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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,627,185 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 121.4 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.3M people to 29.6M (12.6% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
  • Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Nepal vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

Nepal Sao Tome
Current population
29627185
244055
Population rank 52/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.003%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
54.9 seconds
1.35 hours
One death every
2.55 minutes
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
14.5 hours
Annual migration change -401,282 -604
Daily growth/decline -119 +13
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 52/197

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

Nepal
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Nepal Sao Tome Nepal Sao Tome
1960 10,123,658 68,012 - -
1961 10,318,396 68,707 1.92% 1.02%
1962 10,521,116 69,403 1.96% 1.01%
1963 10,729,818 70,112 1.98% 1.02%
1964 10,946,392 70,865 2.02% 1.07%
1965 11,173,411 71,680 2.07% 1.15%
1966 11,408,710 72,576 2.11% 1.25%
1967 11,652,716 73,596 2.14% 1.41%
1968 11,906,266 74,765 2.18% 1.59%
1969 12,167,036 76,083 2.19% 1.76%
1970 12,436,190 77,626 2.21% 2.03%
1971 12,710,061 79,330 2.2% 2.2%
1972 12,989,099 81,041 2.2% 2.16%
1973 13,275,239 82,798 2.2% 2.17%
1974 13,568,435 84,672 2.21% 2.26%
1975 13,870,695 86,708 2.23% 2.4%
1976 14,177,649 88,922 2.21% 2.55%
1977 14,499,175 91,301 2.27% 2.68%
1978 14,839,695 93,794 2.35% 2.73%
1979 15,190,590 96,252 2.36% 2.62%
1980 15,553,105 98,544 2.39% 2.38%
1981 15,922,423 100,615 2.37% 2.1%
1982 16,297,987 102,508 2.36% 1.88%
1983 16,689,119 104,380 2.4% 1.83%
1984 17,085,242 106,394 2.37% 1.93%
1985 17,477,692 108,658 2.3% 2.13%
1986 17,868,124 111,150 2.23% 2.29%
1987 18,250,505 113,919 2.14% 2.49%
1988 18,638,661 116,939 2.13% 2.65%
1989 19,057,807 119,979 2.25% 2.6%
1990 19,524,573 122,980 2.45% 2.5%
1991 20,036,500 125,697 2.62% 2.21%
1992 20,609,707 128,110 2.86% 1.92%
1993 21,180,159 130,467 2.77% 1.84%
1994 21,717,479 132,732 2.54% 1.74%
1995 22,245,439 134,895 2.43% 1.63%
1996 22,741,862 136,962 2.23% 1.53%
1997 23,219,463 138,922 2.1% 1.43%
1998 23,680,357 140,751 1.98% 1.32%
1999 24,125,199 142,442 1.88% 1.2%
2000 24,546,509 144,018 1.75% 1.11%
2001 24,946,748 146,375 1.63% 1.64%
2002 25,328,981 149,922 1.53% 2.42%
2003 25,688,758 153,814 1.42% 2.6%
2004 26,016,656 157,705 1.28% 2.53%
2005 26,309,458 161,639 1.13% 2.49%
2006 26,565,425 165,638 0.97% 2.47%
2007 26,788,492 169,700 0.84% 2.45%
2008 26,990,037 173,793 0.75% 2.41%
2009 27,173,035 177,853 0.68% 2.34%
2010 27,341,952 181,802 0.62% 2.22%
2011 27,464,494 185,649 0.45% 2.12%
2012 27,534,915 189,439 0.26% 2.04%
2013 27,589,996 193,148 0.2% 1.96%
2014 27,672,370 196,767 0.3% 1.87%
2015 27,823,629 200,291 0.55% 1.79%
2016 27,955,462 203,689 0.47% 1.7%
2017 28,011,258 206,970 0.2% 1.61%
2018 28,079,689 210,187 0.24% 1.55%
2019 28,414,064 213,392 1.19% 1.52%
2020 28,966,574 217,435 1.94% 1.89%
2021 29,475,010 221,961 1.76% 2.08%
2022 29,715,436 226,305 0.82% 1.96%
2023 29,694,614 230,871 -0.07% 2.02%
2024 29,651,054 235,536 -0.15% 2.02%
2025 29,618,120 240,251 -0.11% 2%
2026 29,629,406 244,987 0.04% 1.97%
2027 29,727,164 249,783 0.33% 1.96%
2028 29,947,588 254,657 0.74% 1.95%
2029 30,232,115 259,597 0.95% 1.94%
2030 30,509,999 264,560 0.92% 1.91%
2031 30,780,916 269,566 0.89% 1.89%
2032 31,045,411 274,643 0.86% 1.88%
2033 31,304,035 279,761 0.83% 1.86%
2034 31,555,068 284,911 0.8% 1.84%
2035 31,798,003 290,082 0.77% 1.81%
2036 32,033,714 295,269 0.74% 1.79%
2037 32,262,286 300,439 0.71% 1.75%
2038 32,484,801 305,590 0.69% 1.71%
2039 32,700,695 310,729 0.66% 1.68%
2040 32,909,540 315,833 0.64% 1.64%
2041 33,112,254 320,875 0.62% 1.6%
2042 33,309,062 325,888 0.59% 1.56%
2043 33,499,440 330,908 0.57% 1.54%
2044 33,683,331 335,919 0.55% 1.51%
2045 33,861,058 340,911 0.53% 1.49%
2046 34,032,994 345,883 0.51% 1.46%
2047 34,197,261 350,758 0.48% 1.41%
2048 34,352,077 355,569 0.45% 1.37%
2049 34,500,201 360,353 0.43% 1.35%
2050 34,642,021 365,103 0.41% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nepal increased by 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nepal gained 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2005 and is 52nd 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) Nepal's population will grow by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. 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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