Fertility & birth rates in Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Philippines vs Sao Tome and Principe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Philippines was 1.92 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.

Check the Philippines vs Sao Tome and Principe population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Philippines	Sao Tome
1960	7	6.24
1961	6.99	6.26
1962	6.98	6.28
1963	6.95	6.31
1964	6.89	6.33
1965	6.8	6.35
1966	6.69	6.37
1967	6.57	6.39
1968	6.45	6.42
1969	6.33	6.44
1970	6.22	6.47
1971	6.08	6.49
1972	5.94	6.51
1973	5.79	6.53
1974	5.69	6.53
1975	5.6	6.53
1976	5.51	6.52
1977	5.44	6.5
1978	5.39	6.47
1979	5.26	6.43
1980	5.11	6.39
1981	4.97	6.33
1982	4.92	6.28
1983	4.87	6.22
1984	4.77	6.16
1985	4.66	6.1
1986	4.56	6.05
1987	4.51	5.99
1988	4.45	5.94
1989	4.37	5.88
1990	4.32	5.83
1991	4.27	5.77
1992	4.16	5.7
1993	4.1	5.64
1994	4.08	5.56
1995	4.07	5.55
1996	4	5.47
1997	3.94	5.4
1998	3.88	5.3
1999	3.83	5.23
2000	3.75	5.16
2001	3.72	5.1
2002	3.65	5.06
2003	3.59	5.01
2004	3.52	4.96
2005	3.45	4.94
2006	3.47	4.93
2007	3.4	4.96
2008	3.4	4.91
2009	3.38	4.84
2010	3.32	4.77
2011	3.24	4.72
2012	3.14	4.66
2013	3.04	4.58
2014	2.89	4.49
2015	2.83	4.35
2016	2.68	4.2
2017	2.53	4.07
2018	2.38	3.98
2019	2.22	3.9
2020	2.08	3.83
2021	1.95	3.76
2022	1.93	3.7
2023	1.92	3.64
2024	1.89	3.6
2025	1.88	3.53
2026	1.86	3.47
2027	1.85	3.42
2028	1.84	3.36
2029	1.83	3.32
2030	1.82	3.26
2031	1.81	3.21
2032	1.81	3.17
2033	1.8	3.13
2034	1.8	3.09
2035	1.79	3.04
2036	1.79	3.01
2037	1.78	2.97
2038	1.78	2.94
2039	1.77	2.9
2040	1.77	2.87
2041	1.76	2.83
2042	1.76	2.8
2043	1.76	2.78
2044	1.75	2.75
2045	1.75	2.73
2046	1.75	2.7
2047	1.75	2.67
2048	1.74	2.64
2049	1.74	2.62
2050	1.74	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Philippines	Sao Tome
1960	48.4%	32.9%
1961	48.8%	34.3%
1962	49.1%	36.6%
1963	49.2%	38.5%
1964	49.2%	40.2%
1965	49.2%	41.6%
1966	49.1%	42.9%
1967	49%	44%
1968	48.8%	44.9%
1969	48.6%	45.8%
1970	48.4%	46.2%
1971	48.2%	46.1%
1972	48%	45.9%
1973	47.7%	45.7%
1974	47.4%	45.6%
1975	46.9%	45.5%
1976	46.4%	45.4%
1977	45.8%	45.3%
1978	45.2%	45.2%
1979	44.8%	45.1%
1980	44.3%	44.9%
1981	43.9%	44.7%
1982	43.5%	44.5%
1983	43.1%	44.5%
1984	42.8%	44.4%
1985	42.5%	44.5%
1986	42.3%	44.7%
1987	42.2%	44.9%
1988	42%	45%
1989	41.9%	45%
1990	41.8%	45.1%
1991	41.8%	45.1%
1992	41.6%	45.2%
1993	41.4%	45.2%
1994	41.2%	45.1%
1995	41.1%	44.9%
1996	40.8%	44.7%
1997	40.5%	44.3%
1998	40.1%	43.9%
1999	39.6%	43.4%
2000	39.2%	42.8%
2001	38.8%	42.5%
2002	38.4%	42.3%
2003	38%	42.2%
2004	37.6%	42.1%
2005	37.2%	42%
2006	36.9%	42%
2007	36.6%	42%
2008	36.3%	42.1%
2009	36%	42.1%
2010	35.6%	42.1%
2011	35.2%	42%
2012	34.8%	42%
2013	34.4%	42%
2014	34.1%	42%
2015	33.5%	41.9%
2016	32.9%	41.7%
2017	32.3%	41.4%
2018	31.8%	40.9%
2019	31.3%	40.5%
2020	30.7%	39.9%
2021	30%	39.4%
2022	29.3%	38.8%
2023	28.6%	38.3%
2024	27.9%	37.8%
2025	27.1%	37.5%
2026	26.4%	37.2%
2027	25.7%	36.8%
2028	25%	36.4%
2029	24.4%	36%
2030	23.8%	35.6%
2031	23.3%	35.4%
2032	22.7%	35.2%
2033	22.2%	35%
2034	21.8%	34.8%
2035	21.5%	34.7%
2036	21.4%	34.5%
2037	21.4%	34.2%
2038	21.3%	34%
2039	21.2%	33.8%
2040	21.2%	33.5%
2041	21.1%	33.2%
2042	21%	32.9%
2043	20.9%	32.6%
2044	20.7%	32.3%
2045	20.6%	32%
2046	20.4%	31.6%
2047	20.3%	31.3%
2048	20.1%	31%
2049	19.9%	30.6%
2050	19.6%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.9% of the population in the Philippines and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 41.8% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in the Philippines 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
	Philippines	Sao Tome
1960	1,036,017	1,547
1961	1,064,377	1,657
1962	1,091,953	1,625
1963	1,116,591	1,609
1964	1,131,586	1,600
1965	1,146,094	1,611
1966	1,156,498	1,642
1967	1,166,704	1,693
1968	1,172,146	1,767
1969	1,186,306	1,862
1970	1,198,944	1,980
1971	1,210,256	2,127
1972	1,206,414	2,232
1973	1,206,285	2,329
1974	1,218,884	2,422
1975	1,239,069	2,515
1976	1,258,286	2,608
1977	1,314,002	2,705
1978	1,364,661	2,800
1979	1,394,056	2,893
1980	1,413,735	2,965
1981	1,436,599	3,015
1982	1,485,790	3,047
1983	1,542,194	3,100
1984	1,579,872	3,163
1985	1,614,042	3,242
1986	1,631,491	3,180
1987	1,671,330	3,440
1988	1,707,402	3,544
1989	1,728,354	3,576
1990	1,749,622	3,719
1991	1,782,165	3,801
1992	1,769,259	3,822
1993	1,788,414	3,841
1994	1,813,827	3,860
1995	1,846,900	3,948
1996	1,849,587	3,993
1997	1,861,098	4,041
1998	1,870,371	4,120
1999	1,894,147	4,221
2000	1,902,330	4,334
2001	1,931,169	4,471
2002	1,919,556	4,591
2003	1,922,904	4,702
2004	1,924,265	4,810
2005	1,918,484	4,897
2006	1,960,246	5,057
2007	1,964,673	5,226
2008	2,007,584	5,297
2009	2,025,580	5,349
2010	2,030,979	5,391
2011	2,018,419	5,445
2012	1,979,568	5,501
2013	1,944,758	5,449
2014	1,851,828	5,381
2015	1,827,180	5,269
2016	1,718,232	5,125
2017	1,622,444	5,007
2018	1,495,843	4,957
2019	1,352,703	4,932
2020	1,253,741	4,874
2021	917,928	4,954
2022	1,115,825	5,102
2023	1,123,981	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Philippines 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 84 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Philippines, compared to 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Philippines	Sao Tome
1985	204	159
1986	199	175
1987	191	161
1988	184	157
1989	177	167
1990	173	164
1991	172	166
1992	160	164
1993	155	166
1994	151	168
1995	147	172
1996	141	171
1997	138	173
1998	135	175
1999	130	179
2000	127	180
2001	132	178
2002	126	179
2003	127	178
2004	122	177
2005	118	181
2006	129	177
2007	123	174
2008	123	174
2009	122	172
2010	117	170
2011	115	164
2012	110	158
2013	110	150
2014	106	138
2015	104	128
2016	98	119
2017	86	110
2018	92	100
2019	92	95
2020	88	92
2021	153	98
2022	92	82
2023	84	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.69% in the Philippines 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
	Philippines	Sao Tome
1960	10.1%	-
1961	9.8%	-
1962	9.54%	-
1963	9.33%	-
1964	9.13%	-
1965	8.95%	9.56%
1966	8.78%	9.29%
1967	8.62%	9.04%
1968	8.48%	8.85%
1969	8.37%	8.71%
1970	8.28%	8.64%
1971	8.21%	8.63%
1972	8.18%	8.67%
1973	8.17%	8.73%
1974	8.17%	8.79%
1975	8.17%	8.85%
1976	8.15%	8.89%
1977	8.11%	8.93%
1978	8.06%	8.96%
1979	7.99%	9.02%
1980	7.9%	9.1%
1981	7.8%	9.21%
1982	7.69%	9.37%
1983	7.56%	9.56%
1984	7.4%	9.77%
1985	7.21%	9.99%
1986	6.96%	11.4%
1987	6.66%	10.4%
1988	6.32%	10.6%
1989	5.96%	10.7%
1990	5.6%	10.8%
1991	5.27%	10.9%
1992	4.98%	10.9%
1993	4.73%	10.8%
1994	4.51%	10.7%
1995	4.31%	10.4%
1996	4.14%	10.1%
1997	4%	9.73%
1998	3.88%	9.26%
1999	3.78%	8.76%
2000	3.69%	8.21%
2001	3.61%	7.66%
2002	3.52%	7.1%
2003	3.44%	6.57%
2004	3.36%	6.05%
2005	3.28%	5.56%
2006	3.21%	5.11%
2007	3.14%	4.68%
2008	3.07%	4.3%
2009	3.01%	3.95%
2010	2.96%	3.63%
2011	2.91%	3.33%
2012	2.87%	3.04%
2013	2.83%	2.77%
2014	2.8%	2.54%
2015	2.78%	2.31%
2016	2.78%	2.11%
2017	2.78%	1.95%
2018	2.79%	1.81%
2019	2.8%	1.7%
2020	2.79%	1.6%
2021	2.77%	1.53%
2022	2.73%	1.46%
2023	2.69%	1.39%