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Number of children under 5 in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Number of children under 5 was 30,650 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30,650 people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30,815 people
in 2016
All-time low
9,800 people
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 30,650 people for number of children under 5 in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 30,815 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,800 people, in 1953.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 10,103 people 9,800 people 10,829 people 10
1960s 12,616 people 11,096 people 14,323 people 10
1970s 15,034 people 14,324 people 16,653 people 10
1980s 18,739 people 17,108 people 20,646 people 10
1990s 22,105 people 21,197 people 22,445 people 10
2000s 25,963 people 22,040 people 29,192 people 10
2010s 30,079 people 29,449 people 30,815 people 10
2020s 30,038 people 29,611 people 30,650 people 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 174 Luxembourg 34,189 people compare
  2. 175 French Guiana 32,909 people compare
  3. 176 Brunei 31,431 people compare
  4. 178 Maldives 30,641 people compare
  5. 179 Macao 29,383 people compare
  6. 180 Samoa 28,284 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Sao Tome and Principe?
Number of children under 5 in Sao Tome and Principe was 30,650 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 30,815 people in 2016.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 9,800 people in 1953.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of children under 5?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5
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
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.