Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Sao Tome and Principe

Share of population aged 65 and over in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 3.9%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2025 3.9% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 168of 217
Period maximum 4.6%1974
Period minimum 3.6%2014

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–20253.544.5519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.6%1962: 3.8%1964: 4.1%1966: 4.3%1968: 4.5%1970: 4.6%1972: 4.6%1974: 4.6%1976: 4.6%1978: 4.5%1980: 4.4%1982: 4.5%1984: 4.5%1986: 4.4%1988: 4.3%1990: 4.2%1992: 4.2%1994: 4.2%1996: 4.3%1998: 4.3%2000: 4.2%2002: 4.1%2004: 4.1%2006: 4%2008: 3.8%2010: 3.7%2012: 3.6%2014: 3.6%2016: 3.6%2018: 3.7%2020: 3.8%2022: 3.8%2024: 3.9%2025: 3.9%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sao Tome and Principe 3.9%
World 10.4%
Middle Africa computed 2.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.9 +0 pp
2024 3.9 +0 pp
2023 3.9 +0 pp
2022 3.8 +0 pp
2021 3.8 −0 pp
2020 3.8 +0 pp
2019 3.8 +0.1 pp
2018 3.7 +0.1 pp
2017 3.7 +0.1 pp
2016 3.6 +0 pp
2015 3.6 +0 pp
2014 3.6 −0 pp
2013 3.6 −0 pp
2012 3.6 −0 pp
2011 3.6 −0.1 pp
2010 3.7 −0.1 pp
2009 3.8 −0.1 pp
2008 3.8 −0.1 pp
2007 3.9 −0.1 pp
2006 4 −0.1 pp
2005 4 −0 pp
2004 4.1 −0 pp
2003 4.1 −0 pp
2002 4.1 −0.1 pp
2001 4.2 −0 pp
2000 4.2 −0 pp
1999 4.2 −0 pp
1998 4.3 −0 pp
1997 4.3 +0 pp
1996 4.3 +0 pp
1995 4.2 +0 pp
1994 4.2 +0 pp
1993 4.2 +0 pp
1992 4.2 +0 pp
1991 4.2 −0 pp
1990 4.2 −0 pp
1989 4.2 −0.1 pp
1988 4.3 −0 pp
1987 4.3 −0.1 pp
1986 4.4 −0 pp
1985 4.4 −0 pp
1984 4.5 −0 pp
1983 4.5 −0 pp
1982 4.5 +0 pp
1981 4.5 +0.1 pp
1980 4.4 +0 pp
1979 4.4 −0 pp
1978 4.5 −0.1 pp
1977 4.5 −0 pp
1976 4.6 −0 pp
1975 4.6 −0 pp
1974 4.6 +0 pp
1973 4.6 +0 pp
1972 4.6 +0 pp
1971 4.6 −0 pp
1970 4.6 +0 pp
1969 4.6 +0.1 pp
1968 4.5 +0.1 pp
1967 4.4 +0.1 pp
1966 4.3 +0.1 pp
1965 4.2 +0.1 pp
1964 4.1 +0.1 pp
1963 4 +0.1 pp
1962 3.8 +0.1 pp
1961 3.7 +0.1 pp
1960 3.6

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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