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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 246,362 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 85.9 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 246K (48.7% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Sao Tome
2100 33,848,663 538,729
2099 33,772,741 537,330
2098 33,695,479 535,787
2097 33,615,447 534,124
2096 33,523,978 532,353
2095 33,424,720 530,576
2094 33,326,027 528,656
2093 33,224,553 526,643
2092 33,128,053 524,507
2091 33,024,570 522,325
2090 32,918,505 519,999
2089 32,809,364 517,612
2088 32,697,677 515,098
2087 32,574,802 512,568
2086 32,450,913 510,018
2085 32,326,215 507,340
2084 32,198,072 504,584
2083 32,062,485 501,679
2082 31,936,199 498,722
2081 31,798,193 495,689
2080 31,659,824 492,482
2079 31,525,030 489,244
2078 31,377,560 485,930
2077 31,230,620 482,450
2076 31,082,855 478,942
2075 30,934,158 475,380
2074 30,781,840 471,763
2073 30,635,989 468,114
2072 30,488,022 464,348
2071 30,336,588 460,509
2070 30,183,464 456,552
2069 30,024,249 452,449
2068 29,872,612 448,367
2067 29,722,383 444,152
2066 29,568,138 439,833
2065 29,406,227 435,561
2064 29,245,499 431,126
2063 29,081,885 426,703
2062 28,917,277 422,184
2061 28,748,398 417,686
2060 28,577,830 413,117
2059 28,401,552 408,577
2058 28,224,769 404,024
2057 28,046,842 399,413
2056 27,852,110 394,844
2055 27,652,544 390,153
2054 27,453,980 385,468
2053 27,243,894 380,737
2052 27,031,990 376,015
2051 26,818,727 371,194
2050 26,602,802 366,397
2049 26,385,294 361,591
2048 26,155,898 356,742
2047 25,920,222 351,861
2046 25,687,222 346,888
2045 25,451,058 341,838
2044 25,215,227 336,792
2043 24,979,701 331,713
2042 24,746,212 326,652
2041 24,516,106 321,594
2040 24,281,719 316,457
2039 24,055,361 311,279
2038 23,829,916 306,071
2037 23,608,263 300,875
2036 23,382,815 295,624
2035 23,159,205 290,400
2034 22,934,543 285,183
2033 22,708,727 279,990
2032 22,478,234 274,835
2031 22,254,688 269,740
2030 22,027,730 264,723
2029 21,799,495 259,705
2028 21,566,108 254,751
2027 21,333,660 249,860
2026 21,098,089 245,066
2025 20,850,907 240,286
2024 20,592,571 235,536
2023 20,330,104 230,871
2022 20,034,609 226,305
2021 19,743,603 221,961
2020 19,482,117 217,435
2019 19,209,555 213,392
2018 18,932,727 210,187
2017 18,651,931 206,970
2016 18,363,600 203,689
2015 18,084,169 200,291
2014 17,816,285 196,767
2013 17,556,502 193,148
2012 17,306,106 189,439
2011 17,066,002 185,649
2010 16,836,810 181,802
2009 16,619,846 177,853
2008 16,426,525 173,793
2007 16,257,214 169,700
2006 16,103,716 165,638
2005 15,968,117 161,639
2004 15,850,159 157,705
2003 15,747,380 153,814
2002 15,656,677 149,922
2001 15,575,550 146,375
2000 15,501,103 144,018
1999 15,455,874 142,442
1998 15,647,785 140,751
1997 16,043,251 138,922
1996 16,416,027 136,962
1995 16,730,536 134,895
1994 17,043,771 132,732
1993 17,274,487 130,467
1992 17,332,625 128,110
1991 17,278,600 125,697
1990 17,154,054 122,980
1989 16,997,013 119,979
1988 16,781,168 116,939
1987 16,527,715 113,919
1986 16,262,702 111,150
1985 16,031,090 108,658
1984 15,844,621 106,394
1983 15,665,551 104,380
1982 15,492,595 102,508
1981 15,323,082 100,615
1980 15,152,949 98,544
1979 14,978,696 96,252
1978 14,711,497 93,794
1977 14,353,265 91,301
1976 13,998,738 88,922
1975 13,700,843 86,708
1974 13,454,570 84,672
1973 13,208,121 82,798
1972 12,951,798 81,041
1971 12,684,813 79,330
1970 12,419,057 77,626
1969 12,156,212 76,083
1968 11,879,182 74,765
1967 11,584,428 73,596
1966 11,288,989 72,576
1965 10,993,183 71,680
1964 10,690,309 70,865
1963 10,377,466 70,112
1962 10,058,928 69,403
1961 9,742,085 68,707
1960 9,429,981 68,012

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 42,673 people (a 21% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th 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) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48.7% to 366,397 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 539K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Sao Tome
2100 0.22% 0.26%
2099 0.23% 0.29%
2098 0.24% 0.31%
2097 0.27% 0.33%
2096 0.3% 0.33%
2095 0.3% 0.36%
2094 0.31% 0.38%
2093 0.29% 0.41%
2092 0.31% 0.42%
2091 0.32% 0.45%
2090 0.33% 0.46%
2089 0.34% 0.49%
2088 0.38% 0.49%
2087 0.38% 0.5%
2086 0.39% 0.53%
2085 0.4% 0.55%
2084 0.42% 0.58%
2083 0.4% 0.59%
2082 0.43% 0.61%
2081 0.44% 0.65%
2080 0.43% 0.66%
2079 0.47% 0.68%
2078 0.47% 0.72%
2077 0.48% 0.73%
2076 0.48% 0.75%
2075 0.49% 0.77%
2074 0.48% 0.78%
2073 0.49% 0.81%
2072 0.5% 0.83%
2071 0.51% 0.87%
2070 0.53% 0.91%
2069 0.51% 0.91%
2068 0.51% 0.95%
2067 0.52% 0.98%
2066 0.55% 0.98%
2065 0.55% 1.03%
2064 0.56% 1.04%
2063 0.57% 1.07%
2062 0.59% 1.08%
2061 0.6% 1.11%
2060 0.62% 1.11%
2059 0.63% 1.13%
2058 0.63% 1.15%
2057 0.7% 1.16%
2056 0.72% 1.2%
2055 0.72% 1.22%
2054 0.77% 1.24%
2053 0.78% 1.26%
2052 0.8% 1.3%
2051 0.81% 1.31%
2050 0.82% 1.33%
2049 0.88% 1.36%
2048 0.91% 1.39%
2047 0.91% 1.43%
2046 0.93% 1.48%
2045 0.94% 1.5%
2044 0.94% 1.53%
2043 0.94% 1.55%
2042 0.94% 1.57%
2041 0.97% 1.62%
2040 0.94% 1.66%
2039 0.95% 1.7%
2038 0.94% 1.73%
2037 0.96% 1.78%
2036 0.97% 1.8%
2035 0.98% 1.83%
2034 0.99% 1.85%
2033 1.03% 1.88%
2032 1% 1.89%
2031 1.03% 1.9%
2030 1.05% 1.93%
2029 1.08% 1.94%
2028 1.09% 1.96%
2027 1.12% 1.96%
2026 1.19% 1.99%
2025 1.25% 2.02%
2024 1.29% 2.02%
2023 1.47% 2.02%
2022 1.47% 1.96%
2021 1.34% 2.08%
2020 1.42% 1.89%
2019 1.46% 1.52%
2018 1.51% 1.55%
2017 1.57% 1.61%
2016 1.55% 1.7%
2015 1.5% 1.79%
2014 1.48% 1.87%
2013 1.45% 1.96%
2012 1.41% 2.04%
2011 1.36% 2.12%
2010 1.31% 2.22%
2009 1.18% 2.34%
2008 1.04% 2.41%
2007 0.95% 2.45%
2006 0.85% 2.47%
2005 0.74% 2.49%
2004 0.65% 2.53%
2003 0.58% 2.6%
2002 0.52% 2.42%
2001 0.48% 1.64%
2000 0.29% 1.11%
1999 -1.23% 1.2%
1998 -2.46% 1.32%
1997 -2.27% 1.43%
1996 -1.88% 1.53%
1995 -1.84% 1.63%
1994 -1.34% 1.74%
1993 -0.34% 1.84%
1992 0.31% 1.92%
1991 0.73% 2.21%
1990 0.92% 2.5%
1989 1.29% 2.6%
1988 1.53% 2.65%
1987 1.63% 2.49%
1986 1.44% 2.29%
1985 1.18% 2.13%
1984 1.14% 1.93%
1983 1.12% 1.83%
1982 1.11% 1.88%
1981 1.12% 2.1%
1980 1.16% 2.38%
1979 1.82% 2.62%
1978 2.5% 2.73%
1977 2.53% 2.68%
1976 2.17% 2.55%
1975 1.83% 2.4%
1974 1.87% 2.26%
1973 1.98% 2.17%
1972 2.1% 2.16%
1971 2.14% 2.2%
1970 2.16% 2.03%
1969 2.33% 1.76%
1968 2.54% 1.59%
1967 2.62% 1.41%
1966 2.69% 1.25%
1965 2.83% 1.15%
1964 3.01% 1.07%
1963 3.17% 1.02%
1962 3.25% 1.01%
1961 3.31% 1.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2.02%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Sao Tome
Current population
21161809
246362
Population rank 65/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.003%
One net population change
2 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.28 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
3.85 minutes
6.81 hours
Daily growth/decline +719 +13
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 49/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
13.5 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -650
Net migration rank 130/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -650
2024 - -7,368 - -604
2023 273,013 -4,822 5,221 -592
2022 277,019 45,755 5,102 -592
2021 269,026 -9,804 4,954 -782
2020 272,458 -8,716 4,874 0
2019 278,788 2,594 4,932 -1,716
2018 278,917 -6,644 4,957 -1,757
2017 268,066 21,248 5,007 -1,779
2016 277,878 9,478 5,125 -1,793
2015 273,523 -2,011 5,269 -1,809
2014 274,406 -10,170 5,381 -1,801
2013 259,239 -3,925 5,449 -1,787
2012 249,987 -4,512 5,501 -1,739
2011 237,883 -3,160 5,445 -1,616
2010 230,479 -6,840 5,391 -1,529
2009 218,036 -7,758 5,349 -1,328
2008 214,169 -37,796 5,297 -1,203
2007 188,486 -26,237 5,226 -1,127
2006 166,480 -21,728 5,057 -1,031
2005 146,619 -20,171 4,897 -941
2004 132,286 -22,841 4,810 -894
2003 112,137 -16,027 4,702 -816
2002 93,564 -8,272 4,591 -690
2001 84,279 -7,333 4,471 -1,289
2000 80,699 -8,754 4,334 -2,798
1999 79,536 -61,031 4,221 -2,594
1998 85,735 -488,075 4,120 -2,364
1997 92,778 -481,380 4,041 -2,153
1996 112,384 -469,331 3,993 -1,974
1995 140,721 -412,775 3,948 -1,829
1994 165,631 -520,028 3,860 -1,644
1993 185,649 -292,682 3,841 -1,527
1992 204,785 -214,015 3,822 -1,432
1991 221,581 -104,271 3,801 -1,362
1990 235,113 -103,336 3,719 -727
1989 254,394 -72,096 3,576 -571
1988 275,278 -25,892 3,544 -465
1987 290,227 -32,724 3,440 -470
1986 295,818 -23,297 3,180 -614
1985 293,834 -103,115 3,242 -828
1984 278,485 -96,266 3,163 -1,041
1983 260,471 -84,566 3,100 -1,203
1982 246,983 -76,976 3,047 -1,203
1981 243,652 -74,624 3,015 -1,067
1980 238,977 -67,731 2,965 -770
1979 237,442 -60,198 2,893 -491
1978 225,895 131,248 2,800 -279
1977 224,284 135,047 2,705 -255
1976 221,992 127,735 2,608 -302
1975 219,748 26,332 2,515 -392
1974 217,668 28,807 2,422 -474
1973 215,940 30,467 2,329 -525
1972 212,319 53,914 2,232 -517
1971 202,450 65,291 2,127 -430
1970 191,775 72,000 1,980 -279
1969 184,118 77,805 1,862 -469
1968 186,254 105,890 1,767 -520
1967 191,536 105,830 1,693 -606
1966 191,506 101,999 1,642 -688
1965 194,470 103,626 1,611 -765
1964 208,899 98,761 1,600 -819
1963 223,105 94,932 1,609 -886
1962 228,177 90,842 1,625 -927
1961 228,686 85,981 1,657 -960
1960 226,027 83,525 1,547 -860

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.7% of the population change in Kazakhstan is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people). In Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,822 people) and 19.9% is from migration (a loss of 12,621 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

Biggest cities by population

Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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