232
1973	22,712	2,329
1974	22,589	2,422
1975	20,470	2,515
1976	20,305	2,608
1977	19,124	2,705
1978	17,573	2,800
1979	16,989	2,893
1980	16,042	2,965
1981	16,478	3,015
1982	18,323	3,047
1983	20,911	3,100
1984	18,976	3,163
1985	19,140	3,242
1986	23,978	3,180
1987	22,422	3,440
1988	19,006	3,544
1989	17,316	3,576
1990	17,010	3,719
1991	14,817	3,801
1992	12,950	3,822
1993	1,473	3,841
1994	-4,023	3,860
1995	-3,992	3,948
1996	-3,962	3,993
1997	-3,218	4,041
1998	-3,904	4,120
1999	-3,877	4,221
2000	-4,549	4,334
2001	-9,024	4,471
2002	-11,362	4,591
2003	-10,929	4,702
2004	-11,482	4,810
2005	-14,287	4,897
2006	-15,041	5,057
2007	-15,510	5,226
2008	-12,153	5,297
2009	-9,805	5,349
2010	-11,460	5,391
2011	-10,901	5,445
2012	-11,060	5,501
2013	-12,733	5,449
2014	-10,868	5,381
2015	-11,935	5,269
2016	-11,509	5,125
2017	-12,224	5,007
2018	-12,686	4,957
2019	-13,212	4,932
2020	-19,953	4,874
2021	-24,433	4,954
2022	-20,671	5,102
2023	-16,368	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Lithuania 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 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lithuania	Sao Tome
1985	35	159
1986	30	175
1987	28	161
1988	28	157
1989	31	167
1990	29	164
1991	29	166
1992	28	164
1993	29	166
1994	31	168
1995	28	172
1996	25	171
1997	21	173
1998	19	175
1999	18	179
2000	16	180
2001	16	178
2002	14	179
2003	14	178
2004	12	177
2005	13	181
2006	14	177
2007	14	174
2008	13	174
2009	11	172
2010	10	170
2011	10	164
2012	10	158
2013	10	150
2014	9	138
2015	10	128
2016	9	119
2017	10	110
2018	9	100
2019	9	95
2020	8	92
2021	9	98
2022	9	82
2023	8	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Lithuania 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
	Lithuania	Sao Tome
1965	-	9.56%
1966	-	9.29%
1967	2.63%	9.04%
1968	2.63%	8.85%
1969	2.51%	8.71%
1970	2.29%	8.64%
1971	2.11%	8.63%
1972	2.08%	8.67%
1973	2.16%	8.73%
1974	2.24%	8.79%
1975	2.26%	8.85%
1976	2.25%	8.89%
1977	2.22%	8.93%
1978	2.18%	8.96%
1979	2.12%	9.02%
1980	2.05%	9.1%
1981	1.98%	9.21%
1982	1.92%	9.37%
1983	1.87%	9.56%
1984	1.82%	9.77%
1985	1.74%	9.99%
1986	1.64%	11.4%
1987	1.52%	10.4%
1988	1.42%	10.6%
1989	1.42%	10.7%
1990	1.52%	10.8%
1991	1.67%	10.9%
1992	1.78%	10.9%
1993	1.79%	10.8%
1994	1.69%	10.7%
1995	1.51%	10.4%
1996	1.34%	10.1%
1997	1.23%	9.73%
1998	1.16%	9.26%
1999	1.12%	8.76%
2000	1.07%	8.21%
2001	1.03%	7.66%
2002	0.99%	7.1%
2003	0.96%	6.57%
2004	0.93%	6.05%
2005	0.9%	5.56%
2006	0.86%	5.11%
2007	0.8%	4.68%
2008	0.74%	4.3%
2009	0.67%	3.95%
2010	0.6%	3.63%
2011	0.56%	3.33%
2012	0.53%	3.04%
2013	0.51%	2.77%
2014	0.51%	2.54%
2015	0.5%	2.31%
2016	0.49%	2.11%
2017	0.46%	1.95%
2018	0.42%	1.81%
2019	0.39%	1.7%
2020	0.37%	1.6%
2021	0.36%	1.53%
2022	0.35%	1.46%
2023	0.34%	1.39%