The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,619,736 people compared to 245,039 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 337 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 1% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 245K (47.9% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
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| Current population |
82619736
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245039
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| Population rank | 19/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
45.6 seconds
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1.35 hours
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| One death every |
30.8 seconds
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6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
14.2 minutes
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14.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | +36,954 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,320 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.28% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 49/197 |
Germany and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,814,900 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | 68,707 | 0.77% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | 69,403 | 0.88% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | 70,112 | 0.93% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | 70,865 | 0.81% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | 71,680 | 0.86% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | 72,576 | 0.84% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | 73,596 | 0.46% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | 74,765 | 0.45% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | 76,083 | 0.8% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | 77,626 | 0.33% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | 79,330 | 0.18% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | 81,041 | 0.48% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | 82,798 | 0.32% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | 84,672 | 0.04% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | 86,708 | -0.37% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | 88,922 | -0.43% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | 91,301 | -0.23% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | 93,794 | -0.09% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | 96,252 | 0.04% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | 98,544 | 0.21% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | 100,615 | 0.15% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | 102,508 | -0.1% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | 104,380 | -0.26% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | 106,394 | -0.35% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | 108,658 | -0.22% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | 111,150 | 0.05% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | 113,919 | 0.15% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | 116,939 | 0.39% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | 119,979 | 0.78% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | 122,980 | 0.87% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | 125,697 | 0.73% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | 128,110 | 0.76% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | 130,467 | 0.66% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | 132,732 | 0.35% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | 134,895 | 0.29% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | 136,962 | 0.29% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | 138,922 | 0.15% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | 140,751 | 0.02% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | 142,442 | 0.06% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | 144,018 | 0.14% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | 146,375 | 0.17% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | 149,922 | 0.17% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | 153,814 | 0.06% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | 157,705 | -0.02% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | 161,639 | -0.06% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | 165,638 | -0.11% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | 169,700 | -0.13% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | 173,793 | -0.19% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | 177,853 | -0.25% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | 181,802 | -0.15% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | 185,649 | -1.84% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | 189,439 | 0.19% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | 193,148 | 0.27% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | 196,767 | 0.42% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | 200,291 | 0.87% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | 203,689 | 0.81% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | 206,970 | 0.37% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | 210,187 | 0.3% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | 213,392 | 0.23% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | 217,435 | 0.08% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | 221,961 | 0.04% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 83,177,813 | 226,305 | -0.02% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | 230,871 | 0.13% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | 235,536 | 0.28% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 83,045,276 | 240,251 | -0.56% | 2% |
| 2026 | 82,619,736 | 244,987 | -0.51% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 82,420,656 | 249,783 | -0.24% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 82,209,650 | 254,657 | -0.26% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 81,988,746 | 259,597 | -0.27% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 81,767,011 | 264,560 | -0.27% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 81,541,291 | 269,566 | -0.28% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 81,315,327 | 274,643 | -0.28% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 81,094,150 | 279,761 | -0.27% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 80,879,704 | 284,911 | -0.26% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 80,669,570 | 290,082 | -0.26% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 80,445,835 | 295,269 | -0.28% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 80,222,108 | 300,439 | -0.28% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 80,001,936 | 305,590 | -0.27% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 79,780,699 | 310,729 | -0.28% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 79,565,092 | 315,833 | -0.27% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 79,361,541 | 320,875 | -0.26% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 79,167,400 | 325,888 | -0.24% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 78,962,964 | 330,908 | -0.26% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 78,743,160 | 335,919 | -0.28% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 78,518,131 | 340,911 | -0.29% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 78,293,579 | 345,883 | -0.29% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 78,066,226 | 350,758 | -0.29% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 77,826,011 | 355,569 | -0.31% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 77,578,876 | 360,353 | -0.32% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 77,335,610 | 365,103 | -0.31% | 1.32% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 271,067 (a 0.33% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).
Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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Population differences between Germany and Sao Tome and Principe
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| Life expectancy | 81.9 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 45 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 619 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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