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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 2,126,324 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 2,124,696 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovenia's population is 8.71 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2M to 2.12M (6.21% growth).
  • Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Slovenia: live population counter

Sao Tome Slovenia
Current population
244055
2124696
Population rank 176/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.03%
One net population change
1.88 hours
1.49 hours
One birth every
1.35 hours
31 minutes
One death every
6.81 hours
24.3 minutes
One migration net change every
14.5 hours
2.64 hours
Annual migration change -604 +3,319
Daily growth/decline +13 +16
Annual growth/decline +4,665 +5,863
Annual growth/decline rate +2.02% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 52/197 151/197

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

Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Slovenia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Sao Tome Slovenia Sao Tome Slovenia
1960 68,012 1,584,720 - -
1961 68,707 1,594,131 1.02% 0.59%
1962 69,403 1,603,649 1.01% 0.6%
1963 70,112 1,616,971 1.02% 0.83%
1964 70,865 1,632,114 1.07% 0.94%
1965 71,680 1,649,160 1.15% 1.04%
1966 72,576 1,669,905 1.25% 1.26%
1967 73,596 1,689,528 1.41% 1.18%
1968 74,765 1,704,546 1.59% 0.89%
1969 76,083 1,713,874 1.76% 0.55%
1970 77,626 1,724,891 2.03% 0.64%
1971 79,330 1,738,335 2.2% 0.78%
1972 81,041 1,752,233 2.16% 0.8%
1973 82,798 1,766,697 2.17% 0.83%
1974 84,672 1,776,132 2.26% 0.53%
1975 86,708 1,793,581 2.4% 0.98%
1976 88,922 1,820,249 2.55% 1.49%
1977 91,301 1,842,377 2.68% 1.22%
1978 93,794 1,862,548 2.73% 1.09%
1979 96,252 1,882,599 2.62% 1.08%
1980 98,544 1,901,315 2.38% 0.99%
1981 100,615 1,906,531 2.1% 0.27%
1982 102,508 1,910,334 1.88% 0.2%
1983 104,380 1,922,321 1.83% 0.63%
1984 106,394 1,932,154 1.93% 0.51%
1985 108,658 1,941,641 2.13% 0.49%
1986 111,150 1,965,964 2.29% 1.25%
1987 113,919 1,989,776 2.49% 1.21%
1988 116,939 1,995,196 2.65% 0.27%
1989 119,979 1,996,351 2.6% 0.06%
1990 122,980 1,998,161 2.5% 0.09%
1991 125,697 1,999,429 2.21% 0.06%
1992 128,110 1,996,498 1.92% -0.15%
1993 130,467 1,991,746 1.84% -0.24%
1994 132,732 1,989,443 1.74% -0.12%
1995 134,895 1,989,872 1.63% 0.02%
1996 136,962 1,988,628 1.53% -0.06%
1997 138,922 1,985,956 1.43% -0.13%
1998 140,751 1,981,629 1.32% -0.22%
1999 142,442 1,983,045 1.2% 0.07%
2000 144,018 1,988,925 1.11% 0.3%
2001 146,375 1,992,060 1.64% 0.16%
2002 149,922 1,994,530 2.42% 0.12%
2003 153,814 1,995,733 2.6% 0.06%
2004 157,705 1,997,012 2.53% 0.06%
2005 161,639 2,000,474 2.49% 0.17%
2006 165,638 2,006,868 2.47% 0.32%
2007 169,700 2,018,122 2.45% 0.56%
2008 173,793 2,021,316 2.41% 0.16%
2009 177,853 2,039,669 2.34% 0.91%
2010 181,802 2,048,583 2.22% 0.44%
2011 185,649 2,052,843 2.12% 0.21%
2012 189,439 2,057,159 2.04% 0.21%
2013 193,148 2,059,953 1.96% 0.14%
2014 196,767 2,061,980 1.87% 0.1%
2015 200,291 2,063,531 1.79% 0.08%
2016 203,689 2,065,042 1.7% 0.07%
2017 206,970 2,066,388 1.61% 0.07%
2018 210,187 2,073,894 1.55% 0.36%
2019 213,392 2,088,385 1.52% 0.7%
2020 217,435 2,102,419 1.89% 0.67%
2021 221,961 2,108,079 2.08% 0.27%
2022 226,305 2,112,076 1.96% 0.19%
2023 230,871 2,120,461 2.02% 0.4%
2024 235,536 2,126,324 2.02% 0.28%
2025 240,251 2,124,696 2% -0.08%
2026 244,987 2,122,189 1.97% -0.12%
2027 249,783 2,119,145 1.96% -0.14%
2028 254,657 2,115,423 1.95% -0.18%
2029 259,597 2,111,105 1.94% -0.2%
2030 264,560 2,106,524 1.91% -0.22%
2031 269,566 2,101,619 1.89% -0.23%
2032 274,643 2,096,578 1.88% -0.24%
2033 279,761 2,091,480 1.86% -0.24%
2034 284,911 2,086,418 1.84% -0.24%
2035 290,082 2,081,306 1.81% -0.25%
2036 295,269 2,075,930 1.79% -0.26%
2037 300,439 2,070,284 1.75% -0.27%
2038 305,590 2,064,791 1.71% -0.27%
2039 310,729 2,059,470 1.68% -0.26%
2040 315,833 2,054,131 1.64% -0.26%
2041 320,875 2,048,670 1.6% -0.27%
2042 325,888 2,042,743 1.56% -0.29%
2043 330,908 2,036,503 1.54% -0.31%
2044 335,919 2,030,103 1.51% -0.31%
2045 340,911 2,023,552 1.49% -0.32%
2046 345,883 2,016,934 1.46% -0.33%
2047 350,758 2,010,203 1.41% -0.33%
2048 355,569 2,003,376 1.37% -0.34%
2049 360,353 1,996,286 1.35% -0.35%
2050 365,103 1,988,691 1.32% -0.38%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Slovenia gained 63,057 people (a 3.15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 61,165 (a 2.96% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Slovenia was ranked 142nd in 2005 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.4% to 1,988,691 people and rank change from 147th to 148th.

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