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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Suriname	Sao Tome	Suriname
1960	68,012	263,918	-	-
1961	68,707	272,791	1.02%	3.36%
1962	69,403	283,912	1.01%	4.08%
1963	70,112	297,034	1.02%	4.62%
1964	70,865	309,041	1.07%	4.04%
1965	71,680	320,000	1.15%	3.55%
1966	72,576	331,135	1.25%	3.48%
1967	73,596	342,679	1.41%	3.49%
1968	74,765	354,616	1.59%	3.48%
1969	76,083	366,906	1.76%	3.47%
1970	77,626	379,442	2.03%	3.42%
1971	79,330	391,932	2.2%	3.29%
1972	81,041	397,413	2.16%	1.4%
1973	82,798	395,772	2.17%	-0.41%
1974	84,672	393,676	2.26%	-0.53%
1975	86,708	391,170	2.4%	-0.64%
1976	88,922	388,289	2.55%	-0.74%
1977	91,301	385,067	2.68%	-0.83%
1978	93,794	381,502	2.73%	-0.93%
1979	96,252	377,602	2.62%	-1.02%
1980	98,544	375,377	2.38%	-0.59%
1981	100,615	375,459	2.1%	0.02%
1982	102,508	376,555	1.88%	0.29%
1983	104,380	378,746	1.83%	0.58%
1984	106,394	382,193	1.93%	0.91%
1985	108,658	386,972	2.13%	1.25%
1986	111,150	392,330	2.29%	1.38%
1987	113,919	396,911	2.49%	1.17%
1988	116,939	402,227	2.65%	1.34%
1989	119,979	408,409	2.6%	1.54%
1990	122,980	412,493	2.5%	1%
1991	125,697	415,013	2.21%	0.61%
1992	128,110	417,589	1.92%	0.62%
1993	130,467	419,352	1.84%	0.42%
1994	132,732	422,375	1.74%	0.72%
1995	134,895	429,606	1.63%	1.71%
1996	136,962	438,830	1.53%	2.15%
1997	138,922	448,067	1.43%	2.1%
1998	140,751	457,406	1.32%	2.08%
1999	142,442	466,916	1.2%	2.08%
2000	144,018	476,643	1.11%	2.08%
2001	146,375	486,560	1.64%	2.08%
2002	149,922	496,551	2.42%	2.05%
2003	153,814	506,414	2.6%	1.99%
2004	157,705	513,923	2.53%	1.48%
2005	161,639	519,313	2.49%	1.05%
2006	165,638	524,997	2.47%	1.09%
2007	169,700	531,016	2.45%	1.15%
2008	173,793	537,245	2.41%	1.17%
2009	177,853	543,568	2.34%	1.18%
2010	181,802	549,923	2.22%	1.17%
2011	185,649	556,269	2.12%	1.15%
2012	189,439	562,633	2.04%	1.14%
2013	193,148	569,020	1.96%	1.14%
2014	196,767	575,373	1.87%	1.12%
2015	200,291	581,627	1.79%	1.09%
2016	203,689	587,757	1.7%	1.05%
2017	206,970	593,713	1.61%	1.01%
2018	210,187	599,513	1.55%	0.98%
2019	213,392	605,768	1.52%	1.04%
2020	217,435	612,317	1.89%	1.08%
2021	221,961	617,896	2.08%	0.91%
2022	226,305	623,164	1.96%	0.85%
2023	230,871	628,886	2.02%	0.92%
2024	235,536	634,431	2.02%	0.88%
2025	240,251	639,852	2%	0.85%
2026	244,987	645,257	1.97%	0.84%
2027	249,783	650,564	1.96%	0.82%
2028	254,657	655,783	1.95%	0.8%
2029	259,597	660,793	1.94%	0.76%
2030	264,560	665,650	1.91%	0.74%
2031	269,566	670,421	1.89%	0.72%
2032	274,643	675,070	1.88%	0.69%
2033	279,761	679,573	1.86%	0.67%
2034	284,911	683,911	1.84%	0.64%
2035	290,082	688,189	1.81%	0.63%
2036	295,269	692,343	1.79%	0.6%
2037	300,439	696,213	1.75%	0.56%
2038	305,590	699,908	1.71%	0.53%
2039	310,729	703,569	1.68%	0.52%
2040	315,833	707,156	1.64%	0.51%
2041	320,875	710,619	1.6%	0.49%
2042	325,888	713,900	1.56%	0.46%
2043	330,908	716,999	1.54%	0.43%
2044	335,919	719,920	1.51%	0.41%
2045	340,911	722,759	1.49%	0.39%
2046	345,883	725,322	1.46%	0.35%
2047	350,758	727,726	1.41%	0.33%
2048	355,569	730,038	1.37%	0.32%
2049	360,353	732,021	1.35%	0.27%
2050	365,103	733,898	1.32%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.