Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Birth rate
Pakistan
27.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
28.18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
Birth rate over time
- Pakistan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 28.18 births per 1,000 people against 27.81 births per 1,000 people in Pakistan, a difference of 0.37 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.48 births per 1,000 people | 42.91 births per 1,000 people | 3.57 births per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 45.72 births per 1,000 people | 40.3 births per 1,000 people | 5.42 births per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 43.65 births per 1,000 people | 40.54 births per 1,000 people | 3.12 births per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 44.15 births per 1,000 people | 41.16 births per 1,000 people | 2.99 births per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 40 births per 1,000 people | 39.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.2429 births per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 34.11 births per 1,000 people | 39.14 births per 1,000 people | 5.03 births per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 31.1 births per 1,000 people | 33.45 births per 1,000 people | 2.35 births per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 28.24 births per 1,000 people | 28.41 births per 1,000 people | 0.1695 births per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Pakistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 28.18 births per 1,000 people against 27.81 births per 1,000 people in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.37 births per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for birth rate?
- Pakistan ranks 42nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.