Sao Tome and Principe has a population density of 635 people per square mile compared to 683 people in the Seychelles. Sao Tome and Principe has 45,745 sq ft of land per person vs 40,713 sq ft in the Seychelles. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sao Tome and Principe and the Seychelles are ranked 47th and 39th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Sao Tome and Principe has 0.003% of the world's population and 0.0006% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.001% of the population and 0.0003% of the land area for the Seychelles, hence the population density in Sao Tome and Principe is 7% lower than in the Seychelles.
Population density comparison
Sao Tome
|
Seychelles
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 47/197 | 39/197 |
| Population |
244055
|
125181
|
| Land area | 371 sq mi | 177.6 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 43,872 sq ft | 40,801 sq ft |
| Rural population | 23% | 40.8% |
| Urban population | 77% | 59.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Sao Tome and Principe vs the Seychelles:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Sao Tome and Principe increased by 49.4%, compared to a 47.1% growth in the Seychelles.
In 2004, Sao Tome and Principe ranked 50th for population density and is in 47th place now. The Seychelles was 46th in 2004 and ranks 39th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Seychelles
|
|
| 2024 | 635 | 683 |
| 2023 | 623 | 674 |
| 2022 | 611 | 675 |
| 2021 | 599 | 559 |
| 2020 | 587 | 554 |
| 2019 | 576 | 550 |
| 2018 | 567 | 545 |
| 2017 | 558 | 540 |
| 2016 | 550 | 533 |
| 2015 | 540 | 526 |
| 2014 | 531 | 514 |
| 2013 | 521 | 506 |
| 2012 | 511 | 497 |
| 2011 | 501 | 492 |
| 2010 | 490 | 505 |
| 2009 | 480 | 492 |
| 2008 | 469 | 490 |
| 2007 | 458 | 479 |
| 2006 | 447 | 476 |
| 2005 | 436 | 467 |
| 2004 | 425 | 464 |
| 2003 | 415 | 466 |
| 2002 | 404 | 471 |
| 2001 | 395 | 457 |
| 2000 | 389 | 457 |
| 1999 | 384 | 453 |
| 1998 | 380 | 444 |
| 1997 | 375 | 435 |
| 1996 | 370 | 430 |
| 1995 | 364 | 424 |
| 1994 | 358 | 418 |
| 1993 | 352 | 407 |
| 1992 | 346 | 398 |
| 1991 | 339 | 397 |
| 1990 | 332 | 391 |
| 1989 | 324 | 389 |
| 1988 | 315 | 387 |
| 1987 | 307 | 386 |
| 1986 | 299.9 | 370 |
| 1985 | 293.1 | 367 |
| 1984 | 287 | 364 |
| 1983 | 281.6 | 362 |
| 1982 | 276.6 | 363 |
| 1981 | 271.4 | 361 |
| 1980 | 265.9 | 356 |
| 1979 | 259.7 | 353 |
| 1978 | 253 | 350 |
| 1977 | 246.3 | 348 |
| 1976 | 239.9 | 341 |
| 1975 | 233.9 | 334 |
| 1974 | 228.4 | 326 |
| 1973 | 223.4 | 320 |
| 1972 | 218.6 | 315 |
| 1971 | 214 | 308 |
| 1970 | 209.4 | 302 |
| 1969 | 205.3 | 294.8 |
| 1968 | 201.7 | 287.9 |
| 1967 | 198.6 | 281 |
| 1966 | 195.8 | 274.2 |
| 1965 | 193.4 | 267.4 |
| 1964 | 191.2 | 260.8 |
| 1963 | 189.2 | 254.4 |
| 1962 | 187.2 | 248 |
| 1961 | 185.4 | 241.5 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Seychelles
|
|
| 2024 | 77% | 59.2% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 58.8% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | 58.4% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | 58% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | 57.1% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | 56.7% |
| 2017 | 72% | 56.3% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 55.8% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | 55.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | 55% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | 54.5% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 54.1% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | 53.7% |
| 2010 | 65% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | 53% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 52.6% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | 52.3% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | 52% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | 51.7% |
| 2004 | 58% | 51.4% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | 51.1% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | 50.9% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | 50.6% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 50.4% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 50.2% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | 50.1% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | 49.9% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | 49.8% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | 49.6% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | 49.5% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | 49.4% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | 49.4% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | 49.3% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | 49.3% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | 49.3% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | 49.2% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | 49.3% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | 49.3% |
| 1985 | 38% | 49.3% |
| 1984 | 37% | 49.3% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | 49.3% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | 49.3% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | 49.4% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | 49.4% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | 49.4% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | 49.4% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | 49.3% |
| 1976 | 32% | 47.8% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | 46.3% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | 44.8% |
| 1973 | 30.9% | 43.3% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | 41.8% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | 40.3% |
| 1970 | 29.5% | 39.1% |
| 1969 | 27.9% | 37.8% |
| 1968 | 26.3% | 36.6% |
| 1967 | 24.7% | 35.4% |
| 1966 | 23.2% | 34.3% |
| 1965 | 21.8% | 33.1% |
| 1964 | 20.5% | 32% |
| 1963 | 19.2% | 30.9% |
| 1962 | 18% | 29.8% |
| 1961 | 16.8% | 28.7% |
| 1960 | 16.1% | 27.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 58% to 77% in Sao Tome and Principe and from 51.4% to 59.2% in the Seychelles.
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