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How many babies are born in São Tomé & Príncipe?

6.78 thousand babies born in São Tomé & Príncipe in 2026. That is 0.01% of all births worldwide, and the 174th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in São Tomé & Príncipe: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside São Tomé & Príncipe’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~6 ~140 42.3 Modelled estimate
1000 ~57 ~1.3K 42.3 Modelled estimate
1500 ~170 ~4.1K 42.3 Modelled estimate
1800 ~983 ~22.7K 43.3 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~1.79K ~41.3K 43.3 Historical reconstruction
1950 2.78K 60.9K 45.6 UN estimate
2000 5.72K 144K 39.8 UN estimate
2023 6.51K 231K 28.2 UN estimate
2026 6.78K 245K 27.7 UN projection
2050 7.53K 365K 20.6 UN projection
2075 7.49K 472K 15.9 UN projection
2100 6.8K 534K 12.7 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in São Tomé & Príncipe among estimates through 2023 were in 2012, at about 6.89K. That is roughly 1,130 times the estimated ~6 births a year in 1 CE.

At 3.47 children per woman, fertility in São Tomé & Príncipe is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in São Tomé & Príncipe each year?

An estimated 6.78 thousand babies are born in São Tomé & Príncipe in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 19 a day and 0.01% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in São Tomé & Príncipe?

São Tomé & Príncipe has an estimated 27.7 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.47 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.