Male population — all countries

Male population — Sao Tome and Principe

Male population in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 119,369 people. Ranked 181 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 212.2%.

2025 119,369 people +1.96% vs 2024
World rank 181of 217
Period maximum 119,369 people2025
Period minimum 38,236 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38,236 people1962: 38,440 people1964: 38,522 people1966: 38,795 people1968: 39,373 people1970: 40,396 people1972: 41,904 people1974: 43,520 people1976: 45,487 people1978: 47,823 people1980: 50,026 people1982: 51,695 people1984: 53,356 people1986: 55,541 people1988: 58,319 people1990: 61,209 people1992: 63,701 people1994: 65,992 people1996: 68,094 people1998: 69,975 people2000: 71,585 people2002: 74,500 people2004: 78,425 people2006: 82,418 people2008: 86,517 people2010: 90,535 people2012: 94,400 people2014: 98,084 people2016: 101,540 people2018: 104,760 people2020: 108,302 people2022: 112,605 people2024: 117,078 people2025: 119,369 people
Change over the period: +81,133 (+212.19%) Average annual rate: 1.77 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 119,369 people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Middle Africa computed 109M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.66B people
Male population — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 119,369 +2,291 +1.96%
2024 117,078 +2,261 +1.97%
2023 114,817 +2,212 +1.96%
2022 112,605 +2,108 +1.91%
2021 110,497 +2,195 +2.03%
2020 108,302 +1,968 +1.85%
2019 106,334 +1,574 +1.5%
2018 104,760 +1,590 +1.54%
2017 103,170 +1,630 +1.61%
2016 101,540 +1,693 +1.7%
2015 99,847 +1,763 +1.8%
2014 98,084 +1,816 +1.89%
2013 96,268 +1,868 +1.98%
2012 94,400 +1,922 +2.08%
2011 92,478 +1,943 +2.15%
2010 90,535 +1,978 +2.23%
2009 88,557 +2,040 +2.36%
2008 86,517 +2,057 +2.44%
2007 84,460 +2,042 +2.48%
2006 82,418 +2,012 +2.5%
2005 80,406 +1,981 +2.53%
2004 78,425 +1,960 +2.56%
2003 76,465 +1,965 +2.64%
2002 74,500 +1,763 +2.42%
2001 72,737 +1,152 +1.61%
2000 71,585 +776 +1.1%
1999 70,809 +834 +1.19%
1998 69,975 +906 +1.31%
1997 69,069 +975 +1.43%
1996 68,094 +1,030 +1.54%
1995 67,064 +1,072 +1.62%
1994 65,992 +1,123 +1.73%
1993 64,869 +1,168 +1.83%
1992 63,701 +1,187 +1.9%
1991 62,514 +1,305 +2.13%
1990 61,209 +1,431 +2.39%
1989 59,778 +1,459 +2.5%
1988 58,319 +1,454 +2.56%
1987 56,865 +1,324 +2.38%
1986 55,541 +1,163 +2.14%
1985 54,378 +1,022 +1.92%
1984 53,356 +873 +1.66%
1983 52,483 +788 +1.52%
1982 51,695 +786 +1.54%
1981 50,909 +883 +1.77%
1980 50,026 +1,040 +2.12%
1979 48,986 +1,163 +2.43%
1978 47,823 +1,199 +2.57%
1977 46,624 +1,137 +2.5%
1976 45,487 +1,036 +2.33%
1975 44,451 +931 +2.14%
1974 43,520 +840 +1.97%
1973 42,680 +776 +1.85%
1972 41,904 +758 +1.84%
1971 41,146 +750 +1.86%
1970 40,396 +602 +1.51%
1969 39,794 +421 +1.07%
1968 39,373 +334 +0.86%
1967 39,039 +244 +0.63%
1966 38,795 +164 +0.42%
1965 38,631 +109 +0.28%
1964 38,522 +60 +0.16%
1963 38,462 +22 +0.06%
1962 38,440 −6 −0.02%
1961 38,446 +210 +0.55%
1960 38,236

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.