Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 18.1% against 17.8% in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon 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 Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of births by age of mother

Cameroon

17.8%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

18.1%

in 2023

Cameroon rank

24th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

22nd

Share of births by age of mother over time

Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18.1% against 17.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20.0%	11.0%	8.9%	Cameroon
1960s	21.0%	12.4%	8.6%	Cameroon
1970s	21.0%	18.8%	2.2%	Cameroon
1980s	21.6%	18.7%	2.9%	Cameroon
1990s	20.7%	18.7%	2.1%	Cameroon
2000s	19.8%	19.4%	0.4%	Cameroon
2010s	17.8%	16.7%	1.0%	Cameroon
2020s	17.6%	17.9%	0.3%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 18.1% against 17.8% in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Cameroon ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of births by age of mother
Unit: %
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.