Sao Tome and Principe has a population density of 635 people per square mile compared to 741 people in the United Kingdom. Sao Tome and Principe has 45,745 sq ft of land per person vs 37,705 sq ft in the United Kingdom. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sao Tome and Principe and the United Kingdom are ranked 47th and 35th, 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 0.85% of the population and 0.16% of the land area for the United Kingdom, hence the population density in Sao Tome and Principe is 14.3% lower than in the United Kingdom.
Population density comparison
Sao Tome
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 47/197 | 35/197 |
| Population |
244055
|
69945462
|
| Land area | 371 sq mi | 93,410 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 43,872 sq ft | 37,618 sq ft |
| Rural population | 23% | 15.1% |
| Urban population | 77% | 84.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 14.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe vs the United Kingdom:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Sao Tome and Principe increased by 49.4%, compared to a 15.4% growth in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, Sao Tome and Principe ranked 50th for population density and is in 47th place now. The United Kingdom was 35th in 2004 and still ranks 35th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 635 | 741 |
| 2023 | 623 | 733 |
| 2022 | 611 | 724 |
| 2021 | 599 | 717 |
| 2020 | 587 | 715 |
| 2019 | 576 | 713 |
| 2018 | 567 | 710 |
| 2017 | 558 | 706 |
| 2016 | 550 | 702 |
| 2015 | 540 | 697 |
| 2014 | 531 | 692 |
| 2013 | 521 | 687 |
| 2012 | 511 | 682 |
| 2011 | 501 | 677 |
| 2010 | 490 | 672 |
| 2009 | 480 | 667 |
| 2008 | 469 | 662 |
| 2007 | 458 | 656 |
| 2006 | 447 | 651 |
| 2005 | 436 | 647 |
| 2004 | 425 | 642 |
| 2003 | 415 | 639 |
| 2002 | 404 | 636 |
| 2001 | 395 | 633 |
| 2000 | 389 | 630 |
| 1999 | 384 | 628 |
| 1998 | 380 | 626 |
| 1997 | 375 | 624 |
| 1996 | 370 | 623 |
| 1995 | 364 | 621 |
| 1994 | 358 | 619 |
| 1993 | 352 | 618 |
| 1992 | 346 | 616 |
| 1991 | 339 | 615 |
| 1990 | 332 | 613 |
| 1989 | 324 | 611 |
| 1988 | 315 | 609 |
| 1987 | 307 | 608 |
| 1986 | 299.9 | 607 |
| 1985 | 293.1 | 605 |
| 1984 | 287 | 604 |
| 1983 | 281.6 | 603 |
| 1982 | 276.6 | 603 |
| 1981 | 271.4 | 603 |
| 1980 | 265.9 | 603 |
| 1979 | 259.7 | 602 |
| 1978 | 253 | 602 |
| 1977 | 246.3 | 602 |
| 1976 | 239.9 | 602 |
| 1975 | 233.9 | 602 |
| 1974 | 228.4 | 602 |
| 1973 | 223.4 | 602 |
| 1972 | 218.6 | 600 |
| 1971 | 214 | 598 |
| 1970 | 209.4 | 596 |
| 1969 | 205.3 | 594 |
| 1968 | 201.7 | 591 |
| 1967 | 198.6 | 588 |
| 1966 | 195.8 | 585 |
| 1965 | 193.4 | 582 |
| 1964 | 191.2 | 578 |
| 1963 | 189.2 | 574 |
| 1962 | 187.2 | 570 |
| 1961 | 185.4 | 565 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
United Kingdom
|
|
| 2024 | 77% | 84.9% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 84.6% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | 84.4% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | 84.2% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | 83.9% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | 83.7% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 72% | 83.1% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 82.9% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | 82.6% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 81.8% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | 65% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | 81% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | 80.2% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | 79.9% |
| 2004 | 58% | 79.6% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | 79.3% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | 79% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | 78.8% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 78.7% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 78.6% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | 78.5% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | 78.5% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | 78.4% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | 78.4% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | 78.3% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | 78.2% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | 78.2% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | 78.1% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | 78.1% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | 78.2% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | 78.2% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | 78.3% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | 78.3% |
| 1985 | 38% | 78.4% |
| 1984 | 37% | 78.4% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | 78.5% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | 78.5% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | 78.6% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | 78.5% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | 78.3% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | 78.2% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | 78% |
| 1976 | 32% | 77.8% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | 77.7% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | 77.5% |
| 1973 | 30.9% | 77.4% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | 77.2% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | 77% |
| 1970 | 29.5% | 77.1% |
| 1969 | 27.9% | 77.3% |
| 1968 | 26.3% | 77.4% |
| 1967 | 24.7% | 77.5% |
| 1966 | 23.2% | 77.7% |
| 1965 | 21.8% | 77.8% |
| 1964 | 20.5% | 78% |
| 1963 | 19.2% | 78.1% |
| 1962 | 18% | 78.2% |
| 1961 | 16.8% | 78.4% |
| 1960 | 16.1% | 78.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 58% to 77% in Sao Tome and Principe and from 79.6% to 84.9% in the United Kingdom.
Densely populated cities
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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