The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 245,039 people compared to 71,559,621 in Thailand.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 292 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
- The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.86% for Thailand.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
- Since 2006, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 166K people to 245K (47.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.5% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.6M people by 2100.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Thailand: live population counter
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| Current population |
245039
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71559621
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 21/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.86% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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15.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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53.3 seconds
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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49.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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22.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -604 | +23,321 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | -94 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | -34,424 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 49/197 | 169/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 68,012 | 26,851,747 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 27,650,334 | 1.02% | 2.97% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 28,481,040 | 1.01% | 3% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 29,342,322 | 1.02% | 3.02% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 30,232,141 | 1.07% | 3.03% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 31,149,337 | 1.15% | 3.03% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 32,086,071 | 1.25% | 3.01% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 33,037,801 | 1.41% | 2.97% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 34,002,560 | 1.59% | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 34,973,782 | 1.76% | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 35,954,408 | 2.03% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 36,937,387 | 2.2% | 2.73% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 37,933,929 | 2.16% | 2.7% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 38,947,787 | 2.17% | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 39,952,891 | 2.26% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 40,940,005 | 2.4% | 2.47% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 41,896,504 | 2.55% | 2.34% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 42,843,974 | 2.68% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 43,788,976 | 2.73% | 2.21% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 44,718,434 | 2.62% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 45,650,022 | 2.38% | 2.08% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 46,575,855 | 2.1% | 2.03% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 47,494,577 | 1.88% | 1.97% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 48,423,309 | 1.83% | 1.96% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 49,351,708 | 1.93% | 1.92% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 50,270,753 | 2.13% | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 51,177,834 | 2.29% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 52,074,105 | 2.49% | 1.75% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 52,969,595 | 2.65% | 1.72% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 53,848,956 | 2.6% | 1.66% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 54,738,329 | 2.5% | 1.65% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 55,637,434 | 2.21% | 1.64% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 56,528,834 | 1.92% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 57,408,198 | 1.84% | 1.56% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 58,260,854 | 1.74% | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 59,098,232 | 1.63% | 1.44% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 59,920,064 | 1.53% | 1.39% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 60,724,584 | 1.43% | 1.34% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 61,522,630 | 1.32% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 62,299,043 | 1.2% | 1.26% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 63,007,815 | 1.11% | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 63,651,141 | 1.64% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 64,266,437 | 2.42% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 64,868,166 | 2.6% | 0.94% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 65,452,047 | 2.53% | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 66,017,420 | 2.49% | 0.86% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 66,567,687 | 2.47% | 0.83% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 67,102,394 | 2.45% | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 67,619,830 | 2.41% | 0.77% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 68,121,080 | 2.34% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 68,579,447 | 2.22% | 0.67% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 69,007,208 | 2.12% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 69,436,098 | 2.04% | 0.62% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 69,845,114 | 1.96% | 0.59% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 70,216,367 | 1.87% | 0.53% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 70,540,795 | 1.79% | 0.46% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 70,859,841 | 1.7% | 0.45% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 71,160,187 | 1.61% | 0.42% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 71,376,079 | 1.55% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 71,522,271 | 1.52% | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 71,641,484 | 1.89% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 71,727,332 | 2.08% | 0.12% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 71,735,329 | 1.96% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 71,702,435 | 2.02% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 71,668,011 | 2.02% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 71,619,867 | 2% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 71,559,621 | 1.97% | -0.08% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 71,488,156 | 1.96% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 71,406,996 | 1.95% | -0.11% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 71,316,195 | 1.94% | -0.13% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 71,215,017 | 1.91% | -0.14% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 71,104,025 | 1.89% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 70,982,286 | 1.88% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 70,847,947 | 1.86% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 70,701,651 | 1.84% | -0.21% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 70,540,884 | 1.81% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 70,366,496 | 1.79% | -0.25% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 70,180,031 | 1.75% | -0.26% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 69,979,034 | 1.71% | -0.29% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 69,763,928 | 1.68% | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 69,535,003 | 1.64% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 69,288,477 | 1.6% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 69,025,348 | 1.56% | -0.38% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 68,748,075 | 1.54% | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 68,456,533 | 1.51% | -0.42% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 68,150,148 | 1.49% | -0.45% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 67,827,309 | 1.46% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 67,489,358 | 1.41% | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 67,136,737 | 1.37% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 66,767,316 | 1.35% | -0.55% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 66,382,732 | 1.32% | -0.58% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 699,780 (a 0.99% growth).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7.23% to 66,382,732 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bangkok | 5.68M |
| Chiang Mai | 1.2M |
| Nonthaburi | 256K |
| Pak Kret | 185K |
| Hat Yai | 159K |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 134K |
| Chaophraya Surasak | 133K |
| Surat Thani | 131K |
| Udon Thani | 130K |
| Klaeng | 130K |
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand
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| Life expectancy | 70.3 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 363 ppl/mi² |
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