Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Birth rate, crude

Sao Tome and Principe
28.09 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Vanuatu
27.65 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
Vanuatu rank
40th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 28.09 per 1,000 people against 27.65 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.44 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 40.3 per 1,000 people 43.46 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people Vanuatu
1970s 40.54 per 1,000 people 41.14 per 1,000 people 0.5982 per 1,000 people Vanuatu
1980s 41.16 per 1,000 people 40.62 per 1,000 people 0.5417 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 39.76 per 1,000 people 35.74 per 1,000 people 4.02 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 39.14 per 1,000 people 31.91 per 1,000 people 7.23 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 33.45 per 1,000 people 32.51 per 1,000 people 0.9418 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 28.34 per 1,000 people 28.73 per 1,000 people 0.3864 per 1,000 people Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 28.09 per 1,000 people against 27.65 per 1,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
0.44 per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.