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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Sao Tome	Vatican	Sao Tome	Vatican
1960	68,012	-	-	-
1961	68,707	-	1.02%	-
1962	69,403	-	1.01%	-
1963	70,112	-	1.02%	-
1964	70,865	-	1.07%	-
1965	71,680	-	1.15%	-
1966	72,576	-	1.25%	-
1967	73,596	-	1.41%	-
1968	74,765	-	1.59%	-
1969	76,083	-	1.76%	-
1970	77,626	-	2.03%	-
1971	79,330	-	2.2%	-
1972	81,041	-	2.16%	-
1973	82,798	-	2.17%	-
1974	84,672	-	2.26%	-
1975	86,708	-	2.4%	-
1976	88,922	-	2.55%	-
1977	91,301	-	2.68%	-
1978	93,794	-	2.73%	-
1979	96,252	-	2.62%	-
1980	98,544	-	2.38%	-
1981	100,615	-	2.1%	-
1982	102,508	-	1.88%	-
1983	104,380	-	1.83%	-
1984	106,394	-	1.93%	-
1985	108,658	-	2.13%	-
1986	111,150	-	2.29%	-
1987	113,919	-	2.49%	-
1988	116,939	-	2.65%	-
1989	119,979	-	2.6%	-
1990	122,980	-	2.5%	-
1991	125,697	-	2.21%	-
1992	128,110	-	1.92%	-
1993	130,467	-	1.84%	-
1994	132,732	-	1.74%	-
1995	134,895	-	1.63%	-
1996	136,962	-	1.53%	-
1997	138,922	-	1.43%	-
1998	140,751	-	1.32%	-
1999	142,442	-	1.2%	-
2000	144,018	880	1.11%	-
2001	146,375	890	1.64%	1.14%
2002	149,922	900	2.42%	1.12%
2003	153,814	911	2.6%	1.22%
2004	157,705	921	2.53%	1.1%
2005	161,639	921	2.49%	0%
2006	165,638	932	2.47%	1.19%
2007	169,700	821	2.45%	-11.9%
2008	173,793	824	2.41%	0.37%
2009	177,853	826	2.34%	0.24%
2010	181,802	829	2.22%	0.36%
2011	185,649	832	2.12%	0.36%
2012	189,439	836	2.04%	0.48%
2013	193,148	839	1.96%	0.36%
2014	196,767	842	1.87%	0.36%
2015	200,291	1,000	1.79%	18.8%
2016	203,689	-	1.7%	0%
2017	206,970	1,000	1.61%	0%
2018	210,187	-	1.55%	0%
2019	213,392	1,000	1.52%	0%
2020	217,435	987	1.89%	-1.29%
2021	221,961	970	2.08%	-1.68%
2022	226,305	944	1.96%	-2.66%
2023	230,871	922	2.02%	-2.34%
2024	235,536	933	2.02%	1.2%
2025	240,251	939	2%	0.59%
2026	244,987	952	1.97%	1.37%
2027	249,783	974	1.96%	2.32%
2028	254,657	985	1.95%	1.13%
2029	259,597	983	1.94%	-0.19%
2030	264,560	976	1.91%	-0.75%
2031	269,566	968	1.89%	-0.75%
2032	274,643	968	1.88%	0%
2033	279,761	988	1.86%	2.09%
2034	284,911	992	1.84%	0.37%
2035	290,082	1,000	1.81%	0.74%
2036	295,269	998	1.79%	-0.18%
2037	300,439	1,003	1.75%	0.55%
2038	305,590	1,022	1.71%	1.83%
2039	310,729	1,060	1.68%	3.78%
2040	315,833	1,095	1.64%	3.3%
2041	320,875	1,127	1.6%	2.86%
2042	325,888	1,149	1.56%	1.96%
2043	330,908	1,169	1.54%	1.76%
2044	335,919	1,186	1.51%	1.42%
2045	340,911	1,209	1.49%	2.02%
2046	345,883	1,224	1.46%	1.22%
2047	350,758	1,248	1.41%	1.95%
2048	355,569	1,272	1.37%	1.92%
2049	360,353	1,296	1.35%	1.88%
2050	365,103	1,325	1.32%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Sao Tome and Principe increased by 38,051 people (a 23% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Sao Tome and Principe gained 41,350 (a 20.3% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th most populous country in 2006 and is 176th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.