Which has higher number of births, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 6,507 births against 6,440 births in Cape Verde as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

67 births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of births

Cape Verde

6,440 births

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

6,507 births

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

176th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

175th

Number of births over time

Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6,507 births against 6,440 births in Cape Verde, a difference of 67 births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,125 births	2,754 births	6,371 births	Cape Verde
1960s	10,622 births	2,879 births	7,743 births	Cape Verde
1970s	13,067 births	3,501 births	9,566 births	Cape Verde
1980s	14,482 births	4,456 births	10,026 births	Cape Verde
1990s	14,335 births	5,300 births	9,035 births	Cape Verde
2000s	11,185 births	6,258 births	4,927 births	Cape Verde
2010s	9,112 births	6,598 births	2,514 births	Cape Verde
2020s	6,541 births	6,366 births	174.75 births	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 6,507 births against 6,440 births in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 67 births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of births?: Cape Verde ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.