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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,554,707 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,176,920 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 148.2 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Poland is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.44% for Poland vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.2M people to 36.2M (5.21% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
  • Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.

Poland vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

Poland Sao Tome
Current population
36176920
244055
Population rank 46/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.003%
One net population change
3.96 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.94 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
1.29 minutes
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
2.21 minutes
14.5 hours
Annual migration change -238,062 -604
Daily growth/decline -363 +13
Annual growth/decline -132,646 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 52/197

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

Poland
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Poland Sao Tome Poland Sao Tome
1960 29,637,450 68,012 - -
1961 29,964,000 68,707 1.1% 1.02%
1962 30,308,500 69,403 1.15% 1.01%
1963 30,712,000 70,112 1.33% 1.02%
1964 31,139,450 70,865 1.39% 1.07%
1965 31,444,950 71,680 0.98% 1.15%
1966 31,681,000 72,576 0.75% 1.25%
1967 31,987,155 73,596 0.97% 1.41%
1968 32,294,655 74,765 0.96% 1.59%
1969 32,548,300 76,083 0.79% 1.76%
1970 32,664,300 77,626 0.36% 2.03%
1971 32,783,500 79,330 0.36% 2.2%
1972 33,055,650 81,041 0.83% 2.16%
1973 33,357,200 82,798 0.91% 2.17%
1974 33,678,899 84,672 0.96% 2.26%
1975 34,015,199 86,708 1% 2.4%
1976 34,356,300 88,922 1% 2.55%
1977 34,689,050 91,301 0.97% 2.68%
1978 34,965,600 93,794 0.8% 2.73%
1979 35,247,217 96,252 0.81% 2.62%
1980 35,574,150 98,544 0.93% 2.38%
1981 35,898,587 100,615 0.91% 2.1%
1982 36,230,481 102,508 0.92% 1.88%
1983 36,571,808 104,380 0.94% 1.83%
1984 36,904,134 106,394 0.91% 1.93%
1985 37,201,885 108,658 0.81% 2.13%
1986 37,456,119 111,150 0.68% 2.29%
1987 37,668,045 113,919 0.57% 2.49%
1988 37,824,487 116,939 0.42% 2.65%
1989 37,961,529 119,979 0.36% 2.6%
1990 38,110,782 122,980 0.39% 2.5%
1991 38,246,193 125,697 0.36% 2.21%
1992 38,363,667 128,110 0.31% 1.92%
1993 38,461,408 130,467 0.25% 1.84%
1994 38,542,652 132,732 0.21% 1.74%
1995 38,594,998 134,895 0.14% 1.63%
1996 38,624,370 136,962 0.08% 1.53%
1997 38,649,660 138,922 0.07% 1.43%
1998 38,663,481 140,751 0.04% 1.32%
1999 38,660,271 142,442 -0.008% 1.2%
2000 38,258,629 144,018 -1.04% 1.11%
2001 38,248,076 146,375 -0.03% 1.64%
2002 38,230,364 149,922 -0.05% 2.42%
2003 38,204,570 153,814 -0.07% 2.6%
2004 38,182,222 157,705 -0.06% 2.53%
2005 38,165,445 161,639 -0.04% 2.49%
2006 38,141,267 165,638 -0.06% 2.47%
2007 38,120,560 169,700 -0.05% 2.45%
2008 38,125,759 173,793 0.01% 2.41%
2009 38,151,603 177,853 0.07% 2.34%
2010 38,042,794 181,802 -0.29% 2.22%
2011 38,063,255 185,649 0.05% 2.12%
2012 38,063,164 189,439 -0% 2.04%
2013 38,040,196 193,148 -0.06% 1.96%
2014 38,011,735 196,767 -0.07% 1.87%
2015 37,986,412 200,291 -0.07% 1.79%
2016 37,970,087 203,689 -0.04% 1.7%
2017 37,974,826 206,970 0.01% 1.61%
2018 37,974,750 210,187 -0% 1.55%
2019 37,965,475 213,392 -0.02% 1.52%
2020 37,515,748 217,435 -1.18% 1.89%
2021 36,981,559 221,961 -1.42% 2.08%
2022 36,821,749 226,305 -0.43% 1.96%
2023 36,687,353 230,871 -0.36% 2.02%
2024 36,554,707 235,536 -0.36% 2.02%
2025 36,176,920 240,251 -1.03% 2%
2026 35,894,534 244,987 -0.78% 1.97%
2027 35,753,988 249,783 -0.39% 1.96%
2028 35,605,295 254,657 -0.42% 1.95%
2029 35,447,860 259,597 -0.44% 1.94%
2030 35,283,068 264,560 -0.46% 1.91%
2031 35,111,838 269,566 -0.49% 1.89%
2032 34,934,626 274,643 -0.5% 1.88%
2033 34,753,118 279,761 -0.52% 1.86%
2034 34,567,292 284,911 -0.53% 1.84%
2035 34,377,478 290,082 -0.55% 1.81%
2036 34,183,187 295,269 -0.57% 1.79%
2037 33,984,777 300,439 -0.58% 1.75%
2038 33,782,992 305,590 -0.59% 1.71%
2039 33,577,269 310,729 -0.61% 1.68%
2040 33,368,049 315,833 -0.62% 1.64%
2041 33,156,329 320,875 -0.63% 1.6%
2042 32,941,367 325,888 -0.65% 1.56%
2043 32,722,775 330,908 -0.66% 1.54%
2044 32,501,991 335,919 -0.67% 1.51%
2045 32,278,695 340,911 -0.69% 1.49%
2046 32,052,771 345,883 -0.7% 1.46%
2047 31,824,481 350,758 -0.71% 1.41%
2048 31,593,911 355,569 -0.72% 1.37%
2049 31,360,713 360,353 -0.74% 1.35%
2050 31,124,396 365,103 -0.75% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Poland decreased by 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Poland lost -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2005 and is 46th 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) Poland's population will shrink by 14% to 31,124,396 people with a rank change from 46th to 61st. 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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