Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate, total

Pakistan
3.6 births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 births per woman
in 2023
Pakistan rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
41st

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0246197019962023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.64 births per woman against 3.6 births per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 6.8 births per woman 6.5 births per woman 0.2994 births per woman Pakistan
1980s 6.59 births per woman 6.13 births per woman 0.4598 births per woman Pakistan
1990s 5.93 births per woman 5.55 births per woman 0.3804 births per woman Pakistan
2000s 4.78 births per woman 4.99 births per woman 0.2021 births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.05 births per woman 4.37 births per woman 0.3181 births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.69 births per woman 3.73 births per woman 0.0433 births per woman Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Pakistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.64 births per woman against 3.6 births per woman in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.04 births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Pakistan ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release