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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Senegal	Sao Tome	Senegal
1960	68,012	3,340,907	-	-
1961	68,707	3,436,375	1.02%	2.86%
1962	69,403	3,534,686	1.01%	2.86%
1963	70,112	3,635,876	1.02%	2.86%
1964	70,865	3,740,535	1.07%	2.88%
1965	71,680	3,849,788	1.15%	2.92%
1966	72,576	3,964,299	1.25%	2.97%
1967	73,596	4,083,870	1.41%	3.02%
1968	74,765	4,207,587	1.59%	3.03%
1969	76,083	4,334,974	1.76%	3.03%
1970	77,626	4,466,328	2.03%	3.03%
1971	79,330	4,601,864	2.2%	3.03%
1972	81,041	4,741,631	2.16%	3.04%
1973	82,798	4,885,181	2.17%	3.03%
1974	84,672	5,029,437	2.26%	2.95%
1975	86,708	5,170,810	2.4%	2.81%
1976	88,922	5,308,564	2.55%	2.66%
1977	91,301	5,439,549	2.68%	2.47%
1978	93,794	5,568,096	2.73%	2.36%
1979	96,252	5,702,895	2.62%	2.42%
1980	98,544	5,845,638	2.38%	2.5%
1981	100,615	5,997,160	2.1%	2.59%
1982	102,508	6,156,961	1.88%	2.66%
1983	104,380	6,324,504	1.83%	2.72%
1984	106,394	6,499,364	1.93%	2.76%
1985	108,658	6,683,287	2.13%	2.83%
1986	111,150	6,878,192	2.29%	2.92%
1987	113,919	7,081,530	2.49%	2.96%
1988	116,939	7,289,618	2.65%	2.94%
1989	119,979	7,502,207	2.6%	2.92%
1990	122,980	7,720,523	2.5%	2.91%
1991	125,697	7,943,085	2.21%	2.88%
1992	128,110	8,168,395	1.92%	2.84%
1993	130,467	8,396,288	1.84%	2.79%
1994	132,732	8,624,078	1.74%	2.71%
1995	134,895	8,848,101	1.63%	2.6%
1996	136,962	9,067,014	1.53%	2.47%
1997	138,922	9,283,495	1.43%	2.39%
1998	140,751	9,502,952	1.32%	2.36%
1999	142,442	9,730,887	1.2%	2.4%
2000	144,018	9,968,260	1.11%	2.44%
2001	146,375	10,212,942	1.64%	2.45%
2002	149,922	10,466,214	2.42%	2.48%
2003	153,814	10,721,176	2.6%	2.44%
2004	157,705	10,975,704	2.53%	2.37%
2005	161,639	11,235,472	2.49%	2.37%
2006	165,638	11,500,094	2.47%	2.36%
2007	169,700	11,770,344	2.45%	2.35%
2008	173,793	12,048,959	2.41%	2.37%
2009	177,853	12,337,389	2.34%	2.39%
2010	181,802	12,635,413	2.22%	2.42%
2011	185,649	12,958,897	2.12%	2.56%
2012	189,439	13,310,495	2.04%	2.71%
2013	193,148	13,710,849	1.96%	3.01%
2014	196,767	14,152,102	1.87%	3.22%
2015	200,291	14,593,331	1.79%	3.12%
2016	203,689	15,034,521	1.7%	3.02%
2017	206,970	15,475,002	1.61%	2.93%
2018	210,187	15,914,498	1.55%	2.84%
2019	213,392	16,352,922	1.52%	2.75%
2020	217,435	16,789,219	1.89%	2.67%
2021	221,961	17,220,867	2.08%	2.57%
2022	226,305	17,651,103	1.96%	2.5%
2023	230,871	18,077,573	2.02%	2.42%
2024	235,536	18,501,984	2.02%	2.35%
2025	240,251	18,931,964	2%	2.32%
2026	244,987	19,366,546	1.97%	2.3%
2027	249,783	19,807,242	1.96%	2.28%
2028	254,657	20,254,562	1.95%	2.26%
2029	259,597	20,706,628	1.94%	2.23%
2030	264,560	21,163,189	1.91%	2.2%
2031	269,566	21,623,709	1.89%	2.18%
2032	274,643	22,085,928	1.88%	2.14%
2033	279,761	22,548,831	1.86%	2.1%
2034	284,911	23,012,018	1.84%	2.05%
2035	290,082	23,476,591	1.81%	2.02%
2036	295,269	23,942,221	1.79%	1.98%
2037	300,439	24,407,574	1.75%	1.94%
2038	305,590	24,872,512	1.71%	1.9%
2039	310,729	25,335,991	1.68%	1.86%
2040	315,833	25,797,506	1.64%	1.82%
2041	320,875	26,257,464	1.6%	1.78%
2042	325,888	26,716,424	1.56%	1.75%
2043	330,908	27,174,896	1.54%	1.72%
2044	335,919	27,632,997	1.51%	1.69%
2045	340,911	28,089,695	1.49%	1.65%
2046	345,883	28,546,280	1.46%	1.63%
2047	350,758	29,002,001	1.41%	1.6%
2048	355,569	29,457,233	1.37%	1.57%
2049	360,353	29,911,840	1.35%	1.54%
2050	365,103	30,364,944	1.32%	1.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,336,841 (a 28.8% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Sao Tome and Principe's population will grow by 49% to 365,103 people with a rank change from 176th to 175th. The population of Senegal will increase by 56.8% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.