The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 12,402,051 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Tunisia's population is 50.8 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
- Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.9% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people compared to the peak of 13.1M people in 2051 for Tunisia.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
244055
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12402051
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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3.13 minutes
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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7.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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34.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -604 | -15,221 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +210 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | +76,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | 125/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 68,012 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 4,316,278 | 1.02% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 4,369,136 | 1.01% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 4,427,131 | 1.02% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 4,489,869 | 1.07% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 4,561,385 | 1.15% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 4,652,287 | 1.25% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 4,760,970 | 1.41% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 4,879,899 | 1.59% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 5,004,697 | 1.76% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 5,131,396 | 2.03% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 5,261,658 | 2.2% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 5,396,557 | 2.16% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 5,537,242 | 2.17% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 5,684,674 | 2.26% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 5,839,262 | 2.4% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 5,996,994 | 2.55% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 6,155,931 | 2.68% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 6,309,390 | 2.73% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 6,456,419 | 2.62% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 6,606,195 | 2.38% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 6,758,284 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 6,908,642 | 1.88% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 7,053,800 | 1.83% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 7,220,044 | 1.93% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 7,409,903 | 2.13% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 7,600,301 | 2.29% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 7,789,987 | 2.49% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 7,974,440 | 2.65% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 8,151,660 | 2.6% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 8,324,509 | 2.5% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 8,501,827 | 2.21% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 8,682,512 | 1.92% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 8,857,910 | 1.84% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 9,018,448 | 1.74% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 9,161,258 | 1.63% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 9,294,432 | 1.53% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 9,421,270 | 1.43% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 9,541,667 | 1.32% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 9,655,963 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 9,764,935 | 1.11% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 9,869,677 | 1.64% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 9,971,515 | 2.42% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 10,071,632 | 2.6% | 1% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 10,166,163 | 2.53% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 10,255,472 | 2.49% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 10,346,410 | 2.47% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 10,441,702 | 2.45% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 10,542,635 | 2.41% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 10,650,681 | 2.34% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 10,765,980 | 2.22% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 10,886,035 | 2.12% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 11,009,647 | 2.04% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 11,141,361 | 1.96% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 11,274,288 | 1.87% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 11,402,264 | 1.79% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 11,528,674 | 1.7% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 11,650,498 | 1.61% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 11,765,514 | 1.55% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 11,875,081 | 1.52% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 11,974,057 | 1.89% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 12,048,622 | 2.08% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 12,119,334 | 1.96% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 12,200,431 | 2.02% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 12,277,109 | 2.02% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 12,348,580 | 2% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 12,415,147 | 1.97% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 12,476,105 | 1.96% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 12,531,994 | 1.95% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 12,582,709 | 1.94% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 12,628,154 | 1.91% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 12,669,925 | 1.89% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 12,709,155 | 1.88% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 12,746,538 | 1.86% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 12,781,017 | 1.84% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 12,812,275 | 1.81% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 12,842,495 | 1.79% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 12,872,063 | 1.75% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 12,900,190 | 1.71% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 12,927,314 | 1.68% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 12,953,871 | 1.64% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 12,979,696 | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 13,005,242 | 1.56% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 13,030,307 | 1.54% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 13,054,103 | 1.51% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 13,076,097 | 1.49% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 13,095,748 | 1.46% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 13,113,228 | 1.41% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 13,127,662 | 1.37% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 13,138,151 | 1.35% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 13,145,144 | 1.32% | 0.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,146,792 people (a 11.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 999,787 (a 8.77% growth).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2005 and ranked 80th 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.99% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 80th to 89th.
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 76.9 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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