The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Sao Tome and Principe's population is 1.95 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.004% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
244055
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125181
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -604 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | 83/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 68,012 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 42,889 | 1.02% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 44,042 | 1.01% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 45,176 | 1.02% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 46,322 | 1.07% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 47,500 | 1.15% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 48,699 | 1.25% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 49,911 | 1.41% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 51,134 | 1.59% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 52,365 | 1.76% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 53,600 | 2.03% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 54,695 | 2.2% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 56,029 | 2.16% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 56,892 | 2.17% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 57,937 | 2.26% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 59,292 | 2.4% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 60,504 | 2.55% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 61,786 | 2.68% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 62,150 | 2.73% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 62,686 | 2.62% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 63,261 | 2.38% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 64,035 | 2.1% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 64,413 | 1.88% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 64,335 | 1.83% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 64,717 | 1.93% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 65,244 | 2.13% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 65,652 | 2.29% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 68,499 | 2.49% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 68,755 | 2.65% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 69,167 | 2.6% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 69,507 | 2.5% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 70,439 | 2.21% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 70,763 | 1.92% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 72,253 | 1.84% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 74,205 | 1.74% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 75,304 | 1.63% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 76,417 | 1.53% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 77,319 | 1.43% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 78,846 | 1.32% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 80,410 | 1.2% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 81,131 | 1.11% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 81,202 | 1.64% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 83,723 | 2.42% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 82,781 | 2.6% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 82,475 | 2.53% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 82,858 | 2.49% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 84,600 | 2.47% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 85,033 | 2.45% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 86,956 | 2.41% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 87,298 | 2.34% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 89,770 | 2.22% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 87,441 | 2.12% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 88,303 | 2.04% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 89,949 | 1.96% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 91,359 | 1.87% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 93,419 | 1.79% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 94,677 | 1.7% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 95,843 | 1.61% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 96,762 | 1.55% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 97,625 | 1.52% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 98,462 | 1.89% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 99,258 | 2.08% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 119,878 | 1.96% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 119,773 | 2.02% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 121,354 | 2.02% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 123,549 | 2% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 125,581 | 1.97% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 127,380 | 1.96% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 128,883 | 1.95% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 130,011 | 1.94% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 130,635 | 1.91% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 130,989 | 1.89% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 131,305 | 1.88% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 131,578 | 1.86% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 131,816 | 1.84% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 132,027 | 1.81% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 132,202 | 1.79% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 132,348 | 1.75% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 132,467 | 1.71% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 132,552 | 1.68% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 132,631 | 1.64% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 132,681 | 1.6% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 132,700 | 1.56% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 132,698 | 1.54% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 132,665 | 1.51% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 132,613 | 1.49% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 132,531 | 1.46% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 132,415 | 1.41% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 132,264 | 1.37% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 132,085 | 1.35% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 131,885 | 1.32% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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