Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Sao Tome and Principe
2.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
33rd
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 3.3% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.3% against 2.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.