Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of children under 15, by world region
Bahamas
73,209 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
88,379 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
181st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th
Number of children under 15, by world region over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 88,379 people against 73,209 people in Bahamas, a difference of 15,170 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38,748 people | 21,737 people | 17,011 people | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 59,244 people | 28,857 people | 30,387 people | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 80,158 people | 39,317 people | 40,840 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 79,836 people | 48,423 people | 31,413 people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 85,002 people | 59,565 people | 25,436 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 88,865 people | 67,530 people | 21,336 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 82,168 people | 82,473 people | 304.8 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 75,188 people | 87,584 people | 12,396 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 88,379 people against 73,209 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 15,170 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
- Bahamas ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.