The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 5,390,674 in Slovakia.
Population statistics:
- Slovakia's population is 22.1 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.07% for Slovakia.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
- Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.39M (0.33% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Slovakia: live population counter
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
244055
|
5390674
|
| Population rank | 176/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
1.35 hours
|
10.8 minutes
|
| One death every |
6.81 hours
|
9.69 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
|
25 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -604 | -21,027 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | -13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | -4,671 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | -0.09% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | 171/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 68,012 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 4,191,667 | 1.02% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 4,238,188 | 1.01% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 4,282,017 | 1.02% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 4,327,341 | 1.07% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 4,370,983 | 1.15% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 4,411,666 | 1.25% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 4,449,367 | 1.41% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 4,483,915 | 1.59% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 4,518,607 | 1.76% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 4,538,223 | 2.03% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 4,557,449 | 2.2% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 4,596,622 | 2.16% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 4,641,445 | 2.17% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 4,689,623 | 2.26% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 4,739,105 | 2.4% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 4,789,507 | 2.55% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 4,840,501 | 2.68% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 4,890,125 | 2.73% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 4,938,973 | 2.62% | 1% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 4,979,815 | 2.38% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 5,016,105 | 2.1% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 5,055,099 | 1.88% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 5,091,971 | 1.83% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 5,127,097 | 1.93% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 5,161,768 | 2.13% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 5,193,838 | 2.29% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 5,222,840 | 2.49% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 5,250,596 | 2.65% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 5,275,942 | 2.6% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 5,299,187 | 2.5% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 5,303,294 | 2.21% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 5,305,016 | 1.92% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 5,325,305 | 1.84% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 5,346,331 | 1.74% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 5,361,999 | 1.63% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 5,373,361 | 1.53% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 5,383,291 | 1.43% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 5,390,516 | 1.32% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 5,396,020 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 5,388,720 | 1.11% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 5,378,867 | 1.64% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 5,376,912 | 2.42% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 5,373,374 | 2.6% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 5,372,280 | 2.53% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 5,372,807 | 2.49% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 5,373,054 | 2.47% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 5,374,622 | 2.45% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 5,379,233 | 2.41% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 5,386,406 | 2.34% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 5,391,428 | 2.22% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 5,398,384 | 2.12% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 5,407,579 | 2.04% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 5,413,393 | 1.96% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 5,418,649 | 1.87% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 5,423,801 | 1.79% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 5,430,798 | 1.7% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 5,439,232 | 1.61% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 5,446,771 | 1.55% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 5,454,147 | 1.52% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 5,458,827 | 1.89% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 5,447,247 | 2.08% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 5,431,752 | 1.96% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 5,426,740 | 2.02% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 5,422,069 | 2.02% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 5,390,674 | 2% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 5,367,504 | 1.97% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 5,357,756 | 1.96% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 5,346,292 | 1.95% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 5,333,135 | 1.94% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 5,318,323 | 1.91% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 5,302,079 | 1.89% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 5,284,585 | 1.88% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 5,265,970 | 1.86% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 5,246,341 | 1.84% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 5,225,725 | 1.81% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 5,204,191 | 1.79% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 5,181,996 | 1.75% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 5,159,193 | 1.71% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 5,135,906 | 1.68% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 5,112,164 | 1.64% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 5,088,002 | 1.6% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 5,063,600 | 1.56% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 5,038,933 | 1.54% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 5,014,014 | 1.51% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 4,988,989 | 1.49% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 4,963,847 | 1.46% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 4,938,476 | 1.41% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 4,912,885 | 1.37% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 4,886,923 | 1.35% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 4,860,572 | 1.32% | -0.54% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Slovakia gained 50,994 people (a 0.95% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by -33,127 (a 0.61% decline).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Slovakia was ranked 109th in 2005 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.83% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.
Biggest cities by population
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and Slovakia
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 78.7 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons