The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 245,039 people compared to 10,663,864 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Sweden's population is 43.5 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2006, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 166K people to 245K (47.9% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.4% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
245039
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10663864
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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5.54 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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10.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -604 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 49/197 | 149/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 68,012 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 7,519,998 | 1.02% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 7,561,588 | 1.01% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 7,604,328 | 1.02% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 7,661,354 | 1.07% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 7,733,853 | 1.15% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 7,807,797 | 1.25% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 7,867,931 | 1.41% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 7,912,273 | 1.59% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 7,968,072 | 1.76% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 8,042,801 | 2.03% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 8,098,334 | 2.2% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 8,122,300 | 2.16% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 8,136,312 | 2.17% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 8,159,955 | 2.26% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 8,192,437 | 2.4% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 8,222,286 | 2.55% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 8,251,540 | 2.68% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 8,275,599 | 2.73% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 8,293,678 | 2.62% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 8,310,531 | 2.38% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 8,320,503 | 2.1% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 8,325,263 | 1.88% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 8,329,033 | 1.83% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 8,336,605 | 1.93% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 8,350,386 | 2.13% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 8,369,829 | 2.29% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 8,397,804 | 2.49% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 8,436,489 | 2.65% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 8,492,964 | 2.6% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 8,558,835 | 2.5% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 8,617,375 | 2.21% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 8,668,067 | 1.92% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 8,718,561 | 1.84% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 8,780,745 | 1.74% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 8,826,939 | 1.63% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 8,840,998 | 1.53% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 8,846,062 | 1.43% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 8,850,974 | 1.32% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 8,857,874 | 1.2% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 8,872,109 | 1.11% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 8,895,960 | 1.64% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 8,924,958 | 2.42% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 8,958,229 | 2.6% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 8,993,531 | 2.53% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 9,029,572 | 2.49% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 9,080,505 | 2.47% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 9,148,092 | 2.45% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 9,219,637 | 2.41% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 9,298,515 | 2.34% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 9,378,126 | 2.22% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 9,449,213 | 2.12% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 9,519,374 | 2.04% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 9,600,379 | 1.96% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 9,696,110 | 1.87% | 1% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 9,799,186 | 1.79% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 9,923,085 | 1.7% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 10,057,698 | 1.61% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 10,175,214 | 1.55% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 10,278,887 | 1.52% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 10,353,442 | 1.89% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 10,415,811 | 2.08% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 10,486,941 | 1.96% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 10,536,632 | 2.02% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 10,569,709 | 2.02% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 10,619,177 | 2% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 10,663,427 | 1.97% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 10,703,497 | 1.96% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 10,740,420 | 1.95% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 10,773,692 | 1.94% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 10,803,699 | 1.91% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 10,830,583 | 1.89% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 10,855,855 | 1.88% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 10,880,544 | 1.86% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 10,903,924 | 1.84% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 10,926,433 | 1.81% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 10,949,062 | 1.79% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 10,971,259 | 1.75% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 10,993,203 | 1.71% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 11,015,926 | 1.68% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 11,039,663 | 1.64% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 11,063,604 | 1.6% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 11,088,299 | 1.56% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 11,113,927 | 1.54% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 11,139,125 | 1.51% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 11,163,492 | 1.49% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 11,186,803 | 1.46% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 11,209,183 | 1.41% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 11,230,526 | 1.37% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 11,250,663 | 1.35% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 11,269,877 | 1.32% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 70.3 years | 83.7 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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