Sao Tome and Principe has a population density of 635 people per square mile compared to 83.4 people in Venezuela. Sao Tome and Principe has 45,745 sq ft of land per person vs 345,609 sq ft in Venezuela. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela are ranked 47th and 151st, 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 0.35% of the population and 0.59% of the land area for Venezuela, hence the population density in Sao Tome and Principe is 662% higher than in Venezuela.
Population density comparison
Sao Tome
|
Venezuela
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 83.4 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 47/197 | 151/197 |
| Population |
244055
|
28610737
|
| Land area | 371 sq mi | 340,561 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 43,872 sq ft | 334,241 sq ft |
| Rural population | 23% | 11.5% |
| Urban population | 77% | 88.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 26.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe vs Venezuela:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Sao Tome and Principe increased by 49.4%, compared to a 7.84% growth in Venezuela.
In 2004, Sao Tome and Principe ranked 50th for population density and is in 47th place now. Venezuela was 146th in 2004 and ranks 151st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Venezuela
|
|
| 2024 | 635 | 83.4 |
| 2023 | 623 | 83.1 |
| 2022 | 611 | 82.8 |
| 2021 | 599 | 82.9 |
| 2020 | 587 | 83.5 |
| 2019 | 576 | 85 |
| 2018 | 567 | 87.5 |
| 2017 | 558 | 89.7 |
| 2016 | 550 | 90.3 |
| 2015 | 540 | 89.8 |
| 2014 | 531 | 88.8 |
| 2013 | 521 | 87.8 |
| 2012 | 511 | 86.8 |
| 2011 | 501 | 85.7 |
| 2010 | 490 | 84.6 |
| 2009 | 480 | 83.5 |
| 2008 | 469 | 82.4 |
| 2007 | 458 | 81.2 |
| 2006 | 447 | 79.9 |
| 2005 | 436 | 78.7 |
| 2004 | 425 | 77.3 |
| 2003 | 415 | 76 |
| 2002 | 404 | 74.7 |
| 2001 | 395 | 73.3 |
| 2000 | 389 | 72 |
| 1999 | 384 | 70.7 |
| 1998 | 380 | 69.3 |
| 1997 | 375 | 67.9 |
| 1996 | 370 | 66.5 |
| 1995 | 364 | 65.2 |
| 1994 | 358 | 63.8 |
| 1993 | 352 | 62.4 |
| 1992 | 346 | 61 |
| 1991 | 339 | 59.6 |
| 1990 | 332 | 58.2 |
| 1989 | 324 | 56.8 |
| 1988 | 315 | 55.4 |
| 1987 | 307 | 54 |
| 1986 | 299.9 | 52.6 |
| 1985 | 293.1 | 51.3 |
| 1984 | 287 | 49.9 |
| 1983 | 281.6 | 48.6 |
| 1982 | 276.6 | 47.3 |
| 1981 | 271.4 | 46.1 |
| 1980 | 265.9 | 44.8 |
| 1979 | 259.7 | 43.6 |
| 1978 | 253 | 42.3 |
| 1977 | 246.3 | 41.1 |
| 1976 | 239.9 | 40 |
| 1975 | 233.9 | 38.8 |
| 1974 | 228.4 | 37.7 |
| 1973 | 223.4 | 36.6 |
| 1972 | 218.6 | 35.5 |
| 1971 | 214 | 34.5 |
| 1970 | 209.4 | 33.4 |
| 1969 | 205.3 | 32.4 |
| 1968 | 201.7 | 31.4 |
| 1967 | 198.6 | 30.4 |
| 1966 | 195.8 | 29.4 |
| 1965 | 193.4 | 28.5 |
| 1964 | 191.2 | 27.5 |
| 1963 | 189.2 | 26.6 |
| 1962 | 187.2 | 25.7 |
| 1961 | 185.4 | 24.8 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Venezuela
|
|
| 2024 | 77% | 88.5% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 88.4% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | 88.3% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | 88.2% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 72% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | 88.1% |
| 2010 | 65% | 88.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 88% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | 88% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | 88% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | 88% |
| 2004 | 58% | 87.9% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | 87.9% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | 87.9% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | 87.8% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 87.6% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 87.3% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | 87% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | 86.6% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | 86.3% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | 86% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | 85.7% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | 85.4% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | 85% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | 84.7% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | 84.3% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | 83.8% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | 83.4% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | 82.9% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | 82.4% |
| 1985 | 38% | 81.9% |
| 1984 | 37% | 81.4% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | 80.9% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | 80.4% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | 79.8% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | 79.2% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | 78.5% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | 77.9% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | 77.2% |
| 1976 | 32% | 76.5% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | 75.8% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | 75.1% |
| 1973 | 30.9% | 74.3% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | 73.6% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | 72.8% |
| 1970 | 29.5% | 71.9% |
| 1969 | 27.9% | 70.9% |
| 1968 | 26.3% | 70% |
| 1967 | 24.7% | 69% |
| 1966 | 23.2% | 68% |
| 1965 | 21.8% | 67% |
| 1964 | 20.5% | 66% |
| 1963 | 19.2% | 65% |
| 1962 | 18% | 63.9% |
| 1961 | 16.8% | 62.9% |
| 1960 | 16.1% | 61.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 58% to 77% in Sao Tome and Principe and from 87.9% to 88.5% in Venezuela.
Densely populated cities
|
Venezuela
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Caracas | 2.25M |
| Maracaibo | 1.55M |
| Valencia | 1.48M |
| Maracay | 1.1M |
| Barquisimeto | 1.06M |
| Barinas | 874K |
| Maturin | 753K |
| Ciudad Guayana | 751K |
| Catia La Mar | 662K |
| Ciudad Bolivar | 568K |
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