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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Sao Tome	Kiribati	Sao Tome
1960	47,157	68,012	-	-
1961	48,323	68,707	2.47%	1.02%
1962	49,538	69,403	2.51%	1.01%
1963	50,791	70,112	2.53%	1.02%
1964	52,088	70,865	2.55%	1.07%
1965	53,439	71,680	2.59%	1.15%
1966	54,425	72,576	1.85%	1.25%
1967	54,996	73,596	1.05%	1.41%
1968	55,529	74,765	0.97%	1.59%
1969	56,360	76,083	1.5%	1.76%
1970	57,510	77,626	2.04%	2.03%
1971	58,652	79,330	1.99%	2.2%
1972	59,778	81,041	1.92%	2.16%
1973	60,824	82,798	1.75%	2.17%
1974	61,219	84,672	0.65%	2.26%
1975	60,987	86,708	-0.38%	2.4%
1976	60,661	88,922	-0.53%	2.55%
1977	60,267	91,301	-0.65%	2.68%
1978	59,864	93,794	-0.67%	2.73%
1979	60,172	96,252	0.51%	2.62%
1980	61,148	98,544	1.62%	2.38%
1981	62,121	100,615	1.59%	2.1%
1982	63,134	102,508	1.63%	1.88%
1983	64,169	104,380	1.64%	1.83%
1984	65,228	106,394	1.65%	1.93%
1985	66,496	108,658	1.94%	2.13%
1986	68,059	111,150	2.35%	2.29%
1987	69,733	113,919	2.46%	2.49%
1988	71,427	116,939	2.43%	2.65%
1989	73,147	119,979	2.41%	2.6%
1990	74,855	122,980	2.34%	2.5%
1991	76,367	125,697	2.02%	2.21%
1992	77,641	128,110	1.67%	1.92%
1993	78,841	130,467	1.55%	1.84%
1994	80,021	132,732	1.5%	1.74%
1995	81,234	134,895	1.52%	1.63%
1996	82,623	136,962	1.71%	1.53%
1997	84,147	138,922	1.84%	1.43%
1998	85,657	140,751	1.79%	1.32%
1999	87,126	142,442	1.71%	1.2%
2000	88,613	144,018	1.71%	1.11%
2001	90,335	146,375	1.94%	1.64%
2002	92,264	149,922	2.14%	2.42%
2003	94,175	153,814	2.07%	2.6%
2004	96,085	157,705	2.03%	2.53%
2005	98,035	161,639	2.03%	2.49%
2006	100,017	165,638	2.02%	2.47%
2007	102,068	169,700	2.05%	2.45%
2008	104,222	173,793	2.11%	2.41%
2009	106,467	177,853	2.15%	2.34%
2010	108,704	181,802	2.1%	2.22%
2011	110,647	185,649	1.79%	2.12%
2012	112,284	189,439	1.48%	2.04%
2013	113,838	193,148	1.38%	1.96%
2014	115,326	196,767	1.31%	1.87%
2015	116,815	200,291	1.29%	1.79%
2016	118,478	203,689	1.42%	1.7%
2017	120,275	206,970	1.52%	1.61%
2018	122,084	210,187	1.5%	1.55%
2019	123,921	213,392	1.5%	1.52%
2020	126,099	217,435	1.76%	1.89%
2021	128,377	221,961	1.81%	2.08%
2022	130,469	226,305	1.63%	1.96%
2023	132,530	230,871	1.58%	2.02%
2024	134,518	235,536	1.5%	2.02%
2025	136,501	240,251	1.47%	2%
2026	138,451	244,987	1.43%	1.97%
2027	140,405	249,783	1.41%	1.96%
2028	142,335	254,657	1.37%	1.95%
2029	144,231	259,597	1.33%	1.94%
2030	146,130	264,560	1.32%	1.91%
2031	148,028	269,566	1.3%	1.89%
2032	149,915	274,643	1.27%	1.88%
2033	151,768	279,761	1.24%	1.86%
2034	153,602	284,911	1.21%	1.84%
2035	155,447	290,082	1.2%	1.81%
2036	157,316	295,269	1.2%	1.79%
2037	159,188	300,439	1.19%	1.75%
2038	161,050	305,590	1.17%	1.71%
2039	162,895	310,729	1.15%	1.68%
2040	164,711	315,833	1.11%	1.64%
2041	166,508	320,875	1.09%	1.6%
2042	168,325	325,888	1.09%	1.56%
2043	170,182	330,908	1.1%	1.54%
2044	172,012	335,919	1.08%	1.51%
2045	173,818	340,911	1.05%	1.49%
2046	175,629	345,883	1.04%	1.46%
2047	177,392	350,758	1%	1.41%
2048	179,152	355,569	0.99%	1.37%
2049	180,915	360,353	0.98%	1.35%
2050	182,629	365,103	0.95%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th 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) Kiribati's population will grow by 32.3% to 182,629 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.