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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of San Marino was 33,977 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current San Marino's population is 33,996 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Sao Tome and Principe's population is 7.18 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • San Marino is ranked the 193rd most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.003% of the world: 0.0004% for San Marino vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, San Marino has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of San Marino has increased from 29.8K people to 34K (13.9% growth), 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 San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

San Marino vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

San Marino Sao Tome
Current population
33996
244055
Population rank 193/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.0004% 0.003%
One net population change
3.12 days
1.88 hours
One birth every
1.93 days
1.35 hours
One death every
1.3 days
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
1.41 weeks
14.5 hours
Annual migration change +37 -604
Daily growth/decline +0 +13
Annual growth/decline +117 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 52/197

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

San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
San Marino Sao Tome San Marino Sao Tome
1960 15,428 68,012 - -
1961 15,799 68,707 2.4% 1.02%
1962 16,183 69,403 2.43% 1.01%
1963 16,580 70,112 2.45% 1.02%
1964 16,977 70,865 2.39% 1.07%
1965 17,305 71,680 1.93% 1.15%
1966 17,523 72,576 1.26% 1.25%
1967 17,688 73,596 0.94% 1.41%
1968 17,861 74,765 0.98% 1.59%
1969 18,026 76,083 0.92% 1.76%
1970 18,168 77,626 0.79% 2.03%
1971 18,419 79,330 1.38% 2.2%
1972 18,787 81,041 2% 2.16%
1973 18,992 82,798 1.09% 2.17%
1974 19,030 84,672 0.2% 2.26%
1975 19,046 86,708 0.08% 2.4%
1976 19,110 88,922 0.34% 2.55%
1977 20,017 91,301 4.75% 2.68%
1978 21,026 93,794 5.04% 2.73%
1979 21,320 96,252 1.4% 2.62%
1980 21,585 98,544 1.24% 2.38%
1981 21,840 100,615 1.18% 2.1%
1982 22,055 102,508 0.98% 1.88%
1983 22,229 104,380 0.79% 1.83%
1984 22,346 106,394 0.53% 1.93%
1985 22,485 108,658 0.62% 2.13%
1986 22,636 111,150 0.67% 2.29%
1987 22,686 113,919 0.22% 2.49%
1988 22,843 116,939 0.69% 2.65%
1989 23,154 119,979 1.36% 2.6%
1990 23,475 122,980 1.39% 2.5%
1991 23,797 125,697 1.37% 2.21%
1992 24,125 128,110 1.38% 1.92%
1993 24,472 130,467 1.44% 1.84%
1994 24,823 132,732 1.43% 1.74%
1995 25,158 134,895 1.35% 1.63%
1996 25,482 136,962 1.29% 1.53%
1997 25,800 138,922 1.25% 1.43%
1998 26,125 140,751 1.26% 1.32%
1999 26,459 142,442 1.28% 1.2%
2000 26,799 144,018 1.29% 1.11%
2001 27,143 146,375 1.28% 1.64%
2002 27,491 149,922 1.28% 2.42%
2003 27,843 153,814 1.28% 2.6%
2004 29,457 157,705 5.8% 2.53%
2005 29,836 161,639 1.29% 2.49%
2006 30,184 165,638 1.17% 2.47%
2007 31,211 169,700 3.4% 2.45%
2008 31,662 173,793 1.45% 2.41%
2009 33,066 177,853 4.43% 2.34%
2010 33,270 181,802 0.62% 2.22%
2011 32,620 185,649 -1.95% 2.12%
2012 33,469 189,439 2.6% 2.04%
2013 33,041 193,148 -1.28% 1.96%
2014 32,655 196,767 -1.17% 1.87%
2015 32,897 200,291 0.74% 1.79%
2016 33,101 203,689 0.62% 1.7%
2017 33,825 206,970 2.19% 1.61%
2018 34,522 210,187 2.06% 1.55%
2019 34,663 213,392 0.41% 1.52%
2020 34,770 217,435 0.31% 1.89%
2021 34,252 221,961 -1.49% 2.08%
2022 33,755 226,305 -1.45% 1.96%
2023 33,860 230,871 0.31% 2.02%
2024 33,977 235,536 0.35% 2.02%
2025 33,969 240,251 -0.02% 2%
2026 34,003 244,987 0.1% 1.97%
2027 34,033 249,783 0.09% 1.96%
2028 34,080 254,657 0.14% 1.95%
2029 34,113 259,597 0.1% 1.94%
2030 34,133 264,560 0.06% 1.91%
2031 34,147 269,566 0.04% 1.89%
2032 34,169 274,643 0.06% 1.88%
2033 34,188 279,761 0.06% 1.86%
2034 34,195 284,911 0.02% 1.84%
2035 34,222 290,082 0.08% 1.81%
2036 34,260 295,269 0.11% 1.79%
2037 34,293 300,439 0.1% 1.75%
2038 34,339 305,590 0.14% 1.71%
2039 34,368 310,729 0.08% 1.68%
2040 34,365 315,833 -0.009% 1.64%
2041 34,364 320,875 -0.003% 1.6%
2042 34,379 325,888 0.04% 1.56%
2043 34,388 330,908 0.03% 1.54%
2044 34,360 335,919 -0.08% 1.51%
2045 34,318 340,911 -0.12% 1.49%
2046 34,280 345,883 -0.11% 1.46%
2047 34,238 350,758 -0.12% 1.41%
2048 34,191 355,569 -0.14% 1.37%
2049 34,135 360,353 -0.16% 1.35%
2050 34,091 365,103 -0.13% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of San Marino increased by 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, San Marino gained 1,099 (a 3.34% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

San Marino was ranked 193rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 193rd 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) San Marino's population will grow by 0.28% to 34,091 people with a rank change from 193rd to 192nd. 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

San Marino
City Population
Dogana 7K
San Marino 4.04K
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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