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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Solomon Islands	Sao Tome	Solomon Islands
1960	68,012	139,688	-	-
1961	68,707	142,912	1.02%	2.31%
1962	69,403	146,201	1.01%	2.3%
1963	70,112	149,589	1.02%	2.32%
1964	70,865	153,085	1.07%	2.34%
1965	71,680	156,686	1.15%	2.35%
1966	72,576	160,393	1.25%	2.37%
1967	73,596	164,245	1.41%	2.4%
1968	74,765	168,282	1.59%	2.46%
1969	76,083	172,476	1.76%	2.49%
1970	77,626	176,579	2.03%	2.38%
1971	79,330	180,637	2.2%	2.3%
1972	81,041	184,994	2.16%	2.41%
1973	82,798	189,774	2.17%	2.58%
1974	84,672	195,041	2.26%	2.78%
1975	86,708	200,744	2.4%	2.92%
1976	88,922	207,194	2.55%	3.21%
1977	91,301	214,418	2.68%	3.49%
1978	93,794	222,029	2.73%	3.55%
1979	96,252	229,953	2.62%	3.57%
1980	98,544	238,135	2.38%	3.56%
1981	100,615	246,555	2.1%	3.54%
1982	102,508	255,200	1.88%	3.51%
1983	104,380	264,068	1.83%	3.47%
1984	106,394	273,163	1.93%	3.44%
1985	108,658	282,455	2.13%	3.4%
1986	111,150	291,842	2.29%	3.32%
1987	113,919	301,414	2.49%	3.28%
1988	116,939	311,265	2.65%	3.27%
1989	119,979	321,282	2.6%	3.22%
1990	122,980	331,435	2.5%	3.16%
1991	125,697	341,738	2.21%	3.11%
1992	128,110	352,205	1.92%	3.06%
1993	130,467	362,839	1.84%	3.02%
1994	132,732	373,675	1.74%	2.99%
1995	134,895	384,733	1.63%	2.96%
1996	136,962	396,009	1.53%	2.93%
1997	138,922	407,474	1.43%	2.9%
1998	140,751	419,071	1.32%	2.85%
1999	142,442	430,500	1.2%	2.73%
2000	144,018	440,469	1.11%	2.32%
2001	146,375	449,125	1.64%	1.97%
2002	149,922	457,671	2.42%	1.9%
2003	153,814	466,154	2.6%	1.85%
2004	157,705	474,611	2.53%	1.81%
2005	161,639	483,080	2.49%	1.78%
2006	165,638	491,594	2.47%	1.76%
2007	169,700	500,156	2.45%	1.74%
2008	173,793	508,790	2.41%	1.73%
2009	177,853	518,141	2.34%	1.84%
2010	181,802	532,968	2.22%	2.86%
2011	185,649	552,945	2.12%	3.75%
2012	189,439	573,606	2.04%	3.74%
2013	193,148	594,945	1.96%	3.72%
2014	196,767	616,908	1.87%	3.69%
2015	200,291	639,415	1.79%	3.65%
2016	203,689	662,379	1.7%	3.59%
2017	206,970	685,672	1.61%	3.52%
2018	210,187	709,101	1.55%	3.42%
2019	213,392	728,147	1.52%	2.69%
2020	217,435	744,498	1.89%	2.25%
2021	221,961	762,591	2.08%	2.43%
2022	226,305	781,066	1.96%	2.42%
2023	230,871	800,005	2.02%	2.42%
2024	235,536	819,198	2.02%	2.4%
2025	240,251	838,646	2%	2.37%
2026	244,987	858,283	1.97%	2.34%
2027	249,783	878,097	1.96%	2.31%
2028	254,657	898,073	1.95%	2.27%
2029	259,597	918,152	1.94%	2.24%
2030	264,560	938,340	1.91%	2.2%
2031	269,566	958,614	1.89%	2.16%
2032	274,643	978,977	1.88%	2.12%
2033	279,761	999,314	1.86%	2.08%
2034	284,911	1,019,534	1.84%	2.02%
2035	290,082	1,039,655	1.81%	1.97%
2036	295,269	1,059,521	1.79%	1.91%
2037	300,439	1,079,088	1.75%	1.85%
2038	305,590	1,098,284	1.71%	1.78%
2039	310,729	1,117,085	1.68%	1.71%
2040	315,833	1,135,445	1.64%	1.64%
2041	320,875	1,153,450	1.6%	1.59%
2042	325,888	1,171,334	1.56%	1.55%
2043	330,908	1,189,113	1.54%	1.52%
2044	335,919	1,206,729	1.51%	1.48%
2045	340,911	1,224,188	1.49%	1.45%
2046	345,883	1,241,491	1.46%	1.41%
2047	350,758	1,258,611	1.41%	1.38%
2048	355,569	1,275,579	1.37%	1.35%
2049	360,353	1,292,414	1.35%	1.32%
2050	365,103	1,309,098	1.32%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.