Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Sao Tome and Principe

Number of immigrants in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 1,955 people. Ranked 214 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 65%.

2024 1,955 people −8.6% vs 2020
World rank 214of 215
Period maximum 5,582 people1990
Period minimum 1,955 people2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–20241,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 5,582 people1995: 4,936 people2000: 4,365 people2005: 3,433 people2010: 2,700 people2015: 2,394 people2020: 2,139 people2024: 1,955 people
Change over the period: −3,627 (−64.98%) Average annual rate: -3.04 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sao Tome and Principe 1,955 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Middle Africa computed 4.85M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 42.16M people
Number of immigrants — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,955
2020 2,139
2015 2,394
2010 2,700
2005 3,433
2000 4,365
1995 4,936
1990 5,582

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

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