The current population of Sao Tome and Principe is 244,055 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 235,536 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth in 20 years).
- Sao Tome and Principe accounts for 0.003% of the world's population.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked 176/197 by population and was ranked 178th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of 2.55% per year.
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach 534K people in 2100.
Sao Tome and Principe population clock
Sao Tome
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
244055
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 176/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.35 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
6.81 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -604 | N/A |
Sao Tome and Principe population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68,012 | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 2% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 1.32% |
Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 244K as of 2025, compared to 200K in 2015, 162K in 2005, and 135K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.19% per year. Sao Tome and Principe is ranked 63rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Sao Tome and Principe will have 340,911 people (39.7% growth) with a rank change from 176th to 175th.
By the year 2100, Sao Tome and Principe's population is projected to grow by 118.8% to 534K people.
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Sao Tome and Principe population statistics
|
Sao Tome
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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