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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 41,972,421 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 172 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Canada has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
  • Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.7M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Canada vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

Canada Sao Tome
Current population
41972421
244055
Population rank 38/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.51% 0.003%
One net population change
26.2 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.49 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
1.62 minutes
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
1.43 minutes
14.5 hours
Annual migration change +368,599 -604
Daily growth/decline +3,302 +13
Annual growth/decline +1,205,115 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +3.01% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 15/197 52/197

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

Canada
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Canada Sao Tome Canada Sao Tome
1960 17,909,356 68,012 - -
1961 18,271,000 68,707 2.02% 1.02%
1962 18,614,000 69,403 1.88% 1.01%
1963 18,964,000 70,112 1.88% 1.02%
1964 19,325,000 70,865 1.9% 1.07%
1965 19,678,000 71,680 1.83% 1.15%
1966 20,048,000 72,576 1.88% 1.25%
1967 20,412,000 73,596 1.82% 1.41%
1968 20,744,000 74,765 1.63% 1.59%
1969 21,028,000 76,083 1.37% 1.76%
1970 21,324,000 77,626 1.41% 2.03%
1971 21,962,032 79,330 2.99% 2.2%
1972 22,218,463 81,041 1.17% 2.16%
1973 22,491,777 82,798 1.23% 2.17%
1974 22,807,969 84,672 1.41% 2.26%
1975 23,143,275 86,708 1.47% 2.4%
1976 23,449,808 88,922 1.32% 2.55%
1977 23,725,843 91,301 1.18% 2.68%
1978 23,963,203 93,794 1% 2.73%
1979 24,201,544 96,252 0.99% 2.62%
1980 24,515,667 98,544 1.3% 2.38%
1981 24,819,915 100,615 1.24% 2.1%
1982 25,116,942 102,508 1.2% 1.88%
1983 25,366,451 104,380 0.99% 1.83%
1984 25,607,053 106,394 0.95% 1.93%
1985 25,842,116 108,658 0.92% 2.13%
1986 26,100,278 111,150 1% 2.29%
1987 26,446,601 113,919 1.33% 2.49%
1988 26,791,747 116,939 1.31% 2.65%
1989 27,276,781 119,979 1.81% 2.6%
1990 27,691,138 122,980 1.52% 2.5%
1991 28,037,420 125,697 1.25% 2.21%
1992 28,371,264 128,110 1.19% 1.92%
1993 28,684,764 130,467 1.1% 1.84%
1994 29,000,663 132,732 1.1% 1.74%
1995 29,302,311 134,895 1.04% 1.63%
1996 29,610,218 136,962 1.05% 1.53%
1997 29,905,948 138,922 1% 1.43%
1998 30,155,173 140,751 0.83% 1.32%
1999 30,401,286 142,442 0.82% 1.2%
2000 30,685,730 144,018 0.94% 1.11%
2001 31,020,855 146,375 1.09% 1.64%
2002 31,359,199 149,922 1.09% 2.42%
2003 31,642,461 153,814 0.9% 2.6%
2004 31,938,807 157,705 0.94% 2.53%
2005 32,242,732 161,639 0.95% 2.49%
2006 32,571,193 165,638 1.02% 2.47%
2007 32,888,886 169,700 0.98% 2.45%
2008 33,247,298 173,793 1.09% 2.41%
2009 33,630,069 177,853 1.15% 2.34%
2010 34,005,902 181,802 1.12% 2.22%
2011 34,339,221 185,649 0.98% 2.12%
2012 34,713,395 189,439 1.09% 2.04%
2013 35,080,992 193,148 1.06% 1.96%
2014 35,434,066 196,767 1.01% 1.87%
2015 35,704,498 200,291 0.76% 1.79%
2016 36,110,803 203,689 1.14% 1.7%
2017 36,545,075 206,970 1.2% 1.61%
2018 37,072,620 210,187 1.44% 1.55%
2019 37,618,495 213,392 1.47% 1.52%
2020 38,028,638 217,435 1.09% 1.89%
2021 38,239,864 221,961 0.56% 2.08%
2022 38,935,934 226,305 1.82% 1.96%
2023 40,083,484 230,871 2.95% 2.02%
2024 41,288,599 235,536 3.01% 2.02%
2025 41,687,850 240,251 0.97% 2%
2026 42,042,113 244,987 0.85% 1.97%
2027 42,368,857 249,783 0.78% 1.96%
2028 42,683,927 254,657 0.74% 1.95%
2029 42,986,030 259,597 0.71% 1.94%
2030 43,276,190 264,560 0.68% 1.91%
2031 43,559,839 269,566 0.66% 1.89%
2032 43,833,228 274,643 0.63% 1.88%
2033 44,089,067 279,761 0.58% 1.86%
2034 44,336,794 284,911 0.56% 1.84%
2035 44,574,481 290,082 0.54% 1.81%
2036 44,802,196 295,269 0.51% 1.79%
2037 45,029,252 300,439 0.51% 1.75%
2038 45,250,482 305,590 0.49% 1.71%
2039 45,461,809 310,729 0.47% 1.68%
2040 45,661,339 315,833 0.44% 1.64%
2041 45,855,081 320,875 0.42% 1.6%
2042 46,046,286 325,888 0.42% 1.56%
2043 46,232,447 330,908 0.4% 1.54%
2044 46,413,908 335,919 0.39% 1.51%
2045 46,594,973 340,911 0.39% 1.49%
2046 46,768,120 345,883 0.37% 1.46%
2047 46,930,946 350,758 0.35% 1.41%
2048 47,092,745 355,569 0.34% 1.37%
2049 47,246,217 360,353 0.33% 1.35%
2050 47,396,788 365,103 0.32% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Canada increased by 3,461,766 people (a 10.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Canada gained 6,267,923 (a 17.6% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2005 and is 38th 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) Canada's population will grow by 12.9% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. 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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