The latest officially reported population of Dominica was 66,205 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominica's population is 65,870 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Sao Tome and Principe's population is 3.71 times bigger than Dominica's.
- Dominica is ranked the 188th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.004% of the world: 0.0008% for Dominica vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Dominica has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Dominica has decreased from 68.7K people to 65.9K (4.17% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.1K people by 2100.
Dominica vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Dominica
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
65870
|
244055
|
| Population rank | 188/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0008% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
1.2 days
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
11.9 hours
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
10.3 hours
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
1.82 days
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -200 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -305 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.46% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 183/197 | 52/197 |
Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dominica
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Sao Tome
|
Dominica
|
Sao Tome
|
|
| 1960 | 59,372 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 60,209 | 68,707 | 1.41% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 60,948 | 69,403 | 1.23% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 61,739 | 70,112 | 1.3% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 62,587 | 70,865 | 1.37% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 63,505 | 71,680 | 1.47% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 64,507 | 72,576 | 1.58% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 65,585 | 73,596 | 1.67% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 66,732 | 74,765 | 1.75% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 67,934 | 76,083 | 1.8% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 68,908 | 77,626 | 1.43% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 69,532 | 79,330 | 0.91% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 70,060 | 81,041 | 0.76% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 70,585 | 82,798 | 0.75% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 71,091 | 84,672 | 0.72% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 71,570 | 86,708 | 0.67% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 72,017 | 88,922 | 0.62% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 72,406 | 91,301 | 0.54% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 72,724 | 93,794 | 0.44% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 72,959 | 96,252 | 0.32% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 73,083 | 98,544 | 0.17% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 72,986 | 100,615 | -0.13% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 72,688 | 102,508 | -0.41% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 72,365 | 104,380 | -0.44% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 72,056 | 106,394 | -0.43% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 71,744 | 108,658 | -0.43% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 71,406 | 111,150 | -0.47% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 71,023 | 113,919 | -0.54% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 70,608 | 116,939 | -0.58% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 70,153 | 119,979 | -0.64% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 69,627 | 122,980 | -0.75% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 69,296 | 125,697 | -0.48% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 69,325 | 128,110 | 0.04% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 69,433 | 130,467 | 0.16% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 69,477 | 132,732 | 0.06% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 69,469 | 134,895 | -0.01% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 69,410 | 136,962 | -0.08% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 69,299 | 138,922 | -0.16% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 69,124 | 140,751 | -0.25% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 68,870 | 142,442 | -0.37% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 68,511 | 144,018 | -0.52% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 68,288 | 146,375 | -0.33% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 68,367 | 149,922 | 0.12% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 68,531 | 153,814 | 0.24% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 68,649 | 157,705 | 0.17% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 68,734 | 161,639 | 0.12% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 68,806 | 165,638 | 0.1% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 68,847 | 169,700 | 0.06% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 68,854 | 173,793 | 0.01% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 68,864 | 177,853 | 0.01% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 68,859 | 181,802 | -0.007% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 69,053 | 185,649 | 0.28% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 69,118 | 189,439 | 0.09% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 69,715 | 193,148 | 0.86% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 70,373 | 196,767 | 0.94% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 70,410 | 200,291 | 0.05% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 69,606 | 203,689 | -1.14% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 68,496 | 206,970 | -1.59% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 68,174 | 210,187 | -0.47% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 67,880 | 213,392 | -0.43% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 67,573 | 217,435 | -0.45% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 67,202 | 221,961 | -0.55% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 66,826 | 226,305 | -0.56% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 66,510 | 230,871 | -0.47% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 66,205 | 235,536 | -0.46% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 65,870 | 240,251 | -0.51% | 2% |
| 2026 | 65,508 | 244,987 | -0.55% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 65,160 | 249,783 | -0.53% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 64,808 | 254,657 | -0.54% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 64,475 | 259,597 | -0.51% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 64,169 | 264,560 | -0.47% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 63,949 | 269,566 | -0.34% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 63,825 | 274,643 | -0.19% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 63,775 | 279,761 | -0.08% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 63,756 | 284,911 | -0.03% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 63,764 | 290,082 | 0.01% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 63,757 | 295,269 | -0.01% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 63,770 | 300,439 | 0.02% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 63,784 | 305,590 | 0.02% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 63,792 | 310,729 | 0.01% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 63,798 | 315,833 | 0.009% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 63,804 | 320,875 | 0.009% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 63,778 | 325,888 | -0.04% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 63,731 | 330,908 | -0.07% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 63,677 | 335,919 | -0.08% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 63,630 | 340,911 | -0.07% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 63,575 | 345,883 | -0.09% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 63,501 | 350,758 | -0.12% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 63,411 | 355,569 | -0.14% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 63,303 | 360,353 | -0.17% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 63,191 | 365,103 | -0.18% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th 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) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. 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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Population differences between Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.5 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 37 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.48 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 228.6 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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