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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Seychelles	Sao Tome	Seychelles
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 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.