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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Tonga	Sao Tome	Tonga
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 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.