The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,718,132 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 585 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 1.73% for Russia vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Russia has decreased from 144M people to 143M (0.56% 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 Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.
Russia vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Russia
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
142718132
|
244055
|
| Population rank | 9/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.73% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
1.8 minutes
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
25.5 seconds
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
18.1 seconds
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
2.95 minutes
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -178,042 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | -801 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -292,279 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.2% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 177/197 | 52/197 |
Russia and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
Russia
Population
Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Russia
|
Sao Tome
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Russia
|
Sao Tome
|
|
| 1960 | 119,897,000 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 121,236,000 | 68,707 | 1.12% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 122,591,000 | 69,403 | 1.12% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 123,960,000 | 70,112 | 1.12% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 125,345,000 | 70,865 | 1.12% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 126,745,000 | 71,680 | 1.12% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 127,468,000 | 72,576 | 0.57% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 128,196,000 | 73,596 | 0.57% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 128,928,000 | 74,765 | 0.57% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 129,664,000 | 76,083 | 0.57% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 130,404,000 | 77,626 | 0.57% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 131,155,000 | 79,330 | 0.58% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 131,909,000 | 81,041 | 0.57% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 132,669,000 | 82,798 | 0.58% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 133,432,000 | 84,672 | 0.58% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 134,200,000 | 86,708 | 0.58% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 135,147,000 | 88,922 | 0.71% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 136,100,000 | 91,301 | 0.71% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 137,060,000 | 93,794 | 0.71% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 138,027,000 | 96,252 | 0.71% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 139,010,000 | 98,544 | 0.71% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 139,941,000 | 100,615 | 0.67% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 140,823,000 | 102,508 | 0.63% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 141,668,000 | 104,380 | 0.6% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 142,745,000 | 106,394 | 0.76% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 143,858,000 | 108,658 | 0.78% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 144,894,000 | 111,150 | 0.72% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 145,908,000 | 113,919 | 0.7% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 146,857,000 | 116,939 | 0.65% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 147,721,000 | 119,979 | 0.59% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 147,969,406 | 122,980 | 0.17% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 148,394,216 | 125,697 | 0.29% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 148,538,197 | 128,110 | 0.1% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 148,458,777 | 130,467 | -0.05% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 148,407,912 | 132,732 | -0.03% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 148,375,787 | 134,895 | -0.02% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 148,160,129 | 136,962 | -0.15% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 147,915,361 | 138,922 | -0.17% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 147,670,784 | 140,751 | -0.17% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 147,214,776 | 142,442 | -0.31% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 146,596,869 | 144,018 | -0.42% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 145,976,482 | 146,375 | -0.42% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 145,306,497 | 149,922 | -0.46% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 144,648,618 | 153,814 | -0.45% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 144,067,316 | 157,705 | -0.4% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 143,518,814 | 161,639 | -0.38% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 143,049,637 | 165,638 | -0.33% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 142,805,114 | 169,700 | -0.17% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 142,742,366 | 173,793 | -0.04% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 142,785,348 | 177,853 | 0.03% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 142,849,468 | 181,802 | 0.04% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 143,018,195 | 185,649 | 0.12% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 143,378,447 | 189,439 | 0.25% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 143,805,638 | 193,148 | 0.3% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 144,237,223 | 196,767 | 0.3% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 144,640,716 | 200,291 | 0.28% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 145,015,460 | 203,689 | 0.26% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 145,293,260 | 206,970 | 0.19% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 145,398,106 | 210,187 | 0.07% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 145,453,291 | 213,392 | 0.04% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 145,245,148 | 217,435 | -0.14% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 144,746,762 | 221,961 | -0.34% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 144,236,933 | 226,305 | -0.35% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 143,826,130 | 230,871 | -0.28% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 143,533,851 | 235,536 | -0.2% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 142,718,132 | 240,251 | -0.57% | 2% |
| 2026 | 142,120,553 | 244,987 | -0.42% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 141,773,330 | 249,783 | -0.24% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 141,402,326 | 254,657 | -0.26% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 141,021,009 | 259,597 | -0.27% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 140,628,883 | 264,560 | -0.28% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 140,218,596 | 269,566 | -0.29% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 139,807,207 | 274,643 | -0.29% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 139,414,947 | 279,761 | -0.28% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 139,034,543 | 284,911 | -0.27% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 138,666,694 | 290,082 | -0.26% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 138,311,757 | 295,269 | -0.26% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 137,968,177 | 300,439 | -0.25% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 137,643,032 | 305,590 | -0.24% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 137,336,299 | 310,729 | -0.22% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 137,053,347 | 315,833 | -0.21% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 136,795,588 | 320,875 | -0.19% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 136,558,692 | 325,888 | -0.17% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 136,335,849 | 330,908 | -0.16% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 136,124,845 | 335,919 | -0.15% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 135,933,758 | 340,911 | -0.14% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 135,756,848 | 345,883 | -0.13% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 135,574,181 | 350,758 | -0.13% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 135,372,557 | 355,569 | -0.15% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 135,156,911 | 360,353 | -0.16% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 134,923,391 | 365,103 | -0.17% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Russia increased by 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Russia lost -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2005 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Russia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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Population differences between Russia and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Russia
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.4:53.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.41 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.7 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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