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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,221,868 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,471,102 people compared to 246,362 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Kyrgyzstan's population is 30.3 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.47M (43.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 246K (48.7% growth).

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

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Sao Tome
2100 11,878,983 538,729
2099 11,876,212 537,330
2098 11,871,893 535,787
2097 11,863,945 534,124
2096 11,854,143 532,353
2095 11,842,261 530,576
2094 11,827,575 528,656
2093 11,812,137 526,643
2092 11,797,115 524,507
2091 11,780,444 522,325
2090 11,762,393 519,999
2089 11,742,231 517,612
2088 11,720,234 515,098
2087 11,696,634 512,568
2086 11,670,854 510,018
2085 11,643,097 507,340
2084 11,613,138 504,584
2083 11,582,205 501,679
2082 11,551,217 498,722
2081 11,517,759 495,689
2080 11,482,466 492,482
2079 11,445,812 489,244
2078 11,406,479 485,930
2077 11,365,965 482,450
2076 11,323,432 478,942
2075 11,276,335 475,380
2074 11,229,195 471,763
2073 11,182,654 468,114
2072 11,131,675 464,348
2071 11,079,330 460,509
2070 11,025,798 456,552
2069 10,971,220 452,449
2068 10,915,623 448,367
2067 10,859,563 444,152
2066 10,801,984 439,833
2065 10,744,996 435,561
2064 10,687,906 431,126
2063 10,627,312 426,703
2062 10,566,235 422,184
2061 10,504,395 417,686
2060 10,442,600 413,117
2059 10,379,705 408,577
2058 10,313,211 404,024
2057 10,245,612 399,413
2056 10,176,371 394,844
2055 10,107,186 390,153
2054 10,035,329 385,468
2053 9,961,355 380,737
2052 9,886,119 376,015
2051 9,807,099 371,194
2050 9,725,671 366,397
2049 9,642,875 361,591
2048 9,557,636 356,742
2047 9,471,821 351,861
2046 9,385,178 346,888
2045 9,295,121 341,838
2044 9,203,421 336,792
2043 9,109,551 331,713
2042 9,014,983 326,652
2041 8,918,557 321,594
2040 8,821,038 316,457
2039 8,723,670 311,279
2038 8,626,718 306,071
2037 8,531,653 300,875
2036 8,436,180 295,624
2035 8,340,685 290,400
2034 8,244,980 285,183
2033 8,148,695 279,990
2032 8,052,112 274,835
2031 7,953,446 269,740
2030 7,853,567 264,723
2029 7,752,890 259,705
2028 7,651,783 254,751
2027 7,547,675 249,860
2026 7,442,710 245,066
2025 7,334,116 240,286
2024 7,221,868 235,536
2023 7,099,750 230,871
2022 6,975,220 226,305
2021 6,851,224 221,961
2020 6,726,596 217,435
2019 6,590,211 213,392
2018 6,444,079 210,187
2017 6,306,696 206,970
2016 6,175,338 203,689
2015 6,040,036 200,291
2014 5,905,848 196,767
2013 5,777,150 193,148
2012 5,652,076 189,439
2011 5,546,587 185,649
2010 5,467,059 181,802
2009 5,389,643 177,853
2008 5,318,729 173,793
2007 5,268,385 169,700
2006 5,218,373 165,638
2005 5,162,640 161,639
2004 5,104,713 157,705
2003 5,043,308 153,814
2002 4,990,704 149,922
2001 4,945,073 146,375
2000 4,898,362 144,018
1999 4,840,422 142,442
1998 4,769,015 140,751
1997 4,696,421 138,922
1996 4,628,438 136,962
1995 4,560,454 134,895
1994 4,515,069 132,732
1993 4,516,777 130,467
1992 4,515,400 128,110
1991 4,463,634 125,697
1990 4,391,236 122,980
1989 4,307,500 119,979
1988 4,218,400 116,939
1987 4,144,600 113,919
1986 4,066,500 111,150
1985 3,990,300 108,658
1984 3,916,400 106,394
1983 3,838,300 104,380
1982 3,759,300 102,508
1981 3,685,800 100,615
1980 3,617,400 98,544
1979 3,552,000 96,252
1978 3,487,100 93,794
1977 3,423,900 91,301
1976 3,358,700 88,922
1975 3,292,400 86,708
1974 3,223,900 84,672
1973 3,153,800 82,798
1972 3,088,200 81,041
1971 3,022,300 79,330
1970 2,959,900 77,626
1969 2,894,800 76,083
1968 2,818,300 74,765
1967 2,736,500 73,596
1966 2,655,300 72,576
1965 2,573,300 71,680
1964 2,495,300 70,865
1963 2,413,700 70,112
1962 2,333,400 69,403
1961 2,255,900 68,707
1960 2,172,300 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/kyrgyzstan/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,295,764 people (a 21% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 42,673 people (a 21% growth).

Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th 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) Kyrgyzstan's population will grow by 30.2% to 9,725,671 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48.7% to 366,397 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M people compared to the peak of 539K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Population growth rate by year

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kyrgyzstan Sao Tome
2100 0.02% 0.26%
2099 0.04% 0.29%
2098 0.07% 0.31%
2097 0.08% 0.33%
2096 0.1% 0.33%
2095 0.12% 0.36%
2094 0.13% 0.38%
2093 0.13% 0.41%
2092 0.14% 0.42%
2091 0.15% 0.45%
2090 0.17% 0.46%
2089 0.19% 0.49%
2088 0.2% 0.49%
2087 0.22% 0.5%
2086 0.24% 0.53%
2085 0.26% 0.55%
2084 0.27% 0.58%
2083 0.27% 0.59%
2082 0.29% 0.61%
2081 0.31% 0.65%
2080 0.32% 0.66%
2079 0.34% 0.68%
2078 0.36% 0.72%
2077 0.38% 0.73%
2076 0.42% 0.75%
2075 0.42% 0.77%
2074 0.42% 0.78%
2073 0.46% 0.81%
2072 0.47% 0.83%
2071 0.49% 0.87%
2070 0.5% 0.91%
2069 0.51% 0.91%
2068 0.52% 0.95%
2067 0.53% 0.98%
2066 0.53% 0.98%
2065 0.53% 1.03%
2064 0.57% 1.04%
2063 0.58% 1.07%
2062 0.59% 1.08%
2061 0.59% 1.11%
2060 0.61% 1.11%
2059 0.64% 1.13%
2058 0.66% 1.15%
2057 0.68% 1.16%
2056 0.68% 1.2%
2055 0.72% 1.22%
2054 0.74% 1.24%
2053 0.76% 1.26%
2052 0.81% 1.3%
2051 0.84% 1.31%
2050 0.86% 1.33%
2049 0.89% 1.36%
2048 0.91% 1.39%
2047 0.92% 1.43%
2046 0.97% 1.48%
2045 1% 1.5%
2044 1.03% 1.53%
2043 1.05% 1.55%
2042 1.08% 1.57%
2041 1.11% 1.62%
2040 1.12% 1.66%
2039 1.12% 1.7%
2038 1.11% 1.73%
2037 1.13% 1.78%
2036 1.14% 1.8%
2035 1.16% 1.83%
2034 1.18% 1.85%
2033 1.2% 1.88%
2032 1.24% 1.89%
2031 1.27% 1.9%
2030 1.3% 1.93%
2029 1.32% 1.94%
2028 1.38% 1.96%
2027 1.41% 1.96%
2026 1.48% 1.99%
2025 1.55% 2.02%
2024 1.72% 2.02%
2023 1.79% 2.02%
2022 1.81% 1.96%
2021 1.85% 2.08%
2020 2.07% 1.89%
2019 2.27% 1.52%
2018 2.18% 1.55%
2017 2.13% 1.61%
2016 2.24% 1.7%
2015 2.27% 1.79%
2014 2.23% 1.87%
2013 2.21% 1.96%
2012 1.9% 2.04%
2011 1.45% 2.12%
2010 1.44% 2.22%
2009 1.33% 2.34%
2008 0.96% 2.41%
2007 0.96% 2.45%
2006 1.08% 2.47%
2005 1.13% 2.49%
2004 1.22% 2.53%
2003 1.05% 2.6%
2002 0.92% 2.42%
2001 0.95% 1.64%
2000 1.2% 1.11%
1999 1.5% 1.2%
1998 1.55% 1.32%
1997 1.47% 1.43%
1996 1.49% 1.53%
1995 1.01% 1.63%
1994 -0.04% 1.74%
1993 0.03% 1.84%
1992 1.16% 1.92%
1991 1.65% 2.21%
1990 1.94% 2.5%
1989 2.11% 2.6%
1988 1.78% 2.65%
1987 1.92% 2.49%
1986 1.91% 2.29%
1985 1.89% 2.13%
1984 2.03% 1.93%
1983 2.1% 1.83%
1982 1.99% 1.88%
1981 1.89% 2.1%
1980 1.84% 2.38%
1979 1.86% 2.62%
1978 1.85% 2.73%
1977 1.94% 2.68%
1976 2.01% 2.55%
1975 2.12% 2.4%
1974 2.22% 2.26%
1973 2.12% 2.17%
1972 2.18% 2.16%
1971 2.11% 2.2%
1970 2.25% 2.03%
1969 2.71% 1.76%
1968 2.99% 1.59%
1967 3.06% 1.41%
1966 3.19% 1.25%
1965 3.13% 1.15%
1964 3.38% 1.07%
1963 3.44% 1.02%
1962 3.44% 1.01%
1961 3.85% 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/kyrgyzstan/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kyrgyzstan grew by 1.72%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2.02%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan Sao Tome
Current population
7471102
246362
Population rank 106/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.003%
One net population change
4.3 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
3.59 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
16.8 minutes
6.81 hours
Daily growth/decline +335 +13
Annual growth/decline +122,118 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +1.72% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 49/197
One migration net change every
4.84 hours
13.5 hours
Annual migration change +1,815 -650
Net migration rank 58/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 194,816 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 114/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 122/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kyrgyzstan Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,815 - -650
2024 - 3,645 - -604
2023 115,016 5,601 5,221 -592
2022 118,579 12,596 5,102 -592
2021 113,730 46,208 4,954 -782
2020 120,406 54,704 4,874 0
2019 143,007 47,303 4,932 -1,716
2018 141,125 3,494 4,957 -1,757
2017 122,350 7,553 5,007 -1,779
2016 126,594 1,187 5,125 -1,793
2015 130,464 -5,071 5,269 -1,809
2014 127,566 -9,443 5,381 -1,801
2013 121,898 -9,667 5,449 -1,787
2012 119,259 -12,503 5,501 -1,739
2011 114,260 -10,170 5,445 -1,616
2010 110,435 -6,521 5,391 -1,529
2009 99,709 -14,325 5,349 -1,328
2008 89,355 -64,404 5,297 -1,203
2007 85,348 -54,298 5,226 -1,127
2006 81,929 -53,469 5,057 -1,031
2005 72,793 -36,288 4,897 -941
2004 74,529 -32,088 4,810 -894
2003 69,598 -30,686 4,702 -816
2002 65,379 -28,300 4,591 -690
2001 65,275 -25,695 4,471 -1,289
2000 62,699 -23,265 4,334 -2,798
1999 71,155 -10,297 4,221 -2,594
1998 69,151 -17,690 4,120 -2,364
1997 67,159 -11,740 4,041 -2,153
1996 73,129 -10,926 3,993 -1,974
1995 80,264 -10,767 3,948 -1,829
1994 72,693 -22,165 3,860 -1,644
1993 81,754 -103,698 3,841 -1,527
1992 95,275 -33,009 3,822 -1,432
1991 97,753 -32,276 3,801 -1,362
1990 97,485 -27,912 3,719 -727
1989 99,934 -25,723 3,576 -571
1988 97,415 -40,823 3,544 -465
1987 101,232 -39,678 3,440 -470
1986 98,263 -40,062 3,180 -614
1985 92,084 -38,536 3,242 -828
1984 89,356 -34,248 3,163 -1,041
1983 84,139 -5,525 3,100 -1,203
1982 81,716 -6,388 3,047 -1,203
1981 77,955 -6,725 3,015 -1,067
1980 72,092 -5,090 2,965 -770
1979 76,489 -6,672 2,893 -491
1978 76,137 -6,988 2,800 -279
1977 74,296 -6,724 2,705 -255
1976 73,280 -10,499 2,608 -302
1975 72,255 -7,639 2,515 -392
1974 71,925 -5,818 2,422 -474
1973 71,500 -3,373 2,329 -525
1972 70,852 -1,163 2,232 -517
1971 68,902 2,645 2,127 -430
1970 66,485 11,295 1,980 -279
1969 63,396 16,862 1,862 -469
1968 60,670 20,918 1,767 -520
1967 59,793 22,162 1,693 -606
1966 59,346 21,868 1,642 -688
1965 59,163 22,870 1,611 -765
1964 59,657 22,281 1,600 -819
1963 60,145 21,967 1,609 -886
1962 58,827 21,217 1,625 -927
1961 57,176 18,355 1,657 -960
1960 54,920 13,946 1,547 -860

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 88.5% of the population change in Kyrgyzstan is from natural causes (a gain of 1,258,837 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a gain of 164,132 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, 194,816 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

Biggest cities by population

Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Naryn 34.8K
Talas 32.9K
Kant 23.2K
Toktogul 16.4K
Cholpon-Ata 11.5K
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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