Population in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 240,254 people. Ranked 181 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 253.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 240,254 | +4,718 | +2% |
| 2024 | 235,536 | +4,665 | +2.02% |
| 2023 | 230,871 | +4,566 | +2.02% |
| 2022 | 226,305 | +4,344 | +1.96% |
| 2021 | 221,961 | +4,526 | +2.08% |
| 2020 | 217,435 | +4,043 | +1.89% |
| 2019 | 213,392 | +3,205 | +1.52% |
| 2018 | 210,187 | +3,217 | +1.55% |
| 2017 | 206,970 | +3,281 | +1.61% |
| 2016 | 203,689 | +3,398 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 200,291 | +3,524 | +1.79% |
| 2014 | 196,767 | +3,619 | +1.87% |
| 2013 | 193,148 | +3,709 | +1.96% |
| 2012 | 189,439 | +3,790 | +2.04% |
| 2011 | 185,649 | +3,847 | +2.12% |
| 2010 | 181,802 | +3,949 | +2.22% |
| 2009 | 177,853 | +4,060 | +2.34% |
| 2008 | 173,793 | +4,093 | +2.41% |
| 2007 | 169,700 | +4,062 | +2.45% |
| 2006 | 165,638 | +3,999 | +2.47% |
| 2005 | 161,639 | +3,934 | +2.49% |
| 2004 | 157,705 | +3,891 | +2.53% |
| 2003 | 153,814 | +3,892 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 149,922 | +3,547 | +2.42% |
| 2001 | 146,375 | +2,357 | +1.64% |
| 2000 | 144,018 | +1,576 | +1.11% |
| 1999 | 142,442 | +1,691 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 140,751 | +1,829 | +1.32% |
| 1997 | 138,922 | +1,960 | +1.43% |
| 1996 | 136,962 | +2,067 | +1.53% |
| 1995 | 134,895 | +2,163 | +1.63% |
| 1994 | 132,732 | +2,265 | +1.74% |
| 1993 | 130,467 | +2,357 | +1.84% |
| 1992 | 128,110 | +2,413 | +1.92% |
| 1991 | 125,697 | +2,717 | +2.21% |
| 1990 | 122,980 | +3,001 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 119,979 | +3,040 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 116,939 | +3,020 | +2.65% |
| 1987 | 113,919 | +2,769 | +2.49% |
| 1986 | 111,150 | +2,492 | +2.29% |
| 1985 | 108,658 | +2,264 | +2.13% |
| 1984 | 106,394 | +2,014 | +1.93% |
| 1983 | 104,380 | +1,872 | +1.83% |
| 1982 | 102,508 | +1,893 | +1.88% |
| 1981 | 100,615 | +2,071 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 98,544 | +2,292 | +2.38% |
| 1979 | 96,252 | +2,458 | +2.62% |
| 1978 | 93,794 | +2,493 | +2.73% |
| 1977 | 91,301 | +2,379 | +2.68% |
| 1976 | 88,922 | +2,214 | +2.55% |
| 1975 | 86,708 | +2,036 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 84,672 | +1,874 | +2.26% |
| 1973 | 82,798 | +1,757 | +2.17% |
| 1972 | 81,041 | +1,711 | +2.16% |
| 1971 | 79,330 | +1,704 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 77,626 | +1,543 | +2.03% |
| 1969 | 76,083 | +1,318 | +1.76% |
| 1968 | 74,765 | +1,169 | +1.59% |
| 1967 | 73,596 | +1,020 | +1.41% |
| 1966 | 72,576 | +896 | +1.25% |
| 1965 | 71,680 | +815 | +1.15% |
| 1964 | 70,865 | +753 | +1.07% |
| 1963 | 70,112 | +709 | +1.02% |
| 1962 | 69,403 | +696 | +1.01% |
| 1961 | 68,707 | +695 | +1.02% |
| 1960 | 68,012 | — | — |
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Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.
Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
