Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Sao Tome and Principe

Population aged 65 and over in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 9,477 people. Ranked 197 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 284.5%.

2025 9,477 people +3.17% vs 2024
World rank 197of 217
Period maximum 9,477 people2025
Period minimum 2,465 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–202502,5005,0007,50010,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,465 people1962: 2,668 people1964: 2,896 people1966: 3,125 people1968: 3,353 people1970: 3,562 people1972: 3,725 people1974: 3,903 people1976: 4,061 people1978: 4,191 people1980: 4,373 people1982: 4,636 people1984: 4,764 people1986: 4,887 people1988: 5,025 people1990: 5,167 people1992: 5,384 people1994: 5,622 people1996: 5,824 people1998: 5,986 people2000: 6,103 people2002: 6,212 people2004: 6,404 people2006: 6,570 people2008: 6,669 people2010: 6,715 people2012: 6,781 people2014: 6,996 people2016: 7,355 people2018: 7,869 people2020: 8,350 people2022: 8,709 people2024: 9,186 people2025: 9,477 people
Change over the period: +7,012 (+284.46%) Average annual rate: 2.09 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Sao Tome and Principe 9,477 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Middle Africa computed 6.41M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 9,477 +291 +3.17%
2024 9,186 +258 +2.89%
2023 8,928 +219 +2.51%
2022 8,709 +204 +2.4%
2021 8,505 +155 +1.86%
2020 8,350 +193 +2.37%
2019 8,157 +288 +3.66%
2018 7,869 +272 +3.58%
2017 7,597 +242 +3.29%
2016 7,355 +201 +2.81%
2015 7,154 +158 +2.26%
2014 6,996 +122 +1.77%
2013 6,874 +93 +1.37%
2012 6,781 +48 +0.71%
2011 6,733 +18 +0.27%
2010 6,715 +21 +0.31%
2009 6,694 +25 +0.37%
2008 6,669 +38 +0.57%
2007 6,631 +61 +0.93%
2006 6,570 +76 +1.17%
2005 6,494 +90 +1.41%
2004 6,404 +100 +1.59%
2003 6,304 +92 +1.48%
2002 6,212 +63 +1.02%
2001 6,149 +46 +0.75%
2000 6,103 +56 +0.93%
1999 6,047 +61 +1.02%
1998 5,986 +72 +1.22%
1997 5,914 +90 +1.55%
1996 5,824 +97 +1.69%
1995 5,727 +105 +1.87%
1994 5,622 +115 +2.09%
1993 5,507 +123 +2.28%
1992 5,384 +120 +2.28%
1991 5,264 +97 +1.88%
1990 5,167 +71 +1.39%
1989 5,096 +71 +1.41%
1988 5,025 +74 +1.49%
1987 4,951 +64 +1.31%
1986 4,887 +57 +1.18%
1985 4,830 +66 +1.39%
1984 4,764 +69 +1.47%
1983 4,695 +59 +1.27%
1982 4,636 +112 +2.48%
1981 4,524 +151 +3.45%
1980 4,373 +107 +2.51%
1979 4,266 +75 +1.79%
1978 4,191 +64 +1.55%
1977 4,127 +66 +1.63%
1976 4,061 +77 +1.93%
1975 3,984 +81 +2.08%
1974 3,903 +87 +2.28%
1973 3,816 +91 +2.44%
1972 3,725 +92 +2.53%
1971 3,633 +71 +1.99%
1970 3,562 +86 +2.47%
1969 3,476 +123 +3.67%
1968 3,353 +118 +3.65%
1967 3,235 +110 +3.52%
1966 3,125 +114 +3.79%
1965 3,011 +115 +3.97%
1964 2,896 +113 +4.06%
1963 2,783 +115 +4.31%
1962 2,668 +116 +4.55%
1961 2,552 +87 +3.53%
1960 2,465

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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