Population of Sao Tome and Principe

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date	16 Jun 2024

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The current population of Sao Tome and Principe is 236,841 as of October 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Sao Tome and Principe is projected at 236,381, or 236k, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Sao Tome and Principe is projected at 231,856, or 232k people for the year 2023.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Sao Tome and Principe is ranked 56th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

Sao Tome and Principe population estimates
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	60,426	60,975	1,098	1.801	0.00
1951	61,524	62,050	1,053	1.697	0.00
1952	62,577	63,023	891	1.414	0.00
1953	63,468	63,864	791	1.239	0.00
1954	64,259	64,614	710	1.099	0.00
1955	64,969	65,300	662	1.014	0.00
1956	65,631	65,919	576	0.874	0.00
1957	66,207	66,463	513	0.772	0.00
1958	66,720	66,992	543	0.811	0.00
1959	67,263	67,532	538	0.797	0.00
1960	67,801	68,038	475	0.698	0.00
1961	68,276	68,705	858	1.249	0.00
1962	69,134	69,520	772	1.110	0.00
1963	69,906	70,272	733	1.043	0.00
1964	70,639	70,992	706	0.994	0.00
1965	71,345	71,730	769	1.072	0.00
1966	72,114	72,567	906	1.249	0.00
1967	73,020	73,564	1,088	1.479	0.00
1968	74,108	74,739	1,261	1.687	0.00
1969	75,369	76,059	1,381	1.816	0.00
1970	76,750	77,583	1,666	2.147	0.00
1971	78,416	79,226	1,620	2.045	0.00
1972	80,036	80,835	1,598	1.977	0.00
1973	81,634	82,472	1,676	2.032	0.00
1974	83,310	84,189	1,758	2.088	0.00
1975	85,068	86,037	1,939	2.254	0.00
1976	87,007	88,078	2,142	2.432	0.00
1977	89,149	90,299	2,300	2.547	0.00
1978	91,449	92,659	2,419	2.611	0.00
1979	93,868	95,017	2,299	2.420	0.00
1980	96,167	97,210	2,086	2.146	0.00
1981	98,253	99,170	1,834	1.849	0.00
1982	100,087	100,931	1,689	1.673	0.00
1983	101,776	102,650	1,747	1.702	0.00
1984	103,523	104,497	1,948	1.864	0.00
1985	105,471	106,607	2,272	2.131	0.00
1986	107,743	108,966	2,447	2.246	0.00
1987	110,190	111,610	2,840	2.545	0.00
1988	113,030	114,513	2,966	2.590	0.00
1989	115,996	117,445	2,897	2.467	0.00
1990	118,893	120,343	2,900	2.410	0.00
1991	121,793	123,084	2,582	2.098	0.00
1992	124,375	125,648	2,546	2.026	0.00
1993	126,921	128,182	2,522	1.968	0.00
1994	129,443	130,666	2,446	1.872	0.00
1995	131,889	133,077	2,376	1.785	0.00
1996	134,265	135,412	2,295	1.695	0.00
1997	136,560	137,656	2,192	1.592	0.00
1998	138,752	139,790	2,075	1.484	0.00
1999	140,827	141,808	1,962	1.384	0.00
2000	142,789	143,714	1,849	1.287	0.00
2001	144,638	146,258	3,240	2.215	0.00
2002	147,878	149,841	3,927	2.621	0.00
2003	151,805	153,762	3,913	2.545	0.00
2004	155,718	157,697	3,958	2.510	0.00
2005	159,676	161,680	4,009	2.480	0.00
2006	163,685	165,725	4,079	2.461	0.00
2007	167,764	169,845	4,161	2.450	0.00
2008	171,925	174,004	4,157	2.389	0.00
2009	176,082	178,128	4,092	2.297	0.00
2010	180,174	182,138	3,929	2.157	0.00
2011	184,103	186,044	3,883	2.087	0.00
2012	187,986	189,924	3,877	2.041	0.00
2013	191,863	193,757	3,788	1.955	0.00
2014	195,651	197,497	3,692	1.869	0.00
2015	199,343	201,124	3,561	1.771	0.00
2016	202,904	204,632	3,457	1.689	0.00
2017	206,361	208,036	3,351	1.611	0.00
2018	209,712	211,344	3,264	1.544	0.00
2019	212,976	214,599	3,246	1.513	0.00
2020	216,222	218,641	4,838	2.213	0.00
2021	221,060	223,107	4,095	1.835	0.00

Sao Tome and Principe population projections
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2022	225,155	227,380	4,449	1.957	0.00
2023	229,604	231,856	4,503	1.942	0.00
2024	234,107	236,381	4,549	1.924	0.00
2025	238,656	240,979	4,646	1.928	0.00
2026	243,302	245,664	4,724	1.923	0.00
2027	248,026	250,413	4,774	1.907	0.00
2028	252,800	255,223	4,846	1.899	0.00
2029	257,646	260,101	4,911	1.888	0.00
2030	262,557	265,036	4,957	1.870	0.00
2031	267,514	270,026	5,024	1.861	0.00
2032	272,538	275,089	5,102	1.855	0.00
2033	277,640	280,216	5,151	1.838	0.00
2034	282,791	285,383	5,184	1.817	0.00
2035	287,975	290,575	5,200	1.790	0.00
2036	293,175	295,789	5,228	1.768	0.00
2037	298,403	301,024	5,242	1.741	0.00
2038	303,645	306,261	5,232	1.708	0.00
2039	308,877	311,490	5,226	1.678	0.00
2040	314,103	316,692	5,178	1.635	0.00
2041	319,281	321,857	5,152	1.601	0.00
2042	324,433	326,985	5,104	1.561	0.00
2043	329,537	332,079	5,084	1.531	0.00
2044	334,621	337,139	5,035	1.493	0.00
2045	339,656	342,154	4,997	1.460	0.00
2046	344,653	347,130	4,954	1.427	0.00
2047	349,607	352,075	4,935	1.402	0.00
2048	354,542	356,975	4,866	1.363	0.00
2049	359,408	361,833	4,850	1.340	0.00
2050	364,258	366,663	4,810	1.312	0.00
2051	369,068	371,464	4,793	1.290	0.00
2052	373,861	376,250	4,778	1.270	0.00
2053	378,639	381,014	4,751	1.247	0.00
2054	383,390	385,738	4,695	1.217	0.00
2055	388,085	390,400	4,630	1.186	0.00
2056	392,715	395,016	4,602	1.165	0.00
2057	397,317	399,603	4,573	1.144	0.00
2058	401,890	404,147	4,513	1.117	0.00
2059	406,403	408,638	4,470	1.094	0.00
2060	410,873	413,089	4,431	1.073	0.00
2061	415,304	417,505	4,403	1.055	0.00
2062	419,707	421,873	4,333	1.027	0.00
2063	424,040	426,193	4,307	1.011	0.00
2064	428,347	430,463	4,232	0.983	0.00
2065	432,579	434,685	4,212	0.969	0.00
2066	436,791	438,872	4,162	0.948	0.00
2067	440,953	443,000	4,095	0.924	0.00
2068	445,048	447,071	4,046	0.905	0.00
2069	449,094	451,075	3,963	0.879	0.00
2070	453,057	455,006	3,898	0.857	0.00
2071	456,955	458,882	3,855	0.840	0.00
2072	460,810	462,690	3,759	0.812	0.00
2073	464,569	466,421	3,703	0.794	0.00
2074	468,272	470,063	3,582	0.762	0.00
2075	471,854	473,599	3,489	0.737	0.00
2076	475,343	477,050	3,414	0.716	0.00
2077	478,757	480,430	3,346	0.696	0.00
2078	482,103	483,721	3,235	0.669	0.00
2079	485,338	486,909	3,143	0.646	0.00
2080	488,481	490,017	3,073	0.627	0.00
2081	491,554	493,030	2,952	0.599	0.00
2082	494,506	495,921	2,829	0.570	0.00
2083	497,335	498,709	2,748	0.551	0.00
2084	500,083	501,411	2,656	0.530	0.00
2085	502,739	504,002	2,527	0.501	0.00
2086	505,266	506,475	2,418	0.477	0.00
2087	507,684	508,849	2,329	0.458	0.00
2088	510,013	511,130	2,233	0.437	0.00
2089	512,246	513,309	2,127	0.414	0.00
2090	514,373	515,410	2,075	0.403	0.00
2091	516,448	517,423	1,949	0.377	0.00
2092	518,397	519,331	1,868	0.360	0.00
2093	520,265	521,154	1,779	0.341	0.01
2094	522,044	522,899	1,711	0.327	0.01
2095	523,755	524,555	1,600	0.305	0.01
2096	525,355	526,142	1,574	0.299	0.01
2097	526,929	527,664	1,470	0.279	0.01
2098	528,399	529,102	1,407	0.266	0.01
2099	529,806	530,471	1,330	0.251	0.01
2100	531,136	531,758	1,244	0.234	0.01