São Tomé and Principe - Fertility Rate 2007
4.96
+0.02 from 2006
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate was 4.96 in 2007, increased +0.02 from 4.93 in 2006. This was the 182nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2007▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 1.01 | 5.7% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.03 | 4.5% |
| 3rd | Andorra | 1.19 | -3.6% |
| 4th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.19 | 0.8% |
| 5th | San Marino | 1.26 | 1.2% |
| 6th | Korea | 1.26 | 11.2% |
| 7th | Slovak Republic | 1.27 | 1.6% |
| 8th | Singapore | 1.29 | 0.8% |
| 9th | Poland | 1.31 | 3.1% |
| 10th | British Virgin Islands | 1.31 | 6.3% |
| 11th | Hungary | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 12th | Japan | 1.34 | 1.5% |
| 13th | Ukraine | 1.34 | 3.5% |
| 14th | Malta | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 15th | Portugal | 1.35 | -1.5% |
| 16th | Lithuania | 1.36 | 2.3% |
| 17th | Germany | 1.37 | 3.0% |
| 18th | Austria | 1.38 | -2.1% |
| 19th | Spain | 1.38 | 1.5% |
| 20th | Serbia | 1.38 | -3.5% |
| 21st | Slovenia | 1.38 | 5.3% |
| 22nd | Italy | 1.39 | 1.5% |
| 23rd | Armenia | 1.40 | 7.7% |
| 24th | Greece | 1.41 | 0.7% |
| 25th | Russian Federation | 1.42 | 8.5% |
| 26th | Liechtenstein | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 27th | Belarus | 1.43 | 7.0% |
| 28th | Cuba | 1.44 | 2.4% |
| 29th | Cyprus | 1.45 | -4.0% |
| 30th | Czechia | 1.45 | 8.2% |
| 31st | Romania | 1.45 | 2.1% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 1.46 | 1.4% |
| 33rd | North Macedonia | 1.46 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Croatia | 1.48 | 0.7% |
| 35th | Bulgaria | 1.49 | 3.5% |
| 36th | European Union | 1.52 | 1.4% |
| 37th | Channel Islands | 1.53 | 4.1% |
| 38th | Latvia | 1.54 | 5.5% |
| 39th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.57 | -10.6% |
| 40th | Moldova | 1.58 | 2.5% |
| 41st | Luxembourg | 1.61 | -2.4% |
| 42nd | Thailand | 1.62 | -0.9% |
| 43rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 44th | Albania | 1.63 | -3.1% |
| 45th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.65 | -3.6% |
| 46th | China | 1.67 | 1.3% |
| 47th | Canada | 1.67 | 2.5% |
| 48th | Cayman Islands | 1.68 | 1.0% |
| 49th | Estonia | 1.69 | 7.0% |
| 50th | Georgia | 1.70 | 4.9% |
| 51st | St. Lucia | 1.70 | -3.7% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 1.72 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Mauritius | 1.74 | -1.7% |
| 54th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.75 | -0.4% |
| 55th | Barbados | 1.76 | 3.1% |
| 56th | United Arab Emirates | 1.79 | -8.5% |
| 57th | Montenegro | 1.80 | 4.0% |
| 58th | Belgium | 1.82 | 1.1% |
| 59th | Chile | 1.83 | 1.6% |
| 60th | Finland | 1.83 | -0.5% |
| 61st | Denmark | 1.84 | -0.5% |
| 62nd | Gibraltar | 1.85 | 2.8% |
| 63rd | Brazil | 1.85 | -2.2% |
| 64th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.86 | 1.6% |
| 65th | United Kingdom | 1.86 | 2.2% |
| 66th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.87 | -1.6% |
| 67th | Sweden | 1.88 | 1.6% |
| 68th | Aruba | 1.88 | 1.0% |
| 69th | Norway | 1.90 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Viet Nam | 1.91 | 2.0% |
| 71st | Isle of Man | 1.93 | 1.2% |
| 72nd | Brunei Darussalam | 1.93 | -1.8% |
| 73rd | Bermuda | 1.93 | 8.0% |
| 74th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.94 | 0.4% |
| 75th | Costa Rica | 1.95 | 0.9% |
| 76th | Tunisia | 1.96 | 0.3% |
| 77th | Australia | 1.96 | 2.7% |
| 78th | Palau | 1.97 | -1.4% |
| 79th | Azerbaijan | 1.97 | 0.0% |
| 80th | France | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 81st | Curaçao | 2.00 | -4.8% |
| 82nd | Ireland | 2.01 | 5.2% |
| 83rd | Dominica | 2.02 | -2.5% |
| 84th | Jamaica | 2.02 | -3.2% |
| 85th | Bahamas, The | 2.04 | 0.8% |
| 86th | Uruguay | 2.05 | -1.1% |
| 87th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.05 | -1.4% |
| 88th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.06 | 1.5% |
| 89th | Iceland | 2.09 | 0.5% |
| 90th | United States | 2.12 | 0.6% |
| 91st | French Polynesia | 2.12 | -4.3% |
| 92nd | Grenada | 2.15 | -1.9% |
| 93rd | Türkiye | 2.16 | -1.5% |
| 94th | New Zealand | 2.18 | 8.5% |
| 95th | Colombia | 2.20 | -2.1% |
| 96th | Lebanon | 2.20 | -1.9% |
| 97th | Monaco | 2.21 | 5.0% |
| 98th | New Caledonia | 2.22 | -1.2% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 2.24 | 6.2% |
| 100th | Malaysia | 2.25 | -2.4% |
| 101st | Bahrain | 2.28 | -7.4% |
| 102nd | Maldives | 2.29 | 4.0% |
| 103rd | Sri Lanka | 2.30 | 0.1% |
| 104th | Greenland | 2.30 | 1.9% |
| 105th | Mongolia | 2.30 | 9.5% |
| 106th | El Salvador | 2.35 | -1.7% |
| 107th | Argentina | 2.37 | -1.2% |
| 108th | Kosovo | 2.39 | -4.0% |
| 109th | Cabo Verde | 2.41 | -5.7% |
| 110th | Kuwait | 2.41 | -6.8% |
| 111th | Mexico | 2.42 | -1.4% |
| 112th | Qatar | 2.44 | -2.8% |
| 113th | Myanmar | 2.45 | -1.0% |
| 114th | Indonesia | 2.48 | 0.8% |
| 115th | Kazakhstan | 2.49 | 4.6% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 2.51 | 0.1% |
| 117th | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.51 | 23.6% |
| 118th | South Africa | 2.55 | -0.1% |
| 119th | Faroe Islands | 2.57 | 2.5% |
| 120th | Uzbekistan | 2.57 | 4.6% |
| 121st | Peru | 2.58 | -1.4% |
| 122nd | Bhutan | 2.59 | -2.7% |
| 123rd | Panama | 2.61 | -0.3% |
| 124th | Morocco | 2.62 | 0.3% |
| 125th | St. Martin (French part) | 2.63 | -2.9% |
| 126th | Libya | 2.65 | -1.9% |
| 127th | Bangladesh | 2.67 | -3.2% |
| 128th | Guyana | 2.68 | 0.8% |
| 129th | Nicaragua | 2.70 | -1.3% |
| 130th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Algeria | 2.70 | 2.9% |
| 132nd | Ecuador | 2.70 | -1.8% |
| 133rd | Turkmenistan | 2.73 | 0.4% |
| 134th | Suriname | 2.74 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Oman | 2.76 | -4.1% |
| 136th | India | 2.78 | -3.2% |
| 137th | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.79 | 6.6% |
| 138th | Paraguay | 2.82 | -2.3% |
| 139th | Nepal | 2.86 | -3.7% |
| 140th | Fiji | 2.87 | -1.1% |
| 141st | Belize | 2.89 | -4.5% |
| 142nd | Israel | 2.90 | 0.7% |
| 143rd | Guam | 2.91 | 3.5% |
| 144th | Botswana | 3.13 | 0.4% |
| 145th | Cambodia | 3.13 | -1.4% |
| 146th | Saudi Arabia | 3.19 | 0.3% |
| 147th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.24 | 0.4% |
| 148th | Honduras | 3.35 | -2.8% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 3.37 | 0.8% |
| 150th | Philippines | 3.40 | -1.8% |
| 151st | Lao PDR | 3.44 | -3.4% |
| 152nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.44 | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Lesotho | 3.44 | 0.8% |
| 154th | Tuvalu | 3.45 | -2.2% |
| 155th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.45 | -2.4% |
| 156th | Nauru | 3.50 | 3.1% |
| 157th | American Samoa | 3.51 | -4.8% |
| 158th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.54 | -0.7% |
| 159th | Eswatini | 3.58 | -1.4% |
| 160th | Namibia | 3.61 | 0.2% |
| 161st | Zimbabwe | 3.68 | 1.2% |
| 162nd | Haiti | 3.69 | -2.0% |
| 163rd | Guatemala | 3.72 | -3.4% |
| 164th | Djibouti | 3.76 | -3.7% |
| 165th | Jordan | 3.80 | 2.3% |
| 166th | Kiribati | 3.87 | 1.3% |
| 167th | Papua New Guinea | 4.08 | -1.7% |
| 168th | Tonga | 4.09 | -1.3% |
| 169th | Marshall Islands | 4.09 | -2.5% |
| 170th | Vanuatu | 4.12 | 0.4% |
| 171st | Gabon | 4.14 | -0.7% |
| 172nd | Ghana | 4.29 | -2.5% |
| 173rd | Samoa | 4.36 | 0.8% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 4.37 | -0.4% |
| 175th | Iraq | 4.40 | -1.2% |
| 176th | Pakistan | 4.55 | -0.8% |
| 177th | West Bank and Gaza | 4.63 | -2.4% |
| 178th | Congo, Republic of | 4.65 | 0.0% |
| 179th | Kenya | 4.72 | -0.8% |
| 180th | Eritrea | 4.81 | -1.4% |
| 181st | Comoros | 4.86 | -1.5% |
| 182nd | São Tomé and Principe | 4.96 | 0.5% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 5.02 | -0.9% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 5.08 | -1.0% |
| 185th | Togo | 5.10 | 0.5% |
| 186th | Rwanda | 5.14 | -3.6% |
| 187th | Yemen, Republic of | 5.26 | -2.8% |
| 188th | Sudan | 5.27 | -1.2% |
| 189th | Timor-Leste | 5.33 | -2.6% |
| 190th | Cameroon | 5.34 | -0.5% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 5.37 | -0.8% |
| 192nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.40 | -0.8% |
| 193rd | Tanzania | 5.40 | -2.0% |
| 194th | Mauritania | 5.43 | 0.4% |
| 195th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.43 | -1.2% |
| 196th | Liberia | 5.46 | -1.2% |
| 197th | Mozambique | 5.47 | 0.3% |
| 198th | Zambia | 5.61 | -1.2% |
| 199th | Benin | 5.63 | -0.8% |
| 200th | Sierra Leone | 5.64 | -1.6% |
| 201st | Guinea | 5.66 | -0.7% |
| 202nd | Gambia, The | 5.69 | -0.9% |
| 203rd | South Sudan | 5.70 | -2.5% |
| 204th | Malawi | 5.72 | -1.3% |
| 205th | Central African Republic | 5.87 | 0.5% |
| 206th | Nigeria | 6.03 | -0.4% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 6.11 | -1.0% |
| 208th | Uganda | 6.33 | -1.6% |
| 209th | Angola | 6.37 | -0.7% |
| 210th | Afghanistan | 6.51 | -2.7% |
| 211th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.56 | 0.2% |
| 212th | Burundi | 6.59 | -1.1% |
| 213th | Mali | 6.65 | -0.4% |
| 214th | Chad | 7.09 | -0.4% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.46 | -0.4% |
| 216th | Niger | 7.73 | -0.2% |
FAQ
What was São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate in 2007?▾
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate in 2007 was 4.96. This ranked 182nd globally.
How did São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate change in 2007?▾
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate increased by 0.5% in 2007 compared to 2006.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2007?▾
Niger had the highest fertility rate in 2007 at 7.73.
What is the fertility rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2007?▾
The fertility rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2007 was 4.96. This ranked 182nd globally.
How does 2007 compare to 2006 for São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate?▾
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate went from 4.93 in 2006 to 4.96 in 2007, a 0.5% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
São Tomé and Principe matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 17.0%. View full analysis →
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