OECD members vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- OECD members
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.6 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in OECD members, a difference of 2.12 births per woman.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 births per woman | 6.34 births per woman | 3.22 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 2.48 births per woman | 6.5 births per woman | 4.02 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2.08 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman | 4.05 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.9 births per woman | 5.55 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 4.99 births per woman | 3.18 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 4.37 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.54 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, OECD members or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.6 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between OECD members and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.12 births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- OECD members ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.