Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of children under 15, by world region
Malta
70,098 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
88,379 people
in 2023
Malta rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th
Number of children under 15, by world region over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 88,379 people against 70,098 people in Malta, a difference of 18,281 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,103 people | 21,737 people | 92,366 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 105,399 people | 28,857 people | 76,542 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 83,515 people | 39,317 people | 44,198 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 83,850 people | 48,423 people | 35,426 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 84,117 people | 59,565 people | 24,552 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 72,494 people | 67,530 people | 4,964 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 64,307 people | 82,473 people | 18,166 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 69,582 people | 87,584 people | 18,002 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, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 88,379 people against 70,098 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 18,281 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
- Malta ranks 182nd 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.