São Tomé and Principe - Fertility Rate 2023
3.64
−0.05 from 2022
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate was 3.64 in 2023, decreased +0.05 from 3.70 in 2022. This was the 177th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 0.59 | -13.8% |
| 2nd | Korea | 0.72 | -7.3% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.75 | 7.1% |
| 4th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.92 | 0.7% |
| 5th | Singapore | 0.97 | -6.7% |
| 6th | Ukraine | 0.98 | 8.9% |
| 7th | China | 1.00 | -3.4% |
| 8th | British Virgin Islands | 1.05 | 2.0% |
| 9th | Malta | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 10th | Andorra | 1.08 | 1.0% |
| 11th | Spain | 1.12 | -3.4% |
| 12th | San Marino | 1.15 | 1.1% |
| 13th | Poland | 1.16 | -10.2% |
| 14th | Chile | 1.17 | -7.0% |
| 15th | Lithuania | 1.18 | -7.1% |
| 16th | United Arab Emirates | 1.20 | 4.5% |
| 17th | Curaçao | 1.20 | -7.7% |
| 18th | Italy | 1.20 | -3.2% |
| 19th | Japan | 1.20 | -4.8% |
| 20th | Belarus | 1.21 | -8.9% |
| 21st | Thailand | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 1.25 | -4.6% |
| 23rd | Canada | 1.26 | -5.3% |
| 24th | Finland | 1.26 | -4.5% |
| 25th | Estonia | 1.31 | -7.1% |
| 26th | Austria | 1.32 | -6.4% |
| 27th | Greece | 1.32 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Switzerland | 1.33 | -4.3% |
| 29th | Costa Rica | 1.33 | -0.4% |
| 30th | Albania | 1.35 | -0.5% |
| 31st | Jamaica | 1.36 | -1.0% |
| 32nd | Latvia | 1.36 | -7.5% |
| 33rd | Channel Islands | 1.37 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Bahamas, The | 1.37 | -0.4% |
| 35th | St. Lucia | 1.38 | -0.6% |
| 36th | European Union | 1.39 | -4.8% |
| 37th | Cyprus | 1.39 | -0.3% |
| 38th | Germany | 1.39 | -4.5% |
| 39th | Mauritius | 1.39 | 5.3% |
| 40th | Norway | 1.40 | -0.7% |
| 41st | Bermuda | 1.40 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Uruguay | 1.41 | -1.1% |
| 43rd | Russian Federation | 1.41 | -0.4% |
| 44th | Netherlands | 1.43 | -4.0% |
| 45th | Cuba | 1.44 | 1.9% |
| 46th | Portugal | 1.44 | 0.7% |
| 47th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.45 | -0.4% |
| 48th | Czechia | 1.45 | -11.6% |
| 49th | Liechtenstein | 1.45 | -1.4% |
| 50th | Sweden | 1.45 | -5.2% |
| 51st | Croatia | 1.46 | -4.6% |
| 52nd | Bhutan | 1.46 | -1.1% |
| 53rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.46 | -0.9% |
| 54th | Belgium | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 55th | Dominica | 1.48 | 0.1% |
| 56th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 | 0.3% |
| 57th | Grenada | 1.49 | -1.0% |
| 58th | Slovak Republic | 1.49 | -5.1% |
| 59th | Argentina | 1.50 | 1.2% |
| 60th | Australia | 1.50 | -8.0% |
| 61st | Denmark | 1.50 | -3.2% |
| 62nd | Ireland | 1.50 | -2.6% |
| 63rd | North Macedonia | 1.50 | -6.3% |
| 64th | French Polynesia | 1.50 | -0.9% |
| 65th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 | -0.5% |
| 66th | Hungary | 1.51 | -3.2% |
| 67th | Slovenia | 1.51 | -2.6% |
| 68th | Türkiye | 1.51 | -7.4% |
| 69th | Cabo Verde | 1.52 | -0.7% |
| 70th | Kuwait | 1.52 | -1.4% |
| 71st | Cayman Islands | 1.53 | -0.6% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.53 | -0.8% |
| 73rd | Kosovo | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 74th | Isle of Man | 1.55 | -0.5% |
| 75th | Azerbaijan | 1.55 | -7.2% |
| 76th | Malaysia | 1.55 | 0.0% |
| 77th | United Kingdom | 1.56 | 0.0% |
| 78th | New Zealand | 1.56 | -6.0% |
| 79th | Maldives | 1.58 | -0.5% |
| 80th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 | -0.1% |
| 81st | Iceland | 1.59 | 0.1% |
| 82nd | Aruba | 1.60 | -0.8% |
| 83rd | Serbia | 1.61 | 1.3% |
| 84th | United States | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 85th | Brazil | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 86th | Colombia | 1.65 | -1.1% |
| 87th | France | 1.66 | -7.3% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.70 | -0.5% |
| 89th | Barbados | 1.71 | -0.2% |
| 90th | Romania | 1.71 | 0.0% |
| 91st | Qatar | 1.73 | -0.6% |
| 92nd | Moldova | 1.73 | 2.2% |
| 93rd | Montenegro | 1.74 | -3.3% |
| 94th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 95th | Greenland | 1.77 | -2.7% |
| 96th | El Salvador | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 97th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.78 | -0.9% |
| 98th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.78 | -0.9% |
| 99th | Bulgaria | 1.81 | 1.7% |
| 100th | Georgia | 1.81 | -0.5% |
| 101st | Ecuador | 1.82 | -2.0% |
| 102nd | Bahrain | 1.82 | -0.8% |
| 103rd | Tunisia | 1.83 | -0.8% |
| 104th | Faroe Islands | 1.86 | -10.3% |
| 105th | Gibraltar | 1.89 | -0.4% |
| 106th | Armenia | 1.90 | 11.8% |
| 107th | Palau | 1.91 | -1.0% |
| 108th | Mexico | 1.91 | -1.5% |
| 109th | Viet Nam | 1.91 | -0.7% |
| 110th | Philippines | 1.92 | -0.7% |
| 111th | Sri Lanka | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 112th | India | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 113th | New Caledonia | 1.98 | -0.9% |
| 114th | Peru | 1.98 | -1.2% |
| 115th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 116th | Nepal | 1.98 | -0.9% |
| 117th | Belize | 2.01 | 3.0% |
| 118th | Seychelles | 2.02 | 0.5% |
| 119th | Monaco | 2.11 | -0.2% |
| 120th | Myanmar | 2.12 | -0.8% |
| 121st | Panama | 2.12 | -0.9% |
| 122nd | Indonesia | 2.13 | -1.0% |
| 123rd | Bangladesh | 2.16 | -0.7% |
| 124th | South Africa | 2.22 | -0.5% |
| 125th | Nicaragua | 2.22 | -1.0% |
| 126th | Morocco | 2.23 | -1.2% |
| 127th | Lebanon | 2.24 | -1.1% |
| 128th | Dominican Republic | 2.24 | -1.1% |
| 129th | Suriname | 2.25 | -1.1% |
| 130th | Saudi Arabia | 2.28 | 6.5% |
| 131st | Fiji | 2.28 | -1.0% |
| 132nd | American Samoa | 2.29 | -0.8% |
| 133rd | Guatemala | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 134th | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.35 | -1.7% |
| 135th | Libya | 2.36 | -2.0% |
| 136th | Guyana | 2.41 | -1.0% |
| 137th | Lao PDR | 2.42 | -1.4% |
| 138th | Paraguay | 2.42 | -0.9% |
| 139th | Honduras | 2.50 | -0.9% |
| 140th | Oman | 2.53 | 3.1% |
| 141st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.55 | -1.4% |
| 142nd | Cambodia | 2.58 | -1.4% |
| 143rd | Djibouti | 2.61 | -1.7% |
| 144th | Jordan | 2.64 | -1.5% |
| 145th | Haiti | 2.66 | -1.6% |
| 146th | Turkmenistan | 2.69 | -1.4% |
| 147th | Lesotho | 2.69 | -0.8% |
| 148th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.70 | -3.6% |
| 149th | Mongolia | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 150th | Timor-Leste | 2.71 | -3.4% |
| 151st | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.71 | -1.2% |
| 152nd | St. Martin (French part) | 2.72 | -1.6% |
| 153rd | Botswana | 2.73 | -1.9% |
| 154th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.75 | -1.3% |
| 155th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.75 | 0.0% |
| 156th | Eswatini | 2.75 | -1.7% |
| 157th | Algeria | 2.77 | -1.8% |
| 158th | Guam | 2.78 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Israel | 2.85 | -1.4% |
| 160th | Marshall Islands | 2.92 | -0.6% |
| 161st | Kazakhstan | 3.01 | -1.2% |
| 162nd | Tajikistan | 3.07 | -1.8% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | 3.10 | -2.1% |
| 164th | Tonga | 3.13 | -1.3% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 3.15 | -1.1% |
| 166th | Kenya | 3.21 | -1.7% |
| 167th | Tuvalu | 3.21 | -1.1% |
| 168th | Namibia | 3.21 | -1.1% |
| 169th | Iraq | 3.25 | -1.4% |
| 170th | West Bank and Gaza | 3.31 | -1.9% |
| 171st | Nauru | 3.33 | -1.4% |
| 172nd | Ghana | 3.40 | -1.1% |
| 173rd | Uzbekistan | 3.50 | 3.1% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 3.56 | -1.7% |
| 175th | Vanuatu | 3.60 | -1.4% |
| 176th | Pakistan | 3.61 | -1.6% |
| 177th | São Tomé and Principe | 3.64 | -1.4% |
| 178th | Gabon | 3.65 | -1.8% |
| 179th | Malawi | 3.65 | -1.9% |
| 180th | Rwanda | 3.70 | -2.1% |
| 181st | Eritrea | 3.71 | -1.9% |
| 182nd | Zimbabwe | 3.72 | -1.1% |
| 183rd | Sierra Leone | 3.79 | -2.2% |
| 184th | Senegal | 3.82 | -1.2% |
| 185th | Samoa | 3.83 | -1.4% |
| 186th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.84 | -1.9% |
| 187th | South Sudan | 3.86 | -2.5% |
| 188th | Comoros | 3.88 | -1.4% |
| 189th | Liberia | 3.95 | -1.6% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 3.97 | -1.6% |
| 191st | Gambia, The | 4.01 | -1.8% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 4.08 | -2.1% |
| 193rd | Zambia | 4.10 | -1.8% |
| 194th | Congo, Republic of | 4.16 | -1.4% |
| 195th | Burkina Faso | 4.19 | -2.1% |
| 196th | Togo | 4.19 | -1.4% |
| 197th | Guinea | 4.22 | -2.0% |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.28 | -1.5% |
| 199th | Uganda | 4.28 | -2.4% |
| 200th | Cameroon | 4.32 | -1.7% |
| 201st | Sudan | 4.32 | -1.4% |
| 202nd | Nigeria | 4.48 | -1.5% |
| 203rd | Benin | 4.56 | -1.7% |
| 204th | Yemen, Republic of | 4.59 | -0.1% |
| 205th | Tanzania | 4.61 | -1.4% |
| 206th | Mauritania | 4.70 | -1.5% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 4.76 | -1.6% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 4.84 | -1.9% |
| 209th | Burundi | 4.88 | -2.0% |
| 210th | Angola | 5.12 | -1.6% |
| 211th | Mali | 5.61 | -1.4% |
| 212th | Central African Republic | 6.01 | -0.2% |
| 213th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.05 | -0.9% |
| 214th | Niger | 6.06 | -1.2% |
| 215th | Chad | 6.12 | -1.5% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.13 | -2.0% |
FAQ
What was São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate in 2023?▾
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate in 2023 was 3.64. This ranked 177th globally.
How did São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate change in 2023?▾
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate decreased by 1.4% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2023?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest fertility rate in 2023 at 6.13.
What is the fertility rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2023?▾
The fertility rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2023 was 3.64. This ranked 177th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate?▾
São Tomé and Principe's fertility rate went from 3.70 in 2022 to 3.64 in 2023, a 1.4% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
São Tomé and Principe matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2023. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). View full analysis →
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