The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,973,861 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,128,257 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Kuwait's population is 21 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.25% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.24M people to 5.13M (129.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.68M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Kuwait
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Sao Tome
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5128257
|
244055
|
| Population rank | 127/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
4.36 minutes
|
1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
10.5 minutes
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
1.18 hours
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
8.53 minutes
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +61,624 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +330 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +120,441 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.48% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 29/197 | 52/197 |
Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kuwait
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Sao Tome
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Kuwait
|
Sao Tome
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|
| 1960 | 311,060 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 345,945 | 68,707 | 11.2% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 384,995 | 69,403 | 11.3% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 427,694 | 70,112 | 11.1% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 473,115 | 70,865 | 10.6% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 521,174 | 71,680 | 10.2% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 572,590 | 72,576 | 9.87% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 628,089 | 73,596 | 9.69% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 687,716 | 74,765 | 9.49% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 749,452 | 76,083 | 8.98% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 809,114 | 77,626 | 7.96% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 865,076 | 79,330 | 6.92% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 920,352 | 81,041 | 6.39% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 977,654 | 82,798 | 6.23% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 1,038,346 | 84,672 | 6.21% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 1,104,863 | 86,708 | 6.41% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 1,178,711 | 88,922 | 6.68% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 1,258,023 | 91,301 | 6.73% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 1,340,319 | 93,794 | 6.54% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 1,423,514 | 96,252 | 6.21% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 1,504,782 | 98,544 | 5.71% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 1,583,426 | 100,615 | 5.23% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,662,480 | 102,508 | 4.99% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 1,744,295 | 104,380 | 4.92% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 1,820,688 | 106,394 | 4.38% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 1,894,242 | 108,658 | 4.04% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 1,972,520 | 111,150 | 4.13% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 2,052,994 | 113,919 | 4.08% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 2,134,707 | 116,939 | 3.98% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 2,217,468 | 119,979 | 3.88% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 1,684,819 | 122,980 | -24% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,351,399 | 125,697 | -19.8% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 1,634,961 | 128,110 | 21% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 1,672,151 | 130,467 | 2.27% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 1,664,361 | 132,732 | -0.47% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 1,681,513 | 134,895 | 1.03% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 1,730,246 | 136,962 | 2.9% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 1,787,683 | 138,922 | 3.32% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 1,844,302 | 140,751 | 3.17% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 1,900,030 | 142,442 | 3.02% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,954,709 | 144,018 | 2.88% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 2,008,121 | 146,375 | 2.73% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 2,059,974 | 149,922 | 2.58% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 2,109,881 | 153,814 | 2.42% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,157,320 | 157,705 | 2.25% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 | 161,639 | 3.68% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 2,364,733 | 165,638 | 5.72% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 2,507,887 | 169,700 | 6.05% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 2,651,421 | 173,793 | 5.72% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 2,795,484 | 177,853 | 5.43% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 | 181,802 | 5.29% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 3,132,814 | 185,649 | 6.44% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 3,337,109 | 189,439 | 6.52% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 3,507,844 | 193,148 | 5.12% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 3,665,876 | 196,767 | 4.51% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 | 200,291 | 4.6% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 4,004,096 | 203,689 | 4.42% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,154,812 | 206,970 | 3.76% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 4,323,515 | 210,187 | 4.06% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 4,442,316 | 213,392 | 2.75% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 | 217,435 | -0.95% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 4,360,865 | 221,961 | -0.9% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 | 226,305 | 5.25% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 | 230,871 | 5.75% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 4,973,861 | 235,536 | 2.48% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 5,066,162 | 240,251 | 1.86% | 2% |
| 2026 | 5,143,465 | 244,987 | 1.53% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 5,209,589 | 249,783 | 1.29% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 5,266,597 | 254,657 | 1.09% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 5,318,118 | 259,597 | 0.98% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 5,366,659 | 264,560 | 0.91% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 5,414,485 | 269,566 | 0.89% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 5,463,178 | 274,643 | 0.9% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 5,512,705 | 279,761 | 0.91% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 5,563,035 | 284,911 | 0.91% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 5,614,091 | 290,082 | 0.92% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 5,665,789 | 295,269 | 0.92% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 5,718,074 | 300,439 | 0.92% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 5,770,901 | 305,590 | 0.92% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 5,824,158 | 310,729 | 0.92% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 5,877,719 | 315,833 | 0.92% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 5,931,576 | 320,875 | 0.92% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 5,985,681 | 325,888 | 0.91% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 6,039,888 | 330,908 | 0.91% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 6,094,155 | 335,919 | 0.9% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 6,148,424 | 340,911 | 0.89% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 6,202,560 | 345,883 | 0.88% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 6,256,606 | 350,758 | 0.87% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 6,310,637 | 355,569 | 0.86% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 6,364,604 | 360,353 | 0.86% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 6,418,538 | 365,103 | 0.85% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kuwait gained 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Kuwait was ranked 140th most populous country in 2005 and is 127th 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) Kuwait's population will grow by 25.2% to 6,418,538 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. 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 Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.8 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 34.1 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.1:38.9 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 723 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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