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Population in Argentina compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 45,973,765 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 188.4 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.2M people to 46M (17.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
  • Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.3M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Argentina vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

Argentina Sao Tome
Current population
45973765
244055
Population rank 35/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.003%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.04 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
1.51 minutes
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
2.54 hours
14.5 hours
Annual migration change +3,454 -604
Daily growth/decline +432 +13
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 143/197 52/197

Argentina and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Argentina
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Argentina Sao Tome Argentina Sao Tome
1960 20,386,045 68,012 - -
1961 20,726,276 68,707 1.67% 1.02%
1962 21,072,538 69,403 1.67% 1.01%
1963 21,421,705 70,112 1.66% 1.02%
1964 21,769,453 70,865 1.62% 1.07%
1965 22,112,629 71,680 1.58% 1.15%
1966 22,453,893 72,576 1.54% 1.25%
1967 22,799,059 73,596 1.54% 1.41%
1968 23,150,583 74,765 1.54% 1.59%
1969 23,508,711 76,083 1.55% 1.76%
1970 23,878,327 77,626 1.57% 2.03%
1971 24,257,208 79,330 1.59% 2.2%
1972 24,644,328 81,041 1.6% 2.16%
1973 25,046,005 82,798 1.63% 2.17%
1974 25,461,351 84,672 1.66% 2.26%
1975 25,874,107 86,708 1.62% 2.4%
1976 26,282,283 88,922 1.58% 2.55%
1977 26,701,805 91,301 1.6% 2.68%
1978 27,132,158 93,794 1.61% 2.73%
1979 27,568,895 96,252 1.61% 2.62%
1980 28,011,596 98,544 1.61% 2.38%
1981 28,463,959 100,615 1.61% 2.1%
1982 28,924,262 102,508 1.62% 1.88%
1983 29,391,332 104,380 1.61% 1.83%
1984 29,863,093 106,394 1.61% 1.93%
1985 30,336,441 108,658 1.59% 2.13%
1986 30,811,980 111,150 1.57% 2.29%
1987 31,291,762 113,919 1.56% 2.49%
1988 31,780,532 116,939 1.56% 2.65%
1989 32,270,948 119,979 1.54% 2.6%
1990 32,755,901 122,980 1.5% 2.5%
1991 33,230,294 125,697 1.45% 2.21%
1992 33,693,527 128,110 1.39% 1.92%
1993 34,152,717 130,467 1.36% 1.84%
1994 34,613,491 132,732 1.35% 1.74%
1995 35,070,020 134,895 1.32% 1.63%
1996 35,513,793 136,962 1.27% 1.53%
1997 35,947,791 138,922 1.22% 1.43%
1998 36,372,860 140,751 1.18% 1.32%
1999 36,794,682 142,442 1.16% 1.2%
2000 37,213,984 144,018 1.14% 1.11%
2001 37,624,825 146,375 1.1% 1.64%
2002 38,029,349 149,922 1.08% 2.42%
2003 38,424,282 153,814 1.04% 2.6%
2004 38,815,916 157,705 1.02% 2.53%
2005 39,216,789 161,639 1.03% 2.49%
2006 39,622,115 165,638 1.03% 2.47%
2007 40,016,763 169,700 1% 2.45%
2008 40,424,148 173,793 1.02% 2.41%
2009 40,854,831 177,853 1.07% 2.34%
2010 41,288,694 181,802 1.06% 2.22%
2011 41,730,660 185,649 1.07% 2.12%
2012 42,161,721 189,439 1.03% 2.04%
2013 42,582,455 193,148 1% 1.96%
2014 43,024,071 196,767 1.04% 1.87%
2015 43,477,012 200,291 1.05% 1.79%
2016 43,900,313 203,689 0.97% 1.7%
2017 44,288,894 206,970 0.89% 1.61%
2018 44,654,882 210,187 0.83% 1.55%
2019 44,973,465 213,392 0.71% 1.52%
2020 45,191,965 217,435 0.49% 1.89%
2021 45,312,281 221,961 0.27% 2.08%
2022 45,407,904 226,305 0.21% 1.96%
2023 45,538,401 230,871 0.29% 2.02%
2024 45,696,159 235,536 0.35% 2.02%
2025 45,851,384 240,251 0.34% 2%
2026 46,003,737 244,987 0.33% 1.97%
2027 46,153,348 249,783 0.33% 1.96%
2028 46,299,948 254,657 0.32% 1.95%
2029 46,443,774 259,597 0.31% 1.94%
2030 46,585,029 264,560 0.3% 1.91%
2031 46,723,742 269,566 0.3% 1.89%
2032 46,859,882 274,643 0.29% 1.88%
2033 46,993,528 279,761 0.29% 1.86%
2034 47,124,543 284,911 0.28% 1.84%
2035 47,251,997 290,082 0.27% 1.81%
2036 47,375,364 295,269 0.26% 1.79%
2037 47,494,519 300,439 0.25% 1.75%
2038 47,608,792 305,590 0.24% 1.71%
2039 47,716,834 310,729 0.23% 1.68%
2040 47,817,648 315,833 0.21% 1.64%
2041 47,910,494 320,875 0.19% 1.6%
2042 47,994,515 325,888 0.18% 1.56%
2043 48,069,559 330,908 0.16% 1.54%
2044 48,135,530 335,919 0.14% 1.51%
2045 48,191,844 340,911 0.12% 1.49%
2046 48,237,681 345,883 0.1% 1.46%
2047 48,272,493 350,758 0.07% 1.41%
2048 48,296,034 355,569 0.05% 1.37%
2049 48,308,275 360,353 0.03% 1.35%
2050 48,308,953 365,103 0.001% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Argentina increased by 4,260,223 people (a 10.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Argentina gained 2,496,753 (a 5.74% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Argentina was ranked 30th most populous country in 2005 and is 35th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.08% to 48,308,953 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

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