Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3746 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.3746 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.4617 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3288 units per person, in 1960.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3288 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.343 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3656 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3851 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4019 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4164 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.429 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4398 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4493 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4579 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4617 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4605 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4588 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4574 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4563 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4553 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4544 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4534 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4523 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4509 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4491 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4468 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4455 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4438 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.447 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4485 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4496 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4503 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4507 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4513 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4519 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4517 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4508 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4491 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4466 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4431 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4388 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4336 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4279 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4246 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4233 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.422 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.421 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4203 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.42 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4201 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4206 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4208 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4205 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4197 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4198 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4204 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4203 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4192 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4169 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4136 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4095 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4047 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3993 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3935 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3879 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3828 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3783 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3746 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4017 units per person | 0.3288 units per person | 0.4579 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4561 units per person | 0.4509 units per person | 0.4617 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.447 units per person | 0.4438 units per person | 0.4503 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4468 units per person | 0.4336 units per person | 0.4519 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4221 units per person | 0.42 units per person | 0.4279 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4165 units per person | 0.4047 units per person | 0.4205 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3861 units per person | 0.3746 units per person | 0.3993 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 36 Sierra Leone 0.3765 units per person compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 0.3759 units per person compare
- 38 Eritrea 0.3759 units per person compare
- 40 Naoero 0.3716 units per person compare
- 41 Equatorial Guinea 0.3709 units per person compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.3702 units per person compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.3746 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4617 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3288 units per person in 1960.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.