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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Sao Tome	Maldives	Sao Tome
1960	91,189	68,012	-	-
1961	93,450	68,707	2.48%	1.02%
1962	95,802	69,403	2.52%	1.01%
1963	98,222	70,112	2.53%	1.02%
1964	100,662	70,865	2.48%	1.07%
1965	104,102	71,680	3.42%	1.15%
1966	108,507	72,576	4.23%	1.25%
1967	112,528	73,596	3.71%	1.41%
1968	116,075	74,765	3.15%	1.59%
1969	119,564	76,083	3.01%	1.76%
1970	123,219	77,626	3.06%	2.03%
1971	127,035	79,330	3.1%	2.2%
1972	130,968	81,041	3.1%	2.16%
1973	134,952	82,798	3.04%	2.17%
1974	138,978	84,672	2.98%	2.26%
1975	143,158	86,708	3.01%	2.4%
1976	147,525	88,922	3.05%	2.55%
1977	151,930	91,301	2.99%	2.68%
1978	156,159	93,794	2.78%	2.73%
1979	160,360	96,252	2.69%	2.62%
1980	164,835	98,544	2.79%	2.38%
1981	169,532	100,615	2.85%	2.1%
1982	174,333	102,508	2.83%	1.88%
1983	179,128	104,380	2.75%	1.83%
1984	184,198	106,394	2.83%	1.93%
1985	190,169	108,658	3.24%	2.13%
1986	196,935	111,150	3.56%	2.29%
1987	203,944	113,919	3.56%	2.49%
1988	210,885	116,939	3.4%	2.65%
1989	217,738	119,979	3.25%	2.6%
1990	224,762	122,980	3.23%	2.5%
1991	231,802	125,697	3.13%	2.21%
1992	238,543	128,110	2.91%	1.92%
1993	244,884	130,467	2.66%	1.84%
1994	250,822	132,732	2.42%	1.74%
1995	256,649	134,895	2.32%	1.63%
1996	262,347	136,962	2.22%	1.53%
1997	267,707	138,922	2.04%	1.43%
1998	272,723	140,751	1.87%	1.32%
1999	277,412	142,442	1.72%	1.2%
2000	282,019	144,018	1.66%	1.11%
2001	286,767	146,375	1.68%	1.64%
2002	291,616	149,922	1.69%	2.42%
2003	296,491	153,814	1.67%	2.6%
2004	301,413	157,705	1.66%	2.53%
2005	306,429	161,639	1.66%	2.49%
2006	313,851	165,638	2.42%	2.47%
2007	324,479	169,700	3.39%	2.45%
2008	336,170	173,793	3.6%	2.41%
2009	348,275	177,853	3.6%	2.34%
2010	360,792	181,802	3.59%	2.22%
2011	373,674	185,649	3.57%	2.12%
2012	386,818	189,439	3.52%	2.04%
2013	400,070	193,148	3.43%	1.96%
2014	413,617	196,767	3.39%	1.87%
2015	428,154	200,291	3.51%	1.79%
2016	443,308	203,689	3.54%	1.7%
2017	458,287	206,970	3.38%	1.61%
2018	473,099	210,187	3.23%	1.55%
2019	487,731	213,392	3.09%	1.52%
2020	502,118	217,435	2.95%	1.89%
2021	516,154	221,961	2.8%	2.08%
2022	524,106	226,305	1.54%	1.96%
2023	525,994	230,871	0.36%	2.02%
2024	527,799	235,536	0.34%	2.02%
2025	529,677	240,251	0.36%	2%
2026	531,514	244,987	0.35%	1.97%
2027	533,433	249,783	0.36%	1.96%
2028	535,502	254,657	0.39%	1.95%
2029	537,574	259,597	0.39%	1.94%
2030	539,667	264,560	0.39%	1.91%
2031	541,929	269,566	0.42%	1.89%
2032	544,288	274,643	0.44%	1.88%
2033	546,723	279,761	0.45%	1.86%
2034	549,162	284,911	0.45%	1.84%
2035	551,599	290,082	0.44%	1.81%
2036	554,092	295,269	0.45%	1.79%
2037	556,637	300,439	0.46%	1.75%
2038	559,231	305,590	0.47%	1.71%
2039	561,958	310,729	0.49%	1.68%
2040	564,800	315,833	0.51%	1.64%
2041	567,606	320,875	0.5%	1.6%
2042	570,381	325,888	0.49%	1.56%
2043	573,138	330,908	0.48%	1.54%
2044	575,811	335,919	0.47%	1.51%
2045	578,459	340,911	0.46%	1.49%
2046	581,026	345,883	0.44%	1.46%
2047	583,393	350,758	0.41%	1.41%
2048	585,720	355,569	0.4%	1.37%
2049	587,988	360,353	0.39%	1.35%
2050	589,960	365,103	0.34%	1.32%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th 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) Maldives' population will grow by 11% to 589,960 people with a rank change from 168th to 166th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.