Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Birth rate vs. death rate

Eritrea
28.54 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
28.18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 28.54 births per 1,000 people against 28.18 births per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.36 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Eritrea ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 46.11 births per 1,000 people 42.91 births per 1,000 people 3.2 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
1960s 47.68 births per 1,000 people 40.3 births per 1,000 people 7.38 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
1970s 45.87 births per 1,000 people 40.54 births per 1,000 people 5.33 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
1980s 44.64 births per 1,000 people 41.16 births per 1,000 people 3.49 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
1990s 41.7 births per 1,000 people 39.76 births per 1,000 people 1.94 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
2000s 36.02 births per 1,000 people 39.14 births per 1,000 people 3.13 births per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 31.06 births per 1,000 people 33.45 births per 1,000 people 2.39 births per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 28.73 births per 1,000 people 28.41 births per 1,000 people 0.3215 births per 1,000 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Eritrea, at 28.54 births per 1,000 people against 28.18 births per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.36 births per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Eritrea ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. 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 vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.