Sao Tome & Principe Population (LIVE)

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Sao Tome & Principe Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Sao Tome and Principe is 237,097 as of Thursday, October 31, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Sao Tome and Principe 2024 population is estimated at 235,536 people at mid year.
  • Sao Tome and Principe population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Sao Tome and Principe ranks number 187 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Sao Tome and Principe is 245 per Km2 (635 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 960 Km2 (371 sq. miles).
  • 77.6 % of the population is urban (182,727 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Sao Tome and Principe is 19.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Sao Tome and Principe (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSao Tome and Principe
Global Rank
2024 235,536 2.02 % 4,665 -604 19.3 3.60 245 77.6 % 182,727 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 187
2023 230,871 2.02 % 4,566 -592 19.1 3.64 240 76.9 % 177,512 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 187
2022 226,305 1.96 % 4,344 -592 18.9 3.70 236 76.2 % 172,334 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 187
2020 217,435 1.89 % 4,043 0 18.5 3.83 226 74.6 % 162,101 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 187
2015 200,291 1.96 % 3,698 -1,809 17.9 4.35 209 68.5 % 137,228 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 188
2010 181,802 2.38 % 4,033 -1,529 17.7 4.77 189 62.4 % 113,520 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 188
2005 161,639 2.34 % 3,524 -941 17.5 4.94 168 57.0 % 92,078 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 190
2000 144,018 1.32 % 1,825-2,798 16.8 5.16 150 51.4 % 74,049 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 191
1995 134,895 1.87 % 2,383 -1,829 16.1 5.55 141 45.6 % 61,496 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 189
1990 122,980 2.51 % 2,864 -727 16.2 5.83 128 40.4 % 49,713 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 189
1985 108,658 1.97 % 2,023 -828 16.3 6.10 113 36.3 % 39,432 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 189
1980 98,544 2.59 % 2,367 -770 16.2 6.39 103 32.3 % 31,791 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 190
1975 86,708 2.24 % 1,816 -392 16.0 6.53 90 30.1 % 26,136 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 191
1970 77,626 1.61 % 1,189 -279 15.7 6.47 81 28.2 % 21,918 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 191
1965 71,680 1.06 % 734 -765 20.1 6.35 75 19.7 % 14,147 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 187
1960 68,012 1.03 % 681 -860 23.3 6.24 71 15.2 % 10,327 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 188
1955 64,606 1.20 % 746 -484 23.1 6.18 67 13.4 % 8,661 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 187
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Sao Tome and Principe Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSao Tome and Principe
Global Rank
2025 240,254 2.02 % 4,564 -650 19.5 3.53 250 78.2 % 187,994 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 187
2030 264,565 1.95 % 4,862 -724 20.7 3.26 276 81.2 % 214,863 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 187
2035 290,088 1.86 % 5,105 -736 21.7 3.04 302 83.4 % 242,018 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 185
2040 315,842 1.72 % 5,151 -775 22.8 2.87 329 85.1 % 268,937 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 184
2045 340,926 1.54 % 5,017 -722 23.7 2.73 355 86.9 % 296,248 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 182
2050 365,115 1.38 % 4,838   24.8 2.59 380 88.7 % 323,753 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 182
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Sao Tome and Principe Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Sao Tome and Principe
Life Expectancy
69.91 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
11.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
13.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Sao Tome and Principe

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Sao Tome 53,300

See also

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Notes

The Sao Tome and Principe Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Sao Tome and Principe delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Sao Tome and Principe (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Sao Tome and Principe in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.