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Live births in São Tomé and Príncipe

Live births in São Tomé and Príncipe was 6,507 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 175th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count6,507 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank175th of 236Countries ranked
Series high6,8892012
Series low2,6441953
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Live births in São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 2,776 count1951: 2,717 count1952: 2,667 count1953: 2,644 count1954: 2,649 count1955: 2,682 count1956: 2,739 count1957: 2,811 count1958: 2,891 count1959: 2,967 count1960: 3,030 count1961: 3,067 count1962: 2,967 count1963: 2,880 count1964: 2,812 count1965: 2,770 count1966: 2,757 count1967: 2,775 count1968: 2,825 count1969: 2,905 count1970: 3,012 count1971: 3,133 count1972: 3,237 count1973: 3,338 count1974: 3,439 count1975: 3,543 count1976: 3,653 count1977: 3,768 count1978: 3,886 count1979: 4,001 count1980: 4,101 count1981: 4,178 count1982: 4,237 count1983: 4,302 count1984: 4,373 count1985: 4,459 count1986: 4,557 count1987: 4,668 count1988: 4,786 count1989: 4,902 count1990: 5,011 count1991: 5,110 count1992: 5,154 count1993: 5,194 count1994: 5,230 count1995: 5,334 count1996: 5,389 count1997: 5,442 count1998: 5,521 count1999: 5,618 count2000: 5,724 count2001: 5,850 count2002: 5,973 count2003: 6,084 count2004: 6,183 count2005: 6,300 count2006: 6,435 count2007: 6,604 count2008: 6,685 count2009: 6,739 count2010: 6,785 count2011: 6,841 count2012: 6,889 count2013: 6,830 count2014: 6,743 count2015: 6,615 count2016: 6,455 count2017: 6,326 count2018: 6,264 count2019: 6,237 count2020: 6,228 count2021: 6,330 count2022: 6,399 count2023: 6,507 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20236,507 Estimated
20226,399 Estimated
20216,330 Estimated
20206,228 Estimated
20196,237 Estimated
20186,264 Estimated
20176,326 Estimated
20166,455 Estimated
20156,615 Estimated
20146,743 Estimated
20136,830 Estimated
20126,889 Estimated
20116,841 Estimated
20106,785 Estimated
20096,739 Estimated
20086,685 Estimated
20076,604 Estimated
20066,435 Estimated
20056,300 Estimated
20046,183 Estimated
20036,084 Estimated
20025,973 Estimated
20015,850 Estimated
20005,724 Estimated
19995,618 Estimated
19985,521 Estimated
19975,442 Estimated
19965,389 Estimated
19955,334 Estimated
19945,230 Estimated
19935,194 Estimated
19925,154 Estimated
19915,110 Estimated
19905,011 Estimated
19894,902 Estimated
19884,786 Estimated
19874,668 Estimated
19864,557 Estimated
19854,459 Estimated
19844,373 Estimated
19834,302 Estimated
19824,237 Estimated
19814,178 Estimated
19804,101 Estimated
19794,001 Estimated
19783,886 Estimated
19773,768 Estimated
19763,653 Estimated
19753,543 Estimated
19743,439 Estimated
19733,338 Estimated
19723,237 Estimated
19713,133 Estimated
19703,012 Estimated
19692,905 Estimated
19682,825 Estimated
19672,775 Estimated
19662,757 Estimated
19652,770 Estimated
19642,812 Estimated
19632,880 Estimated
19622,967 Estimated
19613,067 Estimated
19603,030 Estimated
19592,967 Estimated
19582,891 Estimated
19572,811 Estimated
19562,739 Estimated
19552,682 Estimated
19542,649 Estimated
19532,644 Estimated
19522,667 Estimated
19512,717 Estimated
19502,776 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sao-tome-and-principe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sao-tome-and-principe.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/sao-tome-and-principe (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_sao_tome_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/sao-tome-and-principe. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in São Tomé and Príncipe?

Live births in São Tomé and Príncipe was 6,507 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 175th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in São Tomé and Príncipe?

6,889 in 2012, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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