The latest officially reported population of Sao Tome and Principe was 235,536 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Sao Tome and Principe's population is 244,055 people compared to 37,592,263 in Uzbekistan.
Population statistics:
- Uzbekistan's population is 154 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Sao Tome and Principe is ranked the 176th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
- The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe vs 0.45% for Uzbekistan.
- For the last 10 years, Sao Tome and Principe has had an average growth rate of +1.82% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Sao Tome and Principe has increased from 162K people to 244K (51% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.4M to 37.6M (42.6% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people compared to the peak of 74.3M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.
Sao Tome and Principe vs Uzbekistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
244055
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37592263
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| Population rank | 176/197 | 42/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.45% |
| One net population change |
1.88 hours
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44.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.35 hours
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33.4 seconds
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| One death every |
6.81 hours
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2.38 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 hours
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1.24 hours
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| Annual migration change | -604 | -7,066 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +1,944 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,665 | +709,552 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.02% | +1.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 52/197 | 54/197 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Uzbekistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 68,012 | 8,209,109 | - | - |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 8,517,711 | 1.02% | 3.76% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 8,854,368 | 1.01% | 3.95% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 9,202,246 | 1.02% | 3.93% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 9,557,611 | 1.07% | 3.86% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 9,921,681 | 1.15% | 3.81% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 10,289,294 | 1.25% | 3.71% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 10,659,180 | 1.41% | 3.59% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 11,032,155 | 1.59% | 3.5% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 11,403,150 | 1.76% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 11,762,638 | 2.03% | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 12,111,511 | 2.2% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 12,465,106 | 2.16% | 2.92% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 12,831,047 | 2.17% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 13,209,011 | 2.26% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 13,598,521 | 2.4% | 2.95% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 13,998,620 | 2.55% | 2.94% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 14,408,822 | 2.68% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 14,816,349 | 2.73% | 2.83% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 15,215,587 | 2.62% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 15,619,936 | 2.38% | 2.66% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 16,035,032 | 2.1% | 2.66% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 16,462,736 | 1.88% | 2.67% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 16,908,400 | 1.83% | 2.71% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 17,378,846 | 1.93% | 2.78% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 17,875,339 | 2.13% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 18,395,621 | 2.29% | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 18,930,070 | 2.49% | 2.91% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 19,460,630 | 2.65% | 2.8% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 19,977,183 | 2.6% | 2.65% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 20,464,956 | 2.5% | 2.44% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 20,962,910 | 2.21% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 21,485,090 | 1.92% | 2.49% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 21,987,955 | 1.84% | 2.34% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 22,463,291 | 1.74% | 2.16% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 22,917,589 | 1.63% | 2.02% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 23,351,981 | 1.53% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 23,758,960 | 1.43% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 24,134,929 | 1.32% | 1.58% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 24,476,008 | 1.2% | 1.41% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 24,787,054 | 1.11% | 1.27% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 25,090,283 | 1.64% | 1.22% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 25,399,980 | 2.42% | 1.23% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 25,711,259 | 2.6% | 1.23% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 26,029,350 | 2.53% | 1.24% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 26,356,975 | 2.49% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 26,699,043 | 2.47% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 27,076,008 | 2.45% | 1.41% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 27,494,774 | 2.41% | 1.55% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 27,939,328 | 2.34% | 1.62% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 28,385,506 | 2.22% | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 28,823,196 | 2.12% | 1.54% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 29,261,903 | 2.04% | 1.52% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 29,724,065 | 1.96% | 1.58% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 30,222,994 | 1.87% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 30,749,346 | 1.79% | 1.74% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 31,284,568 | 1.7% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 31,819,178 | 1.61% | 1.71% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 32,373,490 | 1.55% | 1.74% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 32,964,701 | 1.52% | 1.83% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 33,586,372 | 1.89% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 34,243,696 | 2.08% | 1.96% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 34,938,955 | 1.96% | 2.03% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 35,652,307 | 2.02% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 36,361,859 | 2.02% | 1.99% |
| 2025 | 240,251 | 37,053,425 | 2% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 244,987 | 37,724,224 | 1.97% | 1.81% |
| 2027 | 249,783 | 38,376,104 | 1.96% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 254,657 | 39,010,995 | 1.95% | 1.65% |
| 2029 | 259,597 | 39,634,353 | 1.94% | 1.6% |
| 2030 | 264,560 | 40,248,246 | 1.91% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 269,566 | 40,850,310 | 1.89% | 1.5% |
| 2032 | 274,643 | 41,442,243 | 1.88% | 1.45% |
| 2033 | 279,761 | 42,026,366 | 1.86% | 1.41% |
| 2034 | 284,911 | 42,603,253 | 1.84% | 1.37% |
| 2035 | 290,082 | 43,175,104 | 1.81% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 295,269 | 43,744,382 | 1.79% | 1.32% |
| 2037 | 300,439 | 44,313,638 | 1.75% | 1.3% |
| 2038 | 305,590 | 44,885,866 | 1.71% | 1.29% |
| 2039 | 310,729 | 45,461,988 | 1.68% | 1.28% |
| 2040 | 315,833 | 46,044,151 | 1.64% | 1.28% |
| 2041 | 320,875 | 46,636,742 | 1.6% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 325,888 | 47,240,035 | 1.56% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 330,908 | 47,851,671 | 1.54% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 335,919 | 48,470,624 | 1.51% | 1.29% |
| 2045 | 340,911 | 49,096,060 | 1.49% | 1.29% |
| 2046 | 345,883 | 49,724,395 | 1.46% | 1.28% |
| 2047 | 350,758 | 50,351,710 | 1.41% | 1.26% |
| 2048 | 355,569 | 50,975,927 | 1.37% | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 360,353 | 51,596,108 | 1.35% | 1.22% |
| 2050 | 365,103 | 52,210,749 | 1.32% | 1.19% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,392,371 people (a 16.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Sao Tome and Principe gained 43,764 (a 21.9% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,842,917 (a 22.3% growth).
Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2005 and is 176th in 2025. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2005 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.9% to 52,210,749 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.
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Population differences between Sao Tome and Principe and Uzbekistan
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| Life expectancy | 70.1 years | 72.7 years |
| Average age | 25.1 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 20.3 years | 27.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.64 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 213.7 ppl/mi² |
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