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

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The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 240,254 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 247,495 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 31.5 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 166K people to 247K (49.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

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

Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
2100 538,656 10,041,228
2099 537,257 10,070,007
2098 535,715 10,097,571
2097 534,052 10,123,813
2096 532,281 10,148,560
2095 530,505 10,172,371
2094 528,585 10,194,567
2093 526,572 10,215,533
2092 524,436 10,235,132
2091 522,255 10,253,189
2090 519,929 10,270,414
2089 517,542 10,285,963
2088 515,028 10,300,439
2087 512,499 10,313,629
2086 509,949 10,325,212
2085 507,271 10,335,299
2084 504,516 10,343,821
2083 501,611 10,350,710
2082 498,655 10,356,526
2081 495,622 10,360,689
2080 492,416 10,363,394
2079 489,178 10,364,229
2078 485,864 10,363,113
2077 482,385 10,360,467
2076 478,877 10,356,079
2075 475,315 10,349,863
2074 471,700 10,342,496
2073 468,051 10,333,532
2072 464,286 10,322,776
2071 460,447 10,310,748
2070 456,490 10,297,702
2069 452,388 10,283,723
2068 448,306 10,268,779
2067 444,092 10,252,681
2066 439,773 10,235,535
2065 435,502 10,217,603
2064 431,068 10,198,228
2063 426,645 10,177,447
2062 422,127 10,155,121
2061 417,629 10,131,160
2060 413,061 10,105,616
2059 408,522 10,077,893
2058 403,970 10,047,185
2057 399,359 10,013,846
2056 394,790 9,977,699
2055 390,100 9,938,273
2054 385,416 9,895,840
2053 380,685 9,849,324
2052 375,964 9,799,331
2051 371,143 9,745,673
2050 366,347 9,688,197
2049 361,542 9,627,119
2048 356,694 9,562,502
2047 351,813 9,494,734
2046 346,841 9,423,990
2045 341,791 9,350,870
2044 336,747 9,275,707
2043 331,669 9,199,229
2042 326,608 9,121,705
2041 321,551 9,043,208
2040 316,415 8,964,374
2039 311,237 8,885,167
2038 306,029 8,805,836
2037 300,834 8,726,399
2036 295,584 8,646,796
2035 290,361 8,567,354
2034 285,145 8,487,651
2033 279,952 8,407,327
2032 274,798 8,326,172
2031 269,704 8,243,436
2030 264,687 8,158,380
2029 259,670 8,065,431
2028 254,717 7,964,546
2027 249,827 7,856,302
2026 245,033 7,740,924
2025 240,254 7,618,847
2024 235,536 7,494,498
2023 230,871 7,364,438
2022 226,305 7,230,193
2021 221,961 7,092,043
2020 217,435 6,949,912
2019 213,392 6,803,944
2018 210,187 6,655,524
2017 206,970 6,507,061
2016 203,689 6,360,041
2015 200,291 6,215,770
2014 196,767 6,075,283
2013 193,148 5,939,341
2012 189,439 5,808,546
2011 185,649 5,683,417
2010 181,802 5,564,356
2009 177,853 5,451,592
2008 173,793 5,345,029
2007 169,700 5,244,046
2006 165,638 5,147,105
2005 161,639 5,052,257
2004 157,705 4,958,093
2003 153,814 4,863,865
2002 149,922 4,769,465
2001 146,375 4,675,409
2000 144,018 4,582,677
1999 142,442 4,492,170
1998 140,751 4,410,507
1997 138,922 4,336,730
1996 136,962 4,263,819
1995 134,895 4,191,203
1994 132,732 4,116,662
1993 130,467 4,032,407
1992 128,110 3,944,689
1991 125,697 3,855,894
1990 122,980 3,760,562
1989 119,979 3,662,459
1988 116,939 3,559,363
1987 113,919 3,452,731
1986 111,150 3,347,809
1985 108,658 3,247,534
1984 106,394 3,154,079
1983 104,380 3,067,534
1982 102,508 2,985,557
1981 100,615 2,907,187
1980 98,544 2,832,203
1979 96,252 2,760,358
1978 93,794 2,691,088
1977 91,301 2,623,948
1976 88,922 2,558,521
1975 86,708 2,494,570
1974 84,672 2,432,028
1973 82,798 2,370,919
1972 81,041 2,311,430
1971 79,330 2,253,119
1970 77,626 2,195,616
1969 76,083 2,139,024
1968 74,765 2,083,069
1967 73,596 2,027,403
1966 72,576 1,971,737
1965 71,680 1,915,916
1964 70,865 1,859,997
1963 70,112 1,804,272
1962 69,403 1,749,214
1961 68,707 1,695,400
1960 68,012 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,806 people (a 21.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Sao Tome and Principe's population will grow by 48% to 366,347 people with a rank change from 176th to 175th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 539K people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
2100 0.26% -0.29%
2099 0.29% -0.27%
2098 0.31% -0.26%
2097 0.33% -0.24%
2096 0.33% -0.23%
2095 0.36% -0.22%
2094 0.38% -0.21%
2093 0.41% -0.19%
2092 0.42% -0.18%
2091 0.45% -0.17%
2090 0.46% -0.15%
2089 0.49% -0.14%
2088 0.49% -0.13%
2087 0.5% -0.11%
2086 0.53% -0.1%
2085 0.55% -0.08%
2084 0.58% -0.07%
2083 0.59% -0.06%
2082 0.61% -0.04%
2081 0.65% -0.03%
2080 0.66% -0.008%
2079 0.68% 0.01%
2078 0.72% 0.03%
2077 0.73% 0.04%
2076 0.75% 0.06%
2075 0.77% 0.07%
2074 0.78% 0.09%
2073 0.81% 0.1%
2072 0.83% 0.12%
2071 0.87% 0.13%
2070 0.91% 0.14%
2069 0.91% 0.15%
2068 0.95% 0.16%
2067 0.98% 0.17%
2066 0.98% 0.18%
2065 1.03% 0.19%
2064 1.04% 0.2%
2063 1.07% 0.22%
2062 1.08% 0.24%
2061 1.11% 0.25%
2060 1.11% 0.28%
2059 1.13% 0.31%
2058 1.15% 0.33%
2057 1.16% 0.36%
2056 1.2% 0.4%
2055 1.22% 0.43%
2054 1.24% 0.47%
2053 1.26% 0.51%
2052 1.3% 0.55%
2051 1.31% 0.59%
2050 1.33% 0.63%
2049 1.36% 0.68%
2048 1.39% 0.71%
2047 1.43% 0.75%
2046 1.48% 0.78%
2045 1.5% 0.81%
2044 1.53% 0.83%
2043 1.55% 0.85%
2042 1.57% 0.87%
2041 1.62% 0.88%
2040 1.66% 0.89%
2039 1.7% 0.9%
2038 1.73% 0.91%
2037 1.78% 0.92%
2036 1.8% 0.93%
2035 1.83% 0.94%
2034 1.85% 0.96%
2033 1.88% 0.97%
2032 1.89% 1%
2031 1.9% 1.04%
2030 1.93% 1.15%
2029 1.94% 1.27%
2028 1.96% 1.38%
2027 1.96% 1.49%
2026 1.99% 1.6%
2025 2% 1.66%
2024 2.02% 1.77%
2023 2.02% 1.86%
2022 1.96% 1.95%
2021 2.08% 2.05%
2020 1.89% 2.15%
2019 1.52% 2.23%
2018 1.55% 2.28%
2017 1.61% 2.31%
2016 1.7% 2.32%
2015 1.79% 2.31%
2014 1.87% 2.29%
2013 1.96% 2.25%
2012 2.04% 2.2%
2011 2.12% 2.14%
2010 2.22% 2.07%
2009 2.34% 1.99%
2008 2.41% 1.93%
2007 2.45% 1.88%
2006 2.47% 1.88%
2005 2.49% 1.9%
2004 2.53% 1.94%
2003 2.6% 1.98%
2002 2.42% 2.01%
2001 1.64% 2.02%
2000 1.11% 2.01%
1999 1.2% 1.85%
1998 1.32% 1.7%
1997 1.43% 1.71%
1996 1.53% 1.73%
1995 1.63% 1.81%
1994 1.74% 2.09%
1993 1.84% 2.22%
1992 1.92% 2.3%
1991 2.21% 2.54%
1990 2.5% 2.68%
1989 2.6% 2.9%
1988 2.65% 3.09%
1987 2.49% 3.13%
1986 2.29% 3.09%
1985 2.13% 2.96%
1984 1.93% 2.82%
1983 1.83% 2.75%
1982 1.88% 2.7%
1981 2.1% 2.65%
1980 2.38% 2.6%
1979 2.62% 2.57%
1978 2.73% 2.56%
1977 2.68% 2.56%
1976 2.55% 2.56%
1975 2.4% 2.57%
1974 2.26% 2.58%
1973 2.17% 2.57%
1972 2.16% 2.59%
1971 2.2% 2.62%
1970 2.03% 2.65%
1969 1.76% 2.69%
1968 1.59% 2.75%
1967 1.41% 2.82%
1966 1.25% 2.91%
1965 1.15% 3.01%
1964 1.07% 3.09%
1963 1.02% 3.15%
1962 1.01% 3.17%
1961 1.02% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Sao Tome and Principe grew by 2%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
Current population
247495
7800189
Population rank 176/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.09%
One net population change
1.86 hours
4.24 minutes
One birth every
1.32 hours
3.35 minutes
One death every
6.73 hours
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +341
Annual growth/decline +4,718 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +2% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 63/197
One migration net change every
13.5 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -650 +13,268
Net migration rank 90/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,955 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 194/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 162/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -650 - 13,268
2024 5,315 -604 112,942 14,646
2023 5,221 -592 117,529 15,005
2022 5,102 -592 121,814 14,141
2021 4,954 -782 122,721 17,617
2020 4,874 0 124,014 19,913
2019 4,932 -1,716 128,275 19,735
2018 4,957 -1,757 129,537 19,293
2017 5,007 -1,779 131,417 16,678
2016 5,125 -1,793 132,581 13,365
2015 5,269 -1,809 132,663 9,936
2014 5,381 -1,801 129,677 8,696
2013 5,449 -1,787 126,217 7,287
2012 5,501 -1,739 120,957 7,125
2011 5,445 -1,616 115,197 6,992
2010 5,391 -1,529 109,318 6,621
2009 5,349 -1,328 102,931 6,656
2008 5,297 -1,203 96,815 6,734
2007 5,226 -1,127 92,038 6,388
2006 5,057 -1,031 87,840 7,613
2005 4,897 -941 83,968 10,263
2004 4,810 -894 79,850 14,242
2003 4,702 -816 76,737 17,625
2002 4,591 -690 75,639 18,803
2001 4,471 -1,289 76,682 16,982
2000 4,334 -2,798 76,875 14,925
1999 4,221 -2,594 76,362 12,859
1998 4,120 -2,364 77,342 -3,239
1997 4,041 -2,153 79,045 -5,600
1996 3,993 -1,974 80,996 -8,627
1995 3,948 -1,829 86,289 -13,423
1994 3,860 -1,644 89,319 -13,094
1993 3,841 -1,527 92,596 -312
1992 3,822 -1,432 96,668 -13,517
1991 3,801 -1,362 99,297 -4,864
1990 3,719 -727 101,099 -4,864
1989 3,576 -571 103,553 -3,576
1988 3,544 -465 104,802 1,408
1987 3,440 -470 103,885 3,161
1986 3,180 -614 100,930 1,878
1985 3,242 -828 95,890 1,861
1984 3,163 -1,041 90,591 -1,427
1983 3,100 -1,203 85,183 -1,264
1982 3,047 -1,203 80,989 -961
1981 3,015 -1,067 77,829 -1,102
1980 2,965 -770 74,394 -1,152
1979 2,893 -491 71,135 -677
1978 2,800 -279 68,437 -350
1977 2,705 -255 66,318 -132
1976 2,608 -302 64,513 160
1975 2,515 -392 62,681 550
1974 2,422 -474 60,925 924
1973 2,329 -525 59,169 1,194
1972 2,232 -517 57,326 1,293
1971 2,127 -430 56,666 1,348
1970 1,980 -279 55,617 1,376
1969 1,862 -469 54,791 1,397
1968 1,767 -520 54,324 1,401
1967 1,693 -606 54,209 1,397
1966 1,642 -688 54,353 1,377
1965 1,611 -765 54,558 1,366
1964 1,600 -819 54,574 1,340
1963 1,609 -886 54,203 1,332
1962 1,625 -927 53,248 1,337
1961 1,657 -960 51,659 1,372
1960 1,547 -860 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 81.6% of the population change in Sao Tome and Principe is from natural causes (a gain of 50,756 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 11,424 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 1,955 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Sao Tome and Principe, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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