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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cyprus	Sao Tome	Cyprus	Sao Tome
1960	586,490	68,012	-	-
1961	595,514	68,707	1.54%	1.02%
1962	601,466	69,403	1%	1.01%
1963	607,252	70,112	0.96%	1.02%
1964	612,521	70,865	0.87%	1.07%
1965	617,736	71,680	0.85%	1.15%
1966	623,390	72,576	0.92%	1.25%
1967	629,251	73,596	0.94%	1.41%
1968	635,157	74,765	0.94%	1.59%
1969	641,189	76,083	0.95%	1.76%
1970	647,446	77,626	0.98%	2.03%
1971	654,050	79,330	1.02%	2.2%
1972	661,063	81,041	1.07%	2.16%
1973	665,937	82,798	0.74%	2.17%
1974	663,254	84,672	-0.4%	2.26%
1975	659,405	86,708	-0.58%	2.4%
1976	662,032	88,922	0.4%	2.55%
1977	667,101	91,301	0.77%	2.68%
1978	672,249	93,794	0.77%	2.73%
1979	677,549	96,252	0.79%	2.62%
1980	683,076	98,544	0.82%	2.38%
1981	688,893	100,615	0.85%	2.1%
1982	696,497	102,508	1.1%	1.88%
1983	707,225	104,380	1.54%	1.83%
1984	719,334	106,394	1.71%	1.93%
1985	731,277	108,658	1.66%	2.13%
1986	743,105	111,150	1.62%	2.29%
1987	754,785	113,919	1.57%	2.49%
1988	766,235	116,939	1.52%	2.65%
1989	777,420	119,979	1.46%	2.6%
1990	788,351	122,980	1.41%	2.5%
1991	798,944	125,697	1.34%	2.21%
1992	810,341	128,110	1.43%	1.92%
1993	826,034	130,467	1.94%	1.84%
1994	844,667	132,732	2.26%	1.74%
1995	862,695	134,895	2.13%	1.63%
1996	880,290	136,962	2.04%	1.53%
1997	897,568	138,922	1.96%	1.43%
1998	914,548	140,751	1.89%	1.32%
1999	931,234	142,442	1.82%	1.2%
2000	947,667	144,018	1.76%	1.11%
2001	964,127	146,375	1.74%	1.64%
2002	981,440	149,922	1.8%	2.42%
2003	999,590	153,814	1.85%	2.6%
2004	1,017,875	157,705	1.83%	2.53%
2005	1,036,151	161,639	1.8%	2.49%
2006	1,054,418	165,638	1.76%	2.47%
2007	1,072,714	169,700	1.74%	2.45%
2008	1,091,026	173,793	1.71%	2.41%
2009	1,109,371	177,853	1.68%	2.34%
2010	1,127,816	181,802	1.66%	2.22%
2011	1,146,493	185,649	1.66%	2.12%
2012	1,165,397	189,439	1.65%	2.04%
2013	1,183,895	193,148	1.59%	1.96%
2014	1,201,801	196,767	1.51%	1.87%
2015	1,219,502	200,291	1.47%	1.79%
2016	1,237,112	203,689	1.44%	1.7%
2017	1,254,275	206,970	1.39%	1.61%
2018	1,270,737	210,187	1.31%	1.55%
2019	1,286,671	213,392	1.25%	1.52%
2020	1,302,247	217,435	1.21%	1.89%
2021	1,317,309	221,961	1.16%	2.08%
2022	1,331,370	226,305	1.07%	1.96%
2023	1,344,976	230,871	1.02%	2.02%
2024	1,358,282	235,536	0.99%	2.02%
2025	1,370,750	240,251	0.92%	2%
2026	1,382,331	244,987	0.84%	1.97%
2027	1,393,332	249,783	0.8%	1.96%
2028	1,403,777	254,657	0.75%	1.95%
2029	1,413,339	259,597	0.68%	1.94%
2030	1,422,317	264,560	0.64%	1.91%
2031	1,430,677	269,566	0.59%	1.89%
2032	1,438,502	274,643	0.55%	1.88%
2033	1,445,956	279,761	0.52%	1.86%
2034	1,452,842	284,911	0.48%	1.84%
2035	1,459,190	290,082	0.44%	1.81%
2036	1,465,171	295,269	0.41%	1.79%
2037	1,470,712	300,439	0.38%	1.75%
2038	1,475,792	305,590	0.35%	1.71%
2039	1,480,540	310,729	0.32%	1.68%
2040	1,484,845	315,833	0.29%	1.64%
2041	1,488,688	320,875	0.26%	1.6%
2042	1,492,043	325,888	0.23%	1.56%
2043	1,494,983	330,908	0.2%	1.54%
2044	1,497,653	335,919	0.18%	1.51%
2045	1,500,062	340,911	0.16%	1.49%
2046	1,502,255	345,883	0.15%	1.46%
2047	1,504,222	350,758	0.13%	1.41%
2048	1,505,909	355,569	0.11%	1.37%
2049	1,507,311	360,353	0.09%	1.35%
2050	1,508,478	365,103	0.08%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cyprus increased by 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cyprus gained 160,550 (a 13.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 153rd 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) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 152nd. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.