The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.
Population statistics:
- Sao Tome and Principe's population is 2.35 times bigger than Tonga's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
- The countries together account for 0.004% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.001% for Tonga.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
- Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: live population counter
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| Current population |
244055
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103744
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 183/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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20.8 hours
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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3.62 hours
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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4.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -604 | -2,149 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | -422 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | -0.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | 181/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 68,012 | 66,170 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 68,037 | 1.02% | 2.82% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 69,940 | 1.01% | 2.8% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 71,885 | 1.02% | 2.78% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 73,879 | 1.07% | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 75,924 | 1.15% | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 78,002 | 1.25% | 2.74% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 79,814 | 1.41% | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 81,353 | 1.59% | 1.93% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 82,885 | 1.76% | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 84,401 | 2.03% | 1.83% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 85,896 | 2.2% | 1.77% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 87,356 | 2.16% | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 88,805 | 2.17% | 1.66% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 90,683 | 2.26% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 93,017 | 2.4% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 95,325 | 2.55% | 2.48% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 96,725 | 2.68% | 1.47% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 97,204 | 2.73% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 97,544 | 2.62% | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 97,769 | 2.38% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 97,909 | 2.1% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 97,980 | 1.88% | 0.07% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 97,998 | 1.83% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 97,990 | 1.93% | -0.008% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 97,984 | 2.13% | -0.006% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 98,010 | 2.29% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 98,376 | 2.49% | 0.37% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 98,969 | 2.65% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 99,403 | 2.6% | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 99,700 | 2.5% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 99,895 | 2.21% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 100,022 | 1.92% | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 100,103 | 1.84% | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 100,166 | 1.74% | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 100,225 | 1.63% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 100,275 | 1.53% | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 100,674 | 1.43% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 101,388 | 1.32% | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 102,046 | 1.2% | 0.65% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 102,677 | 1.11% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 103,288 | 1.64% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 103,874 | 2.42% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 104,464 | 2.6% | 0.57% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 105,071 | 2.53% | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 105,671 | 2.49% | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 106,253 | 2.47% | 0.55% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 106,726 | 2.45% | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 107,020 | 2.41% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 107,203 | 2.34% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 107,400 | 2.22% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 107,570 | 2.12% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 107,460 | 2.04% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 107,078 | 1.96% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 106,609 | 1.87% | -0.44% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 106,095 | 1.79% | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 105,524 | 1.7% | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 105,356 | 1.61% | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 105,567 | 1.55% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 105,669 | 1.52% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 105,704 | 1.89% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 105,490 | 2.08% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 105,042 | 1.96% | -0.42% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 104,597 | 2.02% | -0.42% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 104,175 | 2.02% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 103,744 | 2% | -0.41% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 103,290 | 1.97% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 102,899 | 1.96% | -0.38% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 102,568 | 1.95% | -0.32% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 102,280 | 1.94% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 102,069 | 1.91% | -0.21% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 101,927 | 1.89% | -0.14% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 101,837 | 1.88% | -0.09% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 101,807 | 1.86% | -0.03% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 101,806 | 1.84% | -0.001% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 101,833 | 1.81% | 0.03% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 101,895 | 1.79% | 0.06% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 101,993 | 1.75% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 102,173 | 1.71% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 102,367 | 1.68% | 0.19% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 102,568 | 1.64% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 102,805 | 1.6% | 0.23% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 103,038 | 1.56% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 103,306 | 1.54% | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 103,612 | 1.51% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 103,928 | 1.49% | 0.3% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 104,232 | 1.46% | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 104,502 | 1.41% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 104,744 | 1.37% | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 104,975 | 1.35% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 105,193 | 1.32% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 27.9 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 21.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 3.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 375 ppl/mi² |
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