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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome	Saudi Arabia
1960	68,012	2,435,403	-	-
1961	68,707	2,526,347	1.02%	3.73%
1962	69,403	2,620,910	1.01%	3.74%
1963	70,112	2,719,341	1.02%	3.76%
1964	70,865	2,821,968	1.07%	3.77%
1965	71,680	2,928,771	1.15%	3.78%
1966	72,576	3,039,887	1.25%	3.79%
1967	73,596	3,157,242	1.41%	3.86%
1968	74,765	3,282,711	1.59%	3.97%
1969	76,083	3,417,114	1.76%	4.09%
1970	77,626	3,562,470	2.03%	4.25%
1971	79,330	3,724,031	2.2%	4.54%
1972	81,041	3,905,722	2.16%	4.88%
1973	82,798	4,106,344	2.17%	5.14%
1974	84,672	4,323,632	2.26%	5.29%
1975	86,708	4,556,287	2.4%	5.38%
1976	88,922	4,807,933	2.55%	5.52%
1977	91,301	5,083,048	2.68%	5.72%
1978	93,794	5,381,902	2.73%	5.88%
1979	96,252	5,703,698	2.62%	5.98%
1980	98,544	6,047,997	2.38%	6.04%
1981	100,615	6,420,551	2.1%	6.16%
1982	102,508	6,824,486	1.88%	6.29%
1983	104,380	7,252,941	1.83%	6.28%
1984	106,394	7,697,307	1.93%	6.13%
1985	108,658	8,151,779	2.13%	5.9%
1986	111,150	8,628,639	2.29%	5.85%
1987	113,919	9,130,194	2.49%	5.81%
1988	116,939	9,629,165	2.65%	5.47%
1989	119,979	10,128,394	2.6%	5.18%
1990	122,980	10,640,691	2.5%	5.06%
1991	125,697	11,160,744	2.21%	4.89%
1992	128,110	11,686,676	1.92%	4.71%
1993	130,467	12,215,862	1.84%	4.53%
1994	132,732	12,750,040	1.74%	4.37%
1995	134,895	13,289,245	1.63%	4.23%
1996	136,962	13,831,009	1.53%	4.08%
1997	138,922	14,374,943	1.43%	3.93%
1998	140,751	14,922,185	1.32%	3.81%
1999	142,442	15,472,075	1.2%	3.69%
2000	144,018	16,177,722	1.11%	4.56%
2001	146,375	17,041,397	1.64%	5.34%
2002	149,922	17,910,910	2.42%	5.1%
2003	153,814	18,786,767	2.6%	4.89%
2004	157,705	19,669,480	2.53%	4.7%
2005	161,639	20,559,890	2.49%	4.53%
2006	165,638	21,459,144	2.47%	4.37%
2007	169,700	22,368,313	2.45%	4.24%
2008	173,793	23,287,877	2.41%	4.11%
2009	177,853	24,217,654	2.34%	3.99%
2010	181,802	23,978,487	2.22%	-0.99%
2011	185,649	25,091,867	2.12%	4.64%
2012	189,439	26,168,861	2.04%	4.29%
2013	193,148	27,624,004	1.96%	5.56%
2014	196,767	28,309,273	1.87%	2.48%
2015	200,291	29,816,382	1.79%	5.32%
2016	203,689	30,954,198	1.7%	3.82%
2017	206,970	30,977,355	1.61%	0.07%
2018	210,187	30,196,281	1.55%	-2.52%
2019	213,392	30,063,799	1.52%	-0.44%
2020	217,435	31,552,510	1.89%	4.95%
2021	221,961	30,784,383	2.08%	-2.43%
2022	226,305	32,175,224	1.96%	4.52%
2023	230,871	33,702,731	2.02%	4.75%
2024	235,536	35,300,280	2.02%	4.74%
2025	240,251	35,927,625	2%	1.78%
2026	244,987	36,550,694	1.97%	1.73%
2027	249,783	37,167,513	1.96%	1.69%
2028	254,657	37,775,810	1.95%	1.64%
2029	259,597	38,364,377	1.94%	1.56%
2030	264,560	38,918,375	1.91%	1.44%
2031	269,566	39,450,880	1.89%	1.37%
2032	274,643	39,983,934	1.88%	1.35%
2033	279,761	40,517,599	1.86%	1.33%
2034	284,911	41,052,423	1.84%	1.32%
2035	290,082	41,588,429	1.81%	1.31%
2036	295,269	42,125,184	1.79%	1.29%
2037	300,439	42,661,908	1.75%	1.27%
2038	305,590	43,198,420	1.71%	1.26%
2039	310,729	43,734,316	1.68%	1.24%
2040	315,833	44,269,571	1.64%	1.22%
2041	320,875	44,804,338	1.6%	1.21%
2042	325,888	45,338,111	1.56%	1.19%
2043	330,908	45,870,896	1.54%	1.18%
2044	335,919	46,403,116	1.51%	1.16%
2045	340,911	46,934,822	1.49%	1.15%
2046	345,883	47,465,267	1.46%	1.13%
2047	350,758	47,993,976	1.41%	1.11%
2048	355,569	48,521,364	1.37%	1.1%
2049	360,353	49,047,461	1.35%	1.08%
2050	365,103	49,572,202	1.32%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Sao Tome and Principe's population will grow by 49.6% to 365,103 people with a rank change from 176th to 175th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.