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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 246,362 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 44.8 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 166K people to 246K (48.7% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sao Tome Tajikistan
2100 538,729 20,390,053
2099 537,330 20,381,074
2098 535,787 20,367,161
2097 534,124 20,348,897
2096 532,353 20,324,869
2095 530,576 20,297,885
2094 528,656 20,265,966
2093 526,643 20,234,160
2092 524,507 20,192,937
2091 522,325 20,148,873
2090 519,999 20,103,798
2089 517,612 20,056,079
2088 515,098 20,005,521
2087 512,568 19,950,317
2086 510,018 19,895,606
2085 507,340 19,836,988
2084 504,584 19,773,272
2083 501,679 19,706,082
2082 498,722 19,639,516
2081 495,689 19,572,596
2080 492,482 19,499,390
2079 489,244 19,425,502
2078 485,930 19,347,261
2077 482,450 19,265,447
2076 478,942 19,175,355
2075 475,380 19,083,859
2074 471,763 18,988,290
2073 468,114 18,889,470
2072 464,348 18,785,103
2071 460,509 18,674,697
2070 456,552 18,559,138
2069 452,449 18,437,873
2068 448,367 18,315,011
2067 444,152 18,187,508
2066 439,833 18,054,404
2065 435,561 17,921,674
2064 431,126 17,783,801
2063 426,703 17,641,066
2062 422,184 17,498,306
2061 417,686 17,356,130
2060 413,117 17,206,922
2059 408,577 17,056,085
2058 404,024 16,903,532
2057 399,413 16,749,284
2056 394,844 16,595,691
2055 390,153 16,441,650
2054 385,468 16,285,520
2053 380,737 16,130,235
2052 376,015 15,967,770
2051 371,194 15,805,253
2050 366,397 15,638,613
2049 361,591 15,468,883
2048 356,742 15,292,499
2047 351,861 15,112,083
2046 346,888 14,928,123
2045 341,838 14,739,540
2044 336,792 14,544,544
2043 331,713 14,349,357
2042 326,652 14,147,892
2041 321,594 13,945,694
2040 316,457 13,741,587
2039 311,279 13,536,704
2038 306,071 13,331,490
2037 300,875 13,125,051
2036 295,624 12,917,110
2035 290,400 12,714,184
2034 285,183 12,515,962
2033 279,990 12,321,294
2032 274,835 12,128,060
2031 269,740 11,938,351
2030 264,723 11,749,706
2029 259,705 11,559,235
2028 254,751 11,369,414
2027 249,860 11,178,605
2026 245,066 10,986,242
2025 240,286 10,791,246
2024 235,536 10,590,927
2023 230,871 10,389,799
2022 226,305 10,182,222
2021 221,961 9,966,908
2020 217,435 9,749,310
2019 213,392 9,529,966
2018 210,187 9,307,333
2017 206,970 9,085,946
2016 203,689 8,865,631
2015 200,291 8,643,840
2014 196,767 8,425,552
2013 193,148 8,216,724
2012 189,439 8,014,084
2011 185,649 7,824,785
2010 181,802 7,652,141
2009 177,853 7,490,230
2008 173,793 7,338,403
2007 169,700 7,194,477
2006 165,638 7,057,566
2005 161,639 6,924,720
2004 157,705 6,790,547
2003 153,814 6,658,575
2002 149,922 6,531,669
2001 146,375 6,407,377
2000 144,018 6,284,735
1999 142,442 6,208,370
1998 140,751 6,176,397
1997 138,922 6,139,829
1996 136,962 6,066,523
1995 134,895 5,948,584
1994 132,732 5,825,368
1993 130,467 5,724,993
1992 128,110 5,649,400
1991 125,697 5,541,205
1990 122,980 5,398,768
1989 119,979 5,267,249
1988 116,939 5,114,989
1987 113,919 4,939,059
1986 111,150 4,772,139
1985 108,658 4,619,003
1984 106,394 4,480,026
1983 104,380 4,350,874
1982 102,508 4,227,171
1981 100,615 4,109,022
1980 98,544 3,995,256
1979 96,252 3,882,691
1978 93,794 3,768,508
1977 91,301 3,653,265
1976 88,922 3,540,076
1975 86,708 3,430,425
1974 84,672 3,324,499
1973 82,798 3,222,290
1972 81,041 3,123,691
1971 79,330 3,028,837
1970 77,626 2,936,779
1969 76,083 2,845,273
1968 74,765 2,753,848
1967 73,596 2,664,130
1966 72,576 2,577,184
1965 71,680 2,492,998
1964 70,865 2,411,260
1963 70,112 2,331,736
1962 69,403 2,255,026
1961 68,707 2,181,805
1960 68,012 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sao-tome-and-principe/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 42,673 people (a 21% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sao Tome and Principe's population will grow by 48.7% to 366,397 people with a rank change from 176th to 175th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 539K people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sao Tome Tajikistan
2100 0.26% 0.04%
2099 0.29% 0.07%
2098 0.31% 0.09%
2097 0.33% 0.12%
2096 0.33% 0.13%
2095 0.36% 0.16%
2094 0.38% 0.16%
2093 0.41% 0.2%
2092 0.42% 0.22%
2091 0.45% 0.22%
2090 0.46% 0.24%
2089 0.49% 0.25%
2088 0.49% 0.28%
2087 0.5% 0.27%
2086 0.53% 0.3%
2085 0.55% 0.32%
2084 0.58% 0.34%
2083 0.59% 0.34%
2082 0.61% 0.34%
2081 0.65% 0.38%
2080 0.66% 0.38%
2079 0.68% 0.4%
2078 0.72% 0.42%
2077 0.73% 0.47%
2076 0.75% 0.48%
2075 0.77% 0.5%
2074 0.78% 0.52%
2073 0.81% 0.56%
2072 0.83% 0.59%
2071 0.87% 0.62%
2070 0.91% 0.66%
2069 0.91% 0.67%
2068 0.95% 0.7%
2067 0.98% 0.74%
2066 0.98% 0.74%
2065 1.03% 0.78%
2064 1.04% 0.81%
2063 1.07% 0.82%
2062 1.08% 0.82%
2061 1.11% 0.87%
2060 1.11% 0.88%
2059 1.13% 0.9%
2058 1.15% 0.92%
2057 1.16% 0.93%
2056 1.2% 0.94%
2055 1.22% 0.96%
2054 1.24% 0.96%
2053 1.26% 1.02%
2052 1.3% 1.03%
2051 1.31% 1.07%
2050 1.33% 1.1%
2049 1.36% 1.15%
2048 1.39% 1.19%
2047 1.43% 1.23%
2046 1.48% 1.28%
2045 1.5% 1.34%
2044 1.53% 1.36%
2043 1.55% 1.42%
2042 1.57% 1.45%
2041 1.62% 1.49%
2040 1.66% 1.51%
2039 1.7% 1.54%
2038 1.73% 1.57%
2037 1.78% 1.61%
2036 1.8% 1.6%
2035 1.83% 1.58%
2034 1.85% 1.58%
2033 1.88% 1.59%
2032 1.89% 1.59%
2031 1.9% 1.61%
2030 1.93% 1.65%
2029 1.94% 1.67%
2028 1.96% 1.71%
2027 1.96% 1.75%
2026 1.99% 1.81%
2025 2.02% 1.89%
2024 2.02% 1.94%
2023 2.02% 2.04%
2022 1.96% 2.16%
2021 2.08% 2.23%
2020 1.89% 2.3%
2019 1.52% 2.39%
2018 1.55% 2.44%
2017 1.61% 2.49%
2016 1.7% 2.57%
2015 1.79% 2.59%
2014 1.87% 2.54%
2013 1.96% 2.53%
2012 2.04% 2.42%
2011 2.12% 2.26%
2010 2.22% 2.16%
2009 2.34% 2.07%
2008 2.41% 2%
2007 2.45% 1.94%
2006 2.47% 1.92%
2005 2.49% 1.98%
2004 2.53% 1.98%
2003 2.6% 1.94%
2002 2.42% 1.94%
2001 1.64% 1.95%
2000 1.11% 1.23%
1999 1.2% 0.52%
1998 1.32% 0.6%
1997 1.43% 1.21%
1996 1.53% 1.98%
1995 1.63% 2.12%
1994 1.74% 1.75%
1993 1.84% 1.34%
1992 1.92% 1.95%
1991 2.21% 2.64%
1990 2.5% 2.5%
1989 2.6% 2.98%
1988 2.65% 3.56%
1987 2.49% 3.5%
1986 2.29% 3.32%
1985 2.13% 3.1%
1984 1.93% 2.97%
1983 1.83% 2.93%
1982 1.88% 2.88%
1981 2.1% 2.85%
1980 2.38% 2.9%
1979 2.62% 3.03%
1978 2.73% 3.15%
1977 2.68% 3.2%
1976 2.55% 3.2%
1975 2.4% 3.19%
1974 2.26% 3.17%
1973 2.17% 3.16%
1972 2.16% 3.13%
1971 2.2% 3.13%
1970 2.03% 3.22%
1969 1.76% 3.32%
1968 1.59% 3.37%
1967 1.41% 3.37%
1966 1.25% 3.38%
1965 1.15% 3.39%
1964 1.07% 3.41%
1963 1.02% 3.4%
1962 1.01% 3.36%
1961 1.02% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sao-tome-and-principe/tajikistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Sao Tome and Principe grew by 2.02%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Sao Tome Tajikistan
Current population
246362
11038274
Population rank 176/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.13%
One net population change
1.88 hours
2.61 minutes
One birth every
1.35 hours
1.94 minutes
One death every
6.81 hours
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +551
Annual growth/decline +4,665 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +2.02% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 49/197 55/197
One migration net change every
13.5 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -650 -21,606
Net migration rank 90/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 1,955 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 194/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 162/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sao Tome Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -650 - -21,606
2024 - -604 - -21,236
2023 5,221 -592 223,828 -19,999
2022 5,102 -592 228,336 -17,001
2021 4,954 -782 222,850 -3,564
2020 4,874 0 219,467 -3,564
2019 4,932 -1,716 231,817 -9,041
2018 4,957 -1,757 228,597 -6,111
2017 5,007 -1,779 224,396 -4,093
2016 5,125 -1,793 228,547 -8,210
2015 5,269 -1,809 230,903 -7,660
2014 5,381 -1,801 227,304 -13,962
2013 5,449 -1,787 220,693 -16,362
2012 5,501 -1,739 213,078 -12,132
2011 5,445 -1,616 208,429 -30,783
2010 5,391 -1,529 201,389 -33,733
2009 5,349 -1,328 192,851 -36,677
2008 5,297 -1,203 182,337 -34,855
2007 5,226 -1,127 173,200 -32,831
2006 5,057 -1,031 164,046 -30,591
2005 4,897 -941 160,189 -27,954
2004 4,810 -894 161,201 -25,082
2003 4,702 -816 150,391 -22,562
2002 4,591 -690 146,492 -20,526
2001 4,471 -1,289 142,276 -19,657
2000 4,334 -2,798 136,549 -13,871
1999 4,221 -2,594 147,622 -117,571
1998 4,120 -2,364 153,508 -119,621
1997 4,041 -2,153 149,825 -110,572
1996 3,993 -1,974 138,287 -30,922
1995 3,948 -1,829 168,934 -40,418
1994 3,860 -1,644 167,590 -49,668
1993 3,841 -1,527 157,975 -75,147
1992 3,822 -1,432 163,652 -95,280
1991 3,801 -1,362 177,585 -29,553
1990 3,719 -727 178,429 -41,596
1989 3,576 -571 179,212 -53,020
1988 3,544 -465 172,805 5,523
1987 3,440 -470 163,611 9,923
1986 3,180 -614 155,987 4,321
1985 3,242 -828 145,720 247
1984 3,163 -1,041 139,145 -7,152
1983 3,100 -1,203 133,280 -6,972
1982 3,047 -1,203 127,838 -6,730
1981 3,015 -1,067 121,418 -6,221
1980 2,965 -770 117,888 -5,557
1979 2,893 -491 114,496 -1,703
1978 2,800 -279 110,564 5,006
1977 2,705 -255 106,920 7,999
1976 2,608 -302 103,777 7,679
1975 2,515 -392 100,604 7,237
1974 2,422 -474 97,481 6,531
1973 2,329 -525 94,523 5,876
1972 2,232 -517 91,677 5,123
1971 2,127 -430 88,618 4,293
1970 1,980 -279 85,645 5,559
1969 1,862 -469 82,931 8,886
1968 1,767 -520 80,698 10,323
1967 1,693 -606 78,733 9,670
1966 1,642 -688 76,702 8,796
1965 1,611 -765 75,139 7,744
1964 1,600 -819 74,030 6,568
1963 1,609 -886 73,065 5,379
1962 1,625 -927 70,700 4,270
1961 1,657 -960 68,182 3,291
1960 1,547 -860 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/sao-tome-and-principe/tajikistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 80.1% of the population change in Sao Tome and Principe is from natural causes (a gain of 50,822 people) and 19.9% is from migration (a loss of 12,621 people). In Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 1,955 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Sao Tome and Principe, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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