Fertility & birth rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Sao Tome and Principe vs Venezuela chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.64 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sao Tome	Venezuela
1960	6.24	6.38
1961	6.26	6.3
1962	6.28	6.23
1963	6.31	6.16
1964	6.33	6.07
1965	6.35	5.98
1966	6.37	5.87
1967	6.39	5.75
1968	6.42	5.61
1969	6.44	5.47
1970	6.47	5.32
1971	6.49	5.17
1972	6.51	5.04
1973	6.53	4.91
1974	6.53	4.79
1975	6.53	4.69
1976	6.52	4.59
1977	6.5	4.49
1978	6.47	4.4
1979	6.43	4.3
1980	6.39	4.2
1981	6.33	4.1
1982	6.28	4.01
1983	6.22	3.93
1984	6.16	3.86
1985	6.1	3.79
1986	6.05	3.73
1987	5.99	3.67
1988	5.94	3.6
1989	5.88	3.52
1990	5.83	3.45
1991	5.77	3.37
1992	5.7	3.29
1993	5.64	3.22
1994	5.56	3.15
1995	5.55	3.08
1996	5.47	3.02
1997	5.4	2.97
1998	5.3	2.91
1999	5.23	2.86
2000	5.16	2.79
2001	5.1	2.78
2002	5.06	2.74
2003	5.01	2.7
2004	4.96	2.64
2005	4.94	2.63
2006	4.93	2.6
2007	4.96	2.52
2008	4.91	2.48
2009	4.84	2.42
2010	4.77	2.4
2011	4.72	2.4
2012	4.66	2.38
2013	4.58	2.33
2014	4.49	2.3
2015	4.35	2.25
2016	4.2	2.22
2017	4.07	2.18
2018	3.98	2.15
2019	3.9	2.13
2020	3.83	2.12
2021	3.76	2.11
2022	3.7	2.09
2023	3.64	2.08
2024	3.6	2.08
2025	3.53	2.06
2026	3.47	2.04
2027	3.42	2.03
2028	3.36	2.01
2029	3.32	2
2030	3.26	1.99
2031	3.21	1.98
2032	3.17	1.97
2033	3.13	1.96
2034	3.09	1.95
2035	3.04	1.94
2036	3.01	1.93
2037	2.97	1.92
2038	2.94	1.91
2039	2.9	1.91
2040	2.87	1.9
2041	2.83	1.89
2042	2.8	1.88
2043	2.78	1.87
2044	2.75	1.86
2045	2.73	1.86
2046	2.7	1.85
2047	2.67	1.84
2048	2.64	1.84
2049	2.62	1.83
2050	2.59	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Sao Tome	Venezuela
1960	32.9%	46.8%
1961	34.3%	46.9%
1962	36.6%	47%
1963	38.5%	47%
1964	40.2%	47%
1965	41.6%	46.9%
1966	42.9%	46.8%
1967	44%	46.6%
1968	44.9%	46.3%
1969	45.8%	46%
1970	46.2%	45.6%
1971	46.1%	45.2%
1972	45.9%	44.7%
1973	45.7%	44.3%
1974	45.6%	43.8%
1975	45.5%	43.3%
1976	45.4%	42.9%
1977	45.3%	42.5%
1978	45.2%	42.1%
1979	45.1%	41.7%
1980	44.9%	41.3%
1981	44.7%	41%
1982	44.5%	40.6%
1983	44.5%	40.3%
1984	44.4%	39.9%
1985	44.5%	39.6%
1986	44.7%	39.3%
1987	44.9%	39%
1988	45%	38.7%
1989	45%	38.4%
1990	45.1%	38.1%
1991	45.1%	37.8%
1992	45.2%	37.4%
1993	45.2%	37%
1994	45.1%	36.6%
1995	44.9%	36.2%
1996	44.7%	35.8%
1997	44.3%	35.3%
1998	43.9%	34.9%
1999	43.4%	34.5%
2000	42.8%	34%
2001	42.5%	33.6%
2002	42.3%	33.1%
2003	42.2%	32.7%
2004	42.1%	32.2%
2005	42%	31.8%
2006	42%	31.4%
2007	42%	31%
2008	42.1%	30.6%
2009	42.1%	30.3%
2010	42.1%	29.9%
2011	42%	29.5%
2012	42%	29.2%
2013	42%	28.9%
2014	42%	28.5%
2015	41.9%	28.2%
2016	41.7%	27.9%
2017	41.4%	27.8%
2018	40.9%	27.9%
2019	40.5%	28%
2020	39.9%	27.8%
2021	39.4%	27.4%
2022	38.8%	26.8%
2023	38.3%	26.2%
2024	37.8%	25.5%
2025	37.5%	24.9%
2026	37.2%	24.3%
2027	36.8%	23.8%
2028	36.4%	23.2%
2029	36%	22.8%
2030	35.6%	22.4%
2031	35.4%	22%
2032	35.2%	21.7%
2033	35%	21.5%
2034	34.8%	21.4%
2035	34.7%	21.4%
2036	34.5%	21.4%
2037	34.2%	21.5%
2038	34%	21.5%
2039	33.8%	21.4%
2040	33.5%	21.4%
2041	33.2%	21.3%
2042	32.9%	21.2%
2043	32.6%	21.1%
2044	32.3%	20.9%
2045	32%	20.7%
2046	31.6%	20.5%
2047	31.3%	20.3%
2048	31%	20%
2049	30.6%	19.8%
2050	30.2%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Sao Tome and Principe and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela compared.

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

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.4% in Sao Tome and Principe and +1% in Venezuela. 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
	Sao Tome	Venezuela
1960	1,547	285,105
1961	1,657	292,109
1962	1,625	299,345
1963	1,609	307,279
1964	1,600	314,397
1965	1,611	321,695
1966	1,642	329,697
1967	1,693	335,813
1968	1,767	340,973
1969	1,862	343,596
1970	1,980	350,709
1971	2,127	355,212
1972	2,232	360,749
1973	2,329	367,612
1974	2,422	375,678
1975	2,515	385,045
1976	2,608	395,344
1977	2,705	405,315
1978	2,800	414,032
1979	2,893	421,256
1980	2,965	425,613
1981	3,015	432,059
1982	3,047	436,564
1983	3,100	443,569
1984	3,163	449,186
1985	3,242	455,517
1986	3,180	468,252
1987	3,440	474,204
1988	3,544	477,569
1989	3,576	478,053
1990	3,719	478,168
1991	3,801	477,917
1992	3,822	474,824
1993	3,841	473,189
1994	3,860	469,178
1995	3,948	469,267
1996	3,993	468,653
1997	4,041	472,002
1998	4,120	469,123
1999	4,221	463,787
2000	4,334	459,802
2001	4,471	451,487
2002	4,591	466,821
2003	4,702	456,902
2004	4,810	455,881
2005	4,897	463,260
2006	5,057	460,152
2007	5,226	452,482
2008	5,297	435,870
2009	5,349	427,257
2010	5,391	425,397
2011	5,445	425,958
2012	5,501	420,758
2013	5,449	408,930
2014	5,381	395,088
2015	5,269	384,560
2016	5,125	359,651
2017	5,007	340,222
2018	4,957	317,302
2019	4,932	274,826
2020	4,874	237,223
2021	4,954	207,746
2022	5,102	216,619
2023	5,221	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Sao Tome and Principe vs Venezuela

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, compared to 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sao Tome	Venezuela
1985	159	83
1986	175	81
1987	161	81
1988	157	80
1989	167	80
1990	164	83
1991	166	80
1992	164	82
1993	166	82
1994	168	84
1995	172	84
1996	171	86
1997	173	82
1998	175	82
1999	179	88
2000	180	86
2001	178	101
2002	179	87
2003	178	97
2004	177	94
2005	181	93
2006	177	96
2007	174	92
2008	174	103
2009	172	109
2010	170	110
2011	164	104
2012	158	113
2013	150	123
2014	138	133
2015	128	136
2016	119	162
2017	110	195
2018	100	205
2019	95	202
2020	92	207
2021	98	251
2022	82	219
2023	75	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.39% in Sao Tome and Principe and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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
	Sao Tome	Venezuela
1960	-	7.97%
1961	-	7.72%
1962	-	7.49%
1963	-	7.3%
1964	-	7.14%
1965	9.56%	7%
1966	9.29%	6.87%
1967	9.04%	6.75%
1968	8.85%	6.61%
1969	8.71%	6.47%
1970	8.64%	6.3%
1971	8.63%	6.12%
1972	8.67%	5.94%
1973	8.73%	5.75%
1974	8.79%	5.57%
1975	8.85%	5.38%
1976	8.89%	5.2%
1977	8.93%	5.01%
1978	8.96%	4.82%
1979	9.02%	4.62%
1980	9.1%	4.42%
1981	9.21%	4.24%
1982	9.37%	4.07%
1983	9.56%	3.91%
1984	9.77%	3.77%
1985	9.99%	3.64%
1986	11.4%	3.5%
1987	10.4%	3.37%
1988	10.6%	3.23%
1989	10.7%	3.09%
1990	10.8%	2.96%
1991	10.9%	2.86%
1992	10.9%	2.78%
1993	10.8%	2.73%
1994	10.7%	2.68%
1995	10.4%	2.63%
1996	10.1%	2.55%
1997	9.73%	2.45%
1998	9.26%	2.34%
1999	8.76%	2.24%
2000	8.21%	2.15%
2001	7.66%	2.09%
2002	7.1%	2.03%
2003	6.57%	1.98%
2004	6.05%	1.91%
2005	5.56%	1.85%
2006	5.11%	1.79%
2007	4.68%	1.74%
2008	4.3%	1.72%
2009	3.95%	1.71%
2010	3.63%	1.72%
2011	3.33%	1.73%
2012	3.04%	1.76%
2013	2.77%	1.79%
2014	2.54%	1.83%
2015	2.31%	1.92%
2016	2.11%	2.43%
2017	1.95%	2.43%
2018	1.81%	2.43%
2019	1.7%	2.43%
2020	1.6%	2.43%
2021	1.53%	2.43%
2022	1.46%	2.43%
2023	1.39%	2.43%