Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of children under 15, by world region

Macau, China
100,623 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
88,379 people
in 2023
Macau, China rank
176th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k195019862023

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 100,623 people against 88,379 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 12,244 people.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 66,467 people 21,737 people 44,730 people Macau, China
1960s 102,488 people 28,857 people 73,631 people Macau, China
1970s 95,403 people 39,317 people 56,086 people Macau, China
1980s 71,331 people 48,423 people 22,908 people Macau, China
1990s 96,795 people 59,565 people 37,230 people Macau, China
2000s 86,154 people 67,530 people 18,625 people Macau, China
2010s 80,575 people 82,473 people 1,898 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 99,850 people 87,584 people 12,266 people Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Macau, China, at 100,623 people against 88,379 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
12,244 people, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Macau, China ranks 176th 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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Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
Unit
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.