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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Fiji	Sao Tome	Fiji	Sao Tome
1960	404,887	68,012	-	-
1961	417,406	68,707	3.09%	1.02%
1962	430,536	69,403	3.15%	1.01%
1963	444,276	70,112	3.19%	1.02%
1964	458,324	70,865	3.16%	1.07%
1965	472,575	71,680	3.11%	1.15%
1966	486,487	72,576	2.94%	1.25%
1967	498,873	73,596	2.55%	1.41%
1968	510,002	74,765	2.23%	1.59%
1969	520,797	76,083	2.12%	1.76%
1970	531,188	77,626	2%	2.03%
1971	541,121	79,330	1.87%	2.2%
1972	550,499	81,041	1.73%	2.16%
1973	559,222	82,798	1.58%	2.17%
1974	567,489	84,672	1.48%	2.26%
1975	575,906	86,708	1.48%	2.4%
1976	585,534	88,922	1.67%	2.55%
1977	597,805	91,301	2.1%	2.68%
1978	612,091	93,794	2.39%	2.73%
1979	626,862	96,252	2.41%	2.62%
1980	641,975	98,544	2.41%	2.38%
1981	657,471	100,615	2.41%	2.1%
1982	673,414	102,508	2.42%	1.88%
1983	689,835	104,380	2.44%	1.83%
1984	706,716	106,394	2.45%	1.93%
1985	723,761	108,658	2.41%	2.13%
1986	739,306	111,150	2.15%	2.29%
1987	750,540	113,919	1.52%	2.49%
1988	758,697	116,939	1.09%	2.65%
1989	766,321	119,979	1%	2.6%
1990	773,316	122,980	0.91%	2.5%
1991	779,656	125,697	0.82%	2.21%
1992	785,346	128,110	0.73%	1.92%
1993	790,369	130,467	0.64%	1.84%
1994	794,771	132,732	0.56%	1.74%
1995	798,746	134,895	0.5%	1.63%
1996	803,789	136,962	0.63%	1.53%
1997	812,139	138,922	1.04%	1.43%
1998	822,258	140,751	1.25%	1.32%
1999	831,828	142,442	1.16%	1.2%
2000	840,909	144,018	1.09%	1.11%
2001	849,596	146,375	1.03%	1.64%
2002	858,049	149,922	0.99%	2.42%
2003	866,286	153,814	0.96%	2.6%
2004	874,366	157,705	0.93%	2.53%
2005	882,379	161,639	0.92%	2.49%
2006	890,365	165,638	0.91%	2.47%
2007	897,832	169,700	0.84%	2.45%
2008	903,399	173,793	0.62%	2.41%
2009	907,239	177,853	0.43%	2.34%
2010	910,419	181,802	0.35%	2.22%
2011	912,989	185,649	0.28%	2.12%
2012	914,918	189,439	0.21%	2.04%
2013	916,352	193,148	0.16%	1.96%
2014	917,585	196,767	0.13%	1.87%
2015	918,578	200,291	0.11%	1.79%
2016	919,166	203,689	0.06%	1.7%
2017	918,759	206,970	-0.04%	1.61%
2018	917,180	210,187	-0.17%	1.55%
2019	914,899	213,392	-0.25%	1.52%
2020	914,963	217,435	0.007%	1.89%
2021	916,711	221,961	0.19%	2.08%
2022	919,422	226,305	0.3%	1.96%
2023	924,145	230,871	0.51%	2.02%
2024	928,784	235,536	0.5%	2.02%
2025	933,141	240,251	0.47%	2%
2026	937,268	244,987	0.44%	1.97%
2027	941,304	249,783	0.43%	1.96%
2028	945,347	254,657	0.43%	1.95%
2029	949,269	259,597	0.41%	1.94%
2030	953,095	264,560	0.4%	1.91%
2031	956,685	269,566	0.38%	1.89%
2032	960,056	274,643	0.35%	1.88%
2033	963,339	279,761	0.34%	1.86%
2034	966,516	284,911	0.33%	1.84%
2035	969,613	290,082	0.32%	1.81%
2036	972,641	295,269	0.31%	1.79%
2037	975,643	300,439	0.31%	1.75%
2038	978,533	305,590	0.3%	1.71%
2039	981,270	310,729	0.28%	1.68%
2040	983,842	315,833	0.26%	1.64%
2041	986,409	320,875	0.26%	1.6%
2042	988,810	325,888	0.24%	1.56%
2043	990,851	330,908	0.21%	1.54%
2044	992,731	335,919	0.19%	1.51%
2045	994,437	340,911	0.17%	1.49%
2046	995,957	345,883	0.15%	1.46%
2047	997,319	350,758	0.14%	1.41%
2048	998,544	355,569	0.12%	1.37%
2049	999,530	360,353	0.1%	1.35%
2050	1,000,244	365,103	0.07%	1.32%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 18,146 (a 1.97% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Fiji's population will grow by 6.71% to 1,000,244 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.