Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Sao Tome and Principe

Population aged 15–64 in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 140,789 people. Ranked 181 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 226%.

2025 140,789 people +2.58% vs 2024
World rank 181of 217
Period maximum 140,789 people2025
Period minimum 37,770 people1969

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43,186 people1962: 41,360 people1964: 39,489 people1966: 38,320 people1968: 37,817 people1970: 38,227 people1972: 40,134 people1974: 42,136 people1976: 44,457 people1978: 47,182 people1980: 49,910 people1982: 52,209 people1984: 54,413 people1986: 56,582 people1988: 59,339 people1990: 62,380 people1992: 64,831 people1994: 67,274 people1996: 69,977 people1998: 73,010 people2000: 76,285 people2002: 80,244 people2004: 84,901 people2006: 89,505 people2008: 94,035 people2010: 98,631 people2012: 103,140 people2014: 107,066 people2016: 111,415 people2018: 116,248 people2020: 122,254 people2022: 129,820 people2024: 137,250 people2025: 140,789 people
Change over the period: +97,603 (+226.01%) Average annual rate: 1.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Sao Tome and Principe 140,789 people
World 5.36B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 745M people
Middle Africa computed 115M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.13B people
Population aged 15–64 — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 140,789 +3,539 +2.58%
2024 137,250 +3,686 +2.76%
2023 133,564 +3,744 +2.88%
2022 129,820 +3,712 +2.94%
2021 126,108 +3,854 +3.15%
2020 122,254 +3,385 +2.85%
2019 118,869 +2,621 +2.25%
2018 116,248 +2,473 +2.17%
2017 113,775 +2,360 +2.12%
2016 111,415 +2,240 +2.05%
2015 109,175 +2,109 +1.97%
2014 107,066 +1,995 +1.9%
2013 105,071 +1,931 +1.87%
2012 103,140 +2,146 +2.12%
2011 100,994 +2,363 +2.4%
2010 98,631 +2,320 +2.41%
2009 96,311 +2,276 +2.42%
2008 94,035 +2,256 +2.46%
2007 91,779 +2,274 +2.54%
2006 89,505 +2,303 +2.64%
2005 87,202 +2,301 +2.71%
2004 84,901 +2,304 +2.79%
2003 82,597 +2,353 +2.93%
2002 80,244 +2,165 +2.77%
2001 78,079 +1,794 +2.35%
2000 76,285 +1,646 +2.21%
1999 74,639 +1,629 +2.23%
1998 73,010 +1,564 +2.19%
1997 71,446 +1,469 +2.1%
1996 69,977 +1,387 +2.02%
1995 68,590 +1,316 +1.96%
1994 67,274 +1,252 +1.9%
1993 66,022 +1,191 +1.84%
1992 64,831 +1,131 +1.78%
1991 63,700 +1,320 +2.12%
1990 62,380 +1,524 +2.5%
1989 60,856 +1,517 +2.56%
1988 59,339 +1,468 +2.54%
1987 57,871 +1,289 +2.28%
1986 56,582 +1,060 +1.91%
1985 55,522 +1,109 +2.04%
1984 54,413 +1,172 +2.2%
1983 53,241 +1,032 +1.98%
1982 52,209 +1,074 +2.1%
1981 51,135 +1,225 +2.45%
1980 49,910 +1,327 +2.73%
1979 48,583 +1,401 +2.97%
1978 47,182 +1,402 +3.06%
1977 45,780 +1,323 +2.98%
1976 44,457 +1,213 +2.81%
1975 43,244 +1,108 +2.63%
1974 42,136 +1,027 +2.5%
1973 41,109 +975 +2.43%
1972 40,134 +968 +2.47%
1971 39,166 +939 +2.46%
1970 38,227 +457 +1.21%
1969 37,770 −47 −0.12%
1968 37,817 −176 −0.46%
1967 37,993 −327 −0.85%
1966 38,320 −500 −1.29%
1965 38,820 −669 −1.69%
1964 39,489 −839 −2.08%
1963 40,328 −1,032 −2.5%
1962 41,360 −1,227 −2.88%
1961 42,587 −599 −1.39%
1960 43,186

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

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