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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nauru	Sao Tome	Nauru	Sao Tome
1960	4,607	68,012	-	-
1961	4,774	68,707	3.62%	1.02%
1962	4,979	69,403	4.29%	1.01%
1963	5,226	70,112	4.96%	1.02%
1964	5,515	70,865	5.53%	1.07%
1965	5,832	71,680	5.75%	1.15%
1966	6,043	72,576	3.62%	1.25%
1967	6,135	73,596	1.52%	1.41%
1968	6,328	74,765	3.15%	1.59%
1969	6,581	76,083	4%	1.76%
1970	6,710	77,626	1.96%	2.03%
1971	6,762	79,330	0.77%	2.2%
1972	6,812	81,041	0.74%	2.16%
1973	6,866	82,798	0.79%	2.17%
1974	6,923	84,672	0.83%	2.26%
1975	6,987	86,708	0.92%	2.4%
1976	7,064	88,922	1.1%	2.55%
1977	7,163	91,301	1.4%	2.68%
1978	7,298	93,794	1.88%	2.73%
1979	7,468	96,252	2.33%	2.62%
1980	7,649	98,544	2.42%	2.38%
1981	7,839	100,615	2.48%	2.1%
1982	8,040	102,508	2.56%	1.88%
1983	8,216	104,380	2.19%	1.83%
1984	8,377	106,394	1.96%	1.93%
1985	8,551	108,658	2.08%	2.13%
1986	8,742	111,150	2.23%	2.29%
1987	8,946	113,919	2.33%	2.49%
1988	9,165	116,939	2.45%	2.65%
1989	9,390	119,979	2.45%	2.6%
1990	9,622	122,980	2.47%	2.5%
1991	9,850	125,697	2.37%	2.21%
1992	10,021	128,110	1.74%	1.92%
1993	10,102	130,467	0.81%	1.84%
1994	10,137	132,732	0.35%	1.74%
1995	10,165	134,895	0.28%	1.63%
1996	10,183	136,962	0.18%	1.53%
1997	10,197	138,922	0.14%	1.43%
1998	10,198	140,751	0.01%	1.32%
1999	10,187	142,442	-0.11%	1.2%
2000	10,168	144,018	-0.19%	1.11%
2001	10,130	146,375	-0.37%	1.64%
2002	10,082	149,922	-0.47%	2.42%
2003	10,059	153,814	-0.23%	2.6%
2004	10,060	157,705	0.01%	2.53%
2005	10,049	161,639	-0.11%	2.49%
2006	10,034	165,638	-0.15%	2.47%
2007	10,020	169,700	-0.14%	2.45%
2008	10,009	173,793	-0.11%	2.41%
2009	10,016	177,853	0.07%	2.34%
2010	10,043	181,802	0.27%	2.22%
2011	10,098	185,649	0.55%	2.12%
2012	10,267	189,439	1.67%	2.04%
2013	10,517	193,148	2.43%	1.96%
2014	10,742	196,767	2.14%	1.87%
2015	10,954	200,291	1.97%	1.79%
2016	11,150	203,689	1.79%	1.7%
2017	11,324	206,970	1.56%	1.61%
2018	11,477	210,187	1.35%	1.55%
2019	11,587	213,392	0.96%	1.52%
2020	11,643	217,435	0.48%	1.89%
2021	11,709	221,961	0.57%	2.08%
2022	11,801	226,305	0.79%	1.96%
2023	11,875	230,871	0.63%	2.02%
2024	11,947	235,536	0.61%	2.02%
2025	12,030	240,251	0.7%	2%
2026	12,103	244,987	0.61%	1.97%
2027	12,196	249,783	0.77%	1.96%
2028	12,296	254,657	0.82%	1.95%
2029	12,403	259,597	0.87%	1.94%
2030	12,519	264,560	0.94%	1.91%
2031	12,645	269,566	1%	1.89%
2032	12,785	274,643	1.11%	1.88%
2033	12,921	279,761	1.06%	1.86%
2034	13,071	284,911	1.16%	1.84%
2035	13,230	290,082	1.22%	1.81%
2036	13,391	295,269	1.21%	1.79%
2037	13,541	300,439	1.12%	1.75%
2038	13,697	305,590	1.16%	1.71%
2039	13,857	310,729	1.17%	1.68%
2040	14,041	315,833	1.33%	1.64%
2041	14,220	320,875	1.27%	1.6%
2042	14,402	325,888	1.28%	1.56%
2043	14,579	330,908	1.23%	1.54%
2044	14,754	335,919	1.2%	1.51%
2045	14,920	340,911	1.13%	1.49%
2046	15,098	345,883	1.19%	1.46%
2047	15,268	350,758	1.12%	1.41%
2048	15,431	355,569	1.07%	1.37%
2049	15,595	360,353	1.06%	1.35%
2050	15,751	365,103	1%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th 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) Nauru's population will grow by 30.3% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.