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
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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

Indicator
Birth 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
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.