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Population in the Czech Republic compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,886,878 in 2025 vs 240,254 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,742,283 people compared to 247,495 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 43.4 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • The Czech Republic is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.31% per year vs +1.83% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.7M (4.92% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 247K (49.4% growth).

Czech Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Czech Republic Sao Tome
2100 8,398,703 538,656
2099 8,420,054 537,257
2098 8,440,780 535,715
2097 8,460,511 534,052
2096 8,480,556 532,281
2095 8,499,484 530,505
2094 8,518,286 528,585
2093 8,536,499 526,572
2092 8,554,517 524,436
2091 8,572,195 522,255
2090 8,590,647 519,929
2089 8,609,075 517,542
2088 8,627,611 515,028
2087 8,647,206 512,499
2086 8,667,774 509,949
2085 8,688,472 507,271
2084 8,710,097 504,516
2083 8,732,416 501,611
2082 8,756,281 498,655
2081 8,781,441 495,622
2080 8,807,994 492,416
2079 8,836,073 489,178
2078 8,865,602 485,864
2077 8,896,421 482,385
2076 8,928,964 478,877
2075 8,963,945 475,315
2074 9,000,807 471,700
2073 9,039,770 468,051
2072 9,080,946 464,286
2071 9,123,937 460,447
2070 9,168,851 456,490
2069 9,215,360 452,388
2068 9,262,938 448,306
2067 9,311,827 444,092
2066 9,361,827 439,773
2065 9,412,850 435,502
2064 9,463,141 431,068
2063 9,513,448 426,645
2062 9,562,710 422,127
2061 9,610,889 417,629
2060 9,657,465 413,061
2059 9,702,379 408,522
2058 9,745,727 403,970
2057 9,787,770 399,359
2056 9,827,846 394,790
2055 9,865,895 390,100
2054 9,902,399 385,416
2053 9,936,727 380,685
2052 9,969,256 375,964
2051 10,000,522 371,143
2050 10,030,910 366,347
2049 10,059,551 361,542
2048 10,087,904 356,694
2047 10,115,848 351,813
2046 10,144,045 346,841
2045 10,171,882 341,791
2044 10,199,799 336,747
2043 10,228,264 331,669
2042 10,257,414 326,608
2041 10,287,621 321,551
2040 10,318,078 316,415
2039 10,349,820 311,237
2038 10,381,806 306,029
2037 10,414,999 300,834
2036 10,447,885 295,584
2035 10,481,420 290,361
2034 10,514,820 285,145
2033 10,547,938 279,952
2032 10,580,423 274,798
2031 10,611,839 269,704
2030 10,641,892 264,687
2029 10,670,568 259,670
2028 10,697,290 254,717
2027 10,720,806 249,827
2026 10,742,283 245,033
2025 10,886,878 240,254
2024 10,905,028 235,536
2023 10,864,042 230,871
2022 10,672,118 226,305
2021 10,505,772 221,961
2020 10,697,858 217,435
2019 10,671,870 213,392
2018 10,629,928 210,187
2017 10,594,438 206,970
2016 10,566,332 203,689
2015 10,546,059 200,291
2014 10,525,347 196,767
2013 10,514,272 193,148
2012 10,510,785 189,439
2011 10,496,088 185,649
2010 10,474,410 181,802
2009 10,443,936 177,853
2008 10,384,603 173,793
2007 10,298,828 169,700
2006 10,238,905 165,638
2005 10,211,216 161,639
2004 10,197,101 157,705
2003 10,193,998 153,814
2002 10,196,916 149,922
2001 10,216,605 146,375
2000 10,255,063 144,018
1999 10,283,860 142,442
1998 10,294,373 140,751
1997 10,304,131 138,922
1996 10,315,241 136,962
1995 10,327,253 134,895
1994 10,333,587 132,732
1993 10,329,855 130,467
1992 10,319,123 128,110
1991 10,308,578 125,697
1990 10,333,355 122,980
1989 10,361,068 119,979
1988 10,355,276 116,939
1987 10,347,318 113,919
1986 10,342,227 111,150
1985 10,337,118 108,658
1984 10,330,213 106,394
1983 10,323,856 104,380
1982 10,314,826 102,508
1981 10,300,591 100,615
1980 10,304,193 98,544
1979 10,292,341 96,252
1978 10,242,098 93,794
1977 10,186,755 91,301
1976 10,125,939 88,922
1975 10,058,620 86,708
1974 9,988,459 84,672
1973 9,922,266 82,798
1972 9,867,632 81,041
1971 9,826,815 79,330
1970 9,858,071 77,626
1969 9,896,580 76,083
1968 9,876,346 74,765
1967 9,852,899 73,596
1966 9,821,040 72,576
1965 9,779,358 71,680
1964 9,727,804 70,865
1963 9,670,685 70,112
1962 9,624,660 69,403
1961 9,586,651 68,707
1960 9,602,006 68,012

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Czech Republic gained 175,951 people (a 1.67% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,806 people (a 21.5% growth).

The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Czech Republic's population will shrink by 6.62% to 10,030,910 people with a rank change from 92nd to 98th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48% to 366,347 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 539K people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Czech Republic Sao Tome
2100 -0.25% 0.26%
2099 -0.25% 0.29%
2098 -0.23% 0.31%
2097 -0.24% 0.33%
2096 -0.22% 0.33%
2095 -0.22% 0.36%
2094 -0.21% 0.38%
2093 -0.21% 0.41%
2092 -0.21% 0.42%
2091 -0.21% 0.45%
2090 -0.21% 0.46%
2089 -0.21% 0.49%
2088 -0.23% 0.49%
2087 -0.24% 0.5%
2086 -0.24% 0.53%
2085 -0.25% 0.55%
2084 -0.26% 0.58%
2083 -0.27% 0.59%
2082 -0.29% 0.61%
2081 -0.3% 0.65%
2080 -0.32% 0.66%
2079 -0.33% 0.68%
2078 -0.35% 0.72%
2077 -0.36% 0.73%
2076 -0.39% 0.75%
2075 -0.41% 0.77%
2074 -0.43% 0.78%
2073 -0.45% 0.81%
2072 -0.47% 0.83%
2071 -0.49% 0.87%
2070 -0.5% 0.91%
2069 -0.51% 0.91%
2068 -0.53% 0.95%
2067 -0.53% 0.98%
2066 -0.54% 0.98%
2065 -0.53% 1.03%
2064 -0.53% 1.04%
2063 -0.52% 1.07%
2062 -0.5% 1.08%
2061 -0.48% 1.11%
2060 -0.46% 1.11%
2059 -0.44% 1.13%
2058 -0.43% 1.15%
2057 -0.41% 1.16%
2056 -0.39% 1.2%
2055 -0.37% 1.22%
2054 -0.35% 1.24%
2053 -0.33% 1.26%
2052 -0.31% 1.3%
2051 -0.3% 1.31%
2050 -0.28% 1.33%
2049 -0.28% 1.36%
2048 -0.28% 1.39%
2047 -0.28% 1.43%
2046 -0.27% 1.48%
2045 -0.27% 1.5%
2044 -0.28% 1.53%
2043 -0.28% 1.55%
2042 -0.29% 1.57%
2041 -0.3% 1.62%
2040 -0.31% 1.66%
2039 -0.31% 1.7%
2038 -0.32% 1.73%
2037 -0.31% 1.78%
2036 -0.32% 1.8%
2035 -0.32% 1.83%
2034 -0.31% 1.85%
2033 -0.31% 1.88%
2032 -0.3% 1.89%
2031 -0.28% 1.9%
2030 -0.27% 1.93%
2029 -0.25% 1.94%
2028 -0.22% 1.96%
2027 -0.2% 1.96%
2026 -1.33% 1.99%
2025 -0.17% 2%
2024 0.38% 2.02%
2023 1.8% 2.02%
2022 1.58% 1.96%
2021 -1.8% 2.08%
2020 0.24% 1.89%
2019 0.39% 1.52%
2018 0.33% 1.55%
2017 0.27% 1.61%
2016 0.19% 1.7%
2015 0.2% 1.79%
2014 0.11% 1.87%
2013 0.03% 1.96%
2012 0.14% 2.04%
2011 0.21% 2.12%
2010 0.29% 2.22%
2009 0.57% 2.34%
2008 0.83% 2.41%
2007 0.59% 2.45%
2006 0.27% 2.47%
2005 0.14% 2.49%
2004 0.03% 2.53%
2003 -0.03% 2.6%
2002 -0.19% 2.42%
2001 -0.38% 1.64%
2000 -0.28% 1.11%
1999 -0.1% 1.2%
1998 -0.09% 1.32%
1997 -0.11% 1.43%
1996 -0.12% 1.53%
1995 -0.06% 1.63%
1994 0.04% 1.74%
1993 0.1% 1.84%
1992 0.1% 1.92%
1991 -0.24% 2.21%
1990 -0.27% 2.5%
1989 0.06% 2.6%
1988 0.08% 2.65%
1987 0.05% 2.49%
1986 0.05% 2.29%
1985 0.07% 2.13%
1984 0.06% 1.93%
1983 0.09% 1.83%
1982 0.14% 1.88%
1981 -0.03% 2.1%
1980 0.12% 2.38%
1979 0.49% 2.62%
1978 0.54% 2.73%
1977 0.6% 2.68%
1976 0.67% 2.55%
1975 0.7% 2.4%
1974 0.67% 2.26%
1973 0.55% 2.17%
1972 0.42% 2.16%
1971 -0.32% 2.2%
1970 -0.39% 2.03%
1969 0.2% 1.76%
1968 0.24% 1.59%
1967 0.32% 1.41%
1966 0.43% 1.25%
1965 0.53% 1.15%
1964 0.59% 1.07%
1963 0.48% 1.02%
1962 0.4% 1.01%
1961 -0.16% 1.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Czech Republic declined by 0.17%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2%.

Live population counters

Czech Republic Sao Tome
Current population
10742283
247495
Population rank 92/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.003%
One net population change
29 minutes
1.86 hours
One birth every
6.26 minutes
1.32 hours
One death every
4.68 minutes
6.73 hours
Daily growth/decline -50 +13
Annual growth/decline -18,150 +4,718
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 50/197
One migration net change every
4.7 minutes
13.5 hours
Annual migration change -112,188 -650
Net migration rank 182/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 1,025,199 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 59/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.5% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 67/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Czech Republic Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -112,188 - -650
2024 -28,353 -86,169 5,315 -604
2023 -21,729 -14,638 5,221 -592
2022 -19,209 329,739 5,102 -592
2021 -28,365 4,111 4,954 -782
2020 -19,257 4,336 4,874 0
2019 0 5,553 4,932 -1,716
2018 1,063 5,849 4,957 -1,757
2017 3,178 5,747 5,007 -1,779
2016 5,283 5,465 5,125 -1,793
2015 0 5,037 5,269 -1,809
2014 4,210 6,303 5,381 -1,801
2013 -2,103 5,427 5,449 -1,787
2012 0 5,347 5,501 -1,739
2011 2,099 16,841 5,445 -1,616
2010 10,475 34,927 5,391 -1,529
2009 10,444 31,270 5,349 -1,328
2008 14,538 29,813 5,297 -1,203
2007 9,268 27,887 5,226 -1,127
2006 1,024 26,259 5,057 -1,031
2005 -6,126 26,203 4,897 -941
2004 -9,177 26,030 4,810 -894
2003 -17,330 25,997 4,702 -816
2002 -15,296 26,089 4,591 -690
2001 -16,347 21,749 4,471 -1,289
2000 -17,433 4,420 4,334 -2,798
1999 -20,568 5,965 4,221 -2,594
1998 -18,530 6,374 4,120 -2,364
1997 -21,639 6,664 4,041 -2,153
1996 -21,662 6,539 3,993 -1,974
1995 -21,687 6,459 3,948 -1,829
1994 -11,367 6,401 3,860 -1,644
1993 3,099 7,197 3,841 -1,527
1992 1,032 6,718 3,822 -1,432
1991 4,124 5,568 3,801 -1,362
1990 1,034 -3,529 3,719 -727
1989 1,036 -2,175 3,576 -571
1988 7,249 -1,359 3,544 -465
1987 4,138 -1,514 3,440 -470
1986 1,034 -771 3,180 -614
1985 4,135 -1,173 3,242 -828
1984 5,165 -1,481 3,163 -1,041
1983 3,097 -1,971 3,100 -1,203
1982 10,315 -1,018 3,047 -1,203
1981 13,391 -372 3,015 -1,067
1980 17,517 1,738 2,965 -770
1979 44,257 -13 2,893 -491
1978 52,234 -795 2,800 -279
1977 55,009 -1,968 2,705 -255
1976 61,768 -2,727 2,608 -302
1975 67,393 -3,057 2,515 -392
1974 66,923 -2,919 2,422 -474
1973 57,549 -2,625 2,329 -525
1972 44,404 -2,755 2,232 -517
1971 31,445 -2,598 2,127 -430
1970 24,646 -9,353 1,980 -279
1969 22,762 -8,133 1,862 -469
1968 21,728 -8,111 1,767 -520
1967 29,558 -8,137 1,693 -606
1966 35,355 -8,675 1,642 -688
1965 43,029 -7,545 1,611 -765
1964 52,531 -6,122 1,600 -819
1963 48,353 -5,753 1,609 -886
1962 29,836 -6,886 1,625 -927
1961 36,430 -5,712 1,657 -960
1960 34,567 2,748 1,547 -860

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/czech-republic/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 28.8% of the population change in the Czech Republic is from natural causes (a loss of 107,389 people) and 71.2% is from migration (a gain of 265,030 people). In Sao Tome and Principe 81.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,756 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 11,424 people).

As of 2024, 1,025,199 residents or 9.5% of the population were not native-born in the Czech Republic, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

Biggest cities by population

Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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