The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 1,407 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 4.16% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.
Sao Tome and Principe vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
244055
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343323530
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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6.07 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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8.8 seconds
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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10.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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24.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -604 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | 72/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 68,012 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 183,691,481 | 1.02% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 186,537,737 | 1.01% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 189,241,798 | 1.02% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 191,888,791 | 1.07% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 194,302,963 | 1.15% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 196,560,338 | 1.25% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 198,712,056 | 1.41% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 200,706,052 | 1.59% | 1% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 202,676,946 | 1.76% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 205,052,174 | 2.03% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 207,660,677 | 2.2% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 209,896,021 | 2.16% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 211,908,788 | 2.17% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 213,853,928 | 2.26% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 215,973,199 | 2.4% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 218,035,164 | 2.55% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 220,239,425 | 2.68% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 222,584,545 | 2.73% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 225,055,487 | 2.62% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 226,542,250 | 2.38% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 229,465,744 | 2.1% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 231,664,432 | 1.88% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 233,792,014 | 1.83% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 235,824,908 | 1.93% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 237,923,734 | 2.13% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 240,132,831 | 2.29% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 242,288,936 | 2.49% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 244,499,004 | 2.65% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 246,819,222 | 2.6% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 250,131,894 | 2.5% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 253,492,503 | 2.21% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 256,894,189 | 1.92% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 260,255,352 | 1.84% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 263,435,673 | 1.74% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 266,557,091 | 1.63% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 269,667,391 | 1.53% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 272,911,760 | 1.43% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 276,115,288 | 1.32% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 279,294,713 | 1.2% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 282,162,411 | 1.11% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 284,968,955 | 1.64% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 287,625,193 | 2.42% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 290,107,933 | 2.6% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 292,805,298 | 2.53% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 295,516,599 | 2.49% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 298,379,912 | 2.47% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 301,231,207 | 2.45% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 304,093,966 | 2.41% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 306,771,529 | 2.34% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 309,327,143 | 2.22% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 311,583,481 | 2.12% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 313,877,662 | 2.04% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 316,059,947 | 1.96% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 318,386,329 | 1.87% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 320,738,994 | 1.79% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 323,071,755 | 1.7% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 325,122,128 | 1.61% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 326,838,199 | 1.55% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 328,329,953 | 1.52% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 331,526,933 | 1.89% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 331,893,745 | 2.08% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 333,271,411 | 1.96% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 334,914,895 | 2.02% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 340,110,988 | 2.02% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 341,931,772 | 2% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 343,664,369 | 1.97% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 345,331,185 | 1.96% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 346,981,137 | 1.95% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 348,601,982 | 1.94% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 350,176,974 | 1.91% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 351,725,612 | 1.89% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 353,249,060 | 1.88% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 354,749,644 | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 356,234,239 | 1.84% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 357,694,316 | 1.81% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 359,119,002 | 1.79% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 360,517,853 | 1.75% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 361,895,407 | 1.71% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 363,229,908 | 1.68% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 364,512,364 | 1.64% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 365,753,139 | 1.6% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 366,969,419 | 1.56% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 368,146,925 | 1.54% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 369,258,123 | 1.51% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 370,318,770 | 1.49% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 371,328,255 | 1.46% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 372,299,116 | 1.41% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 373,230,539 | 1.37% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 374,119,803 | 1.35% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 374,986,259 | 1.32% | 0.23% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 79.6 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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