Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Eritrea
3.5 children per women
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Eritrea rank
35th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Eritrea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Eritrea ranks 35th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.5816 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 4.02 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 0.9151 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 4.42 children per women | 5.41 children per women | 0.988 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 4.72 children per women | 5.12 children per women | 0.3963 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 4.8 children per women | 0.1307 children per women | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4.48 children per women | 4.57 children per women | 0.0941 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.95 children per women | 4.17 children per women | 0.2248 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.6 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 0.0076 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.53 children per women against 3.5 children per women in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.03 children per women, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Eritrea ranks 35th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).