Sao Tome and Principe Population

Population now

238,331

World: 177th
Africa: 51st

Male:	118,532	(50.04 %)
Female:	118,532	(49.96 %)

Births in 2024:	8,981
Deaths in 2024:	1,371

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	68.79 years
Female:	73.81 years
Total:	71.29 years
Median Age:	18.37 years

Birth Rate:	29.93
Death Rate:	4.57
Growth Rate:	5.55 %
Fertility Rate:	4.01

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Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Sao Tome and Principe Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	64k	36k	29k	1.25	1.68%	47.67	17.81	6.24	50.38	48.95	52.05	23.44	16.07%	64.23
1961	65k	36k	29k	1.24	1.73%	47.44	17.40	6.26	50.91	49.46	52.60	22.82	16.81%	64.53
1962	64k	35k	29k	1.21	1.79%	47.06	16.89	6.28	51.43	49.96	53.13	21.93	17.97%	64.41
1963	64k	35k	29k	1.18	1.86%	46.52	16.27	6.31	51.93	50.44	53.65	20.87	19.19%	64.17
1964	64k	34k	30k	1.15	1.95%	45.84	15.56	6.33	52.42	50.90	54.15	19.86	20.48%	64.21
1965	65k	34k	31k	1.12	2.04%	45.05	14.82	6.35	52.89	51.36	54.63	19.06	21.83%	64.82
1966	66k	34k	32k	1.09	2.13%	44.21	14.13	6.37	53.36	51.82	55.08	18.03	23.25%	66.11
1967	68k	35k	33k	1.06	2.20%	43.39	13.56	6.39	53.84	52.31	55.53	16.98	24.72%	67.97
1968	70k	36k	35k	1.04	2.24%	42.64	13.15	6.42	54.33	52.81	55.98	16.14	26.26%	70.19
1969	73k	37k	36k	1.02	2.26%	42.00	12.89	6.44	54.83	53.35	56.44	15.57	27.86%	72.43
1970	75k	37k	37k	1	2.26%	41.51	12.74	6.47	55.36	53.90	56.91	15.24	29.52%	74.50
1971	76k	38k	38k	1	2.26%	41.19	12.64	6.49	55.91	54.48	57.40	15.08	30.21%	76.27
1972	78k	39k	39k	0.99	2.28%	41.01	12.49	6.51	56.47	55.07	57.92	15.00	30.56%	77.85
1973	79k	40k	40k	0.99	2.34%	40.93	12.25	6.53	57.04	55.64	58.46	15.00	30.92%	79.38
1974	81k	40k	41k	0.99	2.44%	40.95	11.92	6.53	57.60	56.20	59.01	14.99	31.28%	81.07
1975	83k	41k	42k	0.99	2.56%	41.02	11.52	6.53	58.13	56.70	59.55	14.97	31.64%	83.05
1976	85k	42k	43k	0.99	2.70%	41.13	11.11	6.52	58.62	57.15	60.09	14.97	32.00%	85.39
1977	88k	44k	44k	0.98	2.83%	41.23	10.77	6.50	59.06	57.53	60.59	14.92	32.37%	88.01
1978	91k	45k	46k	0.98	2.92%	41.30	10.54	6.47	59.44	57.83	61.03	14.89	32.74%	90.76
1979	93k	46k	47k	0.97	2.96%	41.32	10.43	6.43	59.73	58.04	61.41	14.94	33.11%	93.36
1980	96k	47k	49k	0.97	2.95%	41.30	10.45	6.39	59.93	58.16	61.69	15.11	33.48%	95.69
1981	98k	48k	50k	0.97	2.91%	41.23	10.55	6.33	60.01	58.18	61.85	14.89	33.86%	97.67
1982	99k	49k	50k	0.97	2.84%	41.13	10.70	6.28	59.99	58.10	61.89	14.85	34.83%	99.38
1983	101k	50k	51k	0.98	2.79%	41.02	10.83	6.22	59.88	57.95	61.82	14.91	35.89%	100.96
1984	103k	51k	52k	0.98	2.74%	40.91	10.95	6.16	59.69	57.74	61.66	14.94	36.96%	102.72
1985	105k	52k	53k	0.98	2.70%	40.79	11.02	6.10	59.44	57.50	61.42	14.87	38.05%	104.82
1986	107k	53k	54k	0.98	2.67%	40.66	11.07	6.05	59.16	57.23	61.13	15.00	39.15%	107.32
1987	110k	54k	56k	0.98	2.65%	40.52	11.09	5.99	58.87	56.96	60.83	14.99	40.26%	110.15
1988	113k	56k	57k	0.98	2.64%	40.37	11.09	5.94	58.61	56.71	60.54	14.89	41.38%	113.17
1989	116k	57k	59k	0.98	2.63%	40.21	11.09	5.88	58.39	56.51	60.31	14.76	42.51%	116.20
1990	119k	59k	60k	0.98	2.62%	40.05	11.06	5.83	58.25	56.37	60.16	14.70	43.65%	119.09
1991	122k	60k	62k	0.98	2.62%	39.90	11.01	5.77	58.19	56.32	60.09	14.82	44.79%	121.83
1992	125k	62k	63k	0.98	2.63%	39.75	10.94	5.70	58.21	56.34	60.11	14.92	45.76%	124.45
1993	127k	63k	64k	0.98	2.65%	39.62	10.84	5.64	58.32	56.45	60.21	15.03	46.72%	126.94
1994	129k	64k	65k	0.98	2.69%	39.51	10.71	5.56	58.51	56.64	60.41	15.17	47.67%	129.30
1995	132k	65k	67k	0.98	2.74%	39.43	10.53	5.49	58.80	56.91	60.69	15.34	48.63%	131.55
1996	134k	66k	68k	0.98	2.82%	39.40	10.31	5.41	59.17	57.28	61.08	15.48	49.59%	133.67
1997	136k	67k	69k	0.98	2.92%	39.42	10.05	5.35	59.63	57.72	61.55	15.66	50.55%	135.70
1998	138k	68k	70k	0.98	3.05%	39.47	9.75	5.28	60.16	58.23	62.10	15.87	51.51%	137.72
1999	140k	69k	71k	0.98	3.20%	39.53	9.42	5.23	60.74	58.79	62.70	16.07	52.47%	139.82
2000	142k	70k	72k	0.98	3.37%	39.59	9.05	5.18	61.37	59.39	63.34	16.25	53.42%	142.12
2001	145k	72k	73k	0.98	3.57%	39.60	8.67	5.13	62.02	60.01	64.02	16.38	54.38%	144.62
2002	147k	73k	75k	0.98	3.78%	39.55	8.28	5.09	62.69	60.65	64.72	16.48	55.56%	147.30
2003	150k	74k	76k	0.98	3.99%	39.40	7.90	5.05	63.36	61.29	65.41	16.53	56.77%	150.25
2004	154k	76k	78k	0.98	4.21%	39.16	7.52	5.01	64.02	61.92	66.10	16.56	57.97%	153.58
2005	157k	78k	80k	0.98	4.41%	38.81	7.17	4.96	64.66	62.52	66.76	16.56	59.17%	157.31
2006	162k	80k	82k	0.98	4.61%	38.36	6.84	4.92	65.27	63.10	67.40	16.72	60.35%	161.51
2007	166k	83k	84k	0.99	4.78%	37.83	6.55	4.87	65.85	63.66	68.01	16.89	61.52%	166.13
2008	171k	85k	86k	0.99	4.92%	37.25	6.29	4.83	66.41	64.19	68.60	17.04	62.68%	170.95
2009	176k	88k	88k	1	5.06%	36.64	6.05	4.78	66.94	64.70	69.15	17.17	63.82%	175.70
2010	180k	90k	90k	1	5.15%	36.00	5.85	4.73	67.43	65.17	69.67	17.27	64.95%	180.19
2011	185k	92k	92k	1	5.24%	35.36	5.67	4.68	67.89	65.61	70.15	17.30	66.06%	184.34
2012	188k	94k	94k	1	5.30%	34.73	5.51	4.63	68.31	66.02	70.60	17.29	67.16%	188.21
2013	192k	96k	96k	1	5.36%	34.10	5.36	4.58	68.70	66.40	71.02	17.26	68.21%	191.88
2014	196k	98k	98k	1	5.41%	33.51	5.23	4.53	69.05	66.74	71.39	17.25	69.21%	195.53
2015	199k	100k	100k	1	5.45%	32.95	5.11	4.48	69.38	67.05	71.74	17.25	70.17%	199.24
2016	203k	102k	102k	1	5.49%	32.44	5.00	4.43	69.67	67.32	72.05	17.30	71.09%	203.02
2017	207k	104k	103k	1	5.51%	31.97	4.91	4.37	69.93	67.57	72.33	17.36	71.97%	206.88
2018	211k	106k	105k	1	5.53%	31.54	4.83	4.32	70.17	67.78	72.58	17.43	72.80%	210.82
2019	215k	108k	107k	1	5.54%	31.15	4.76	4.27	70.39	67.98	72.81	17.51	73.60%	214.83
2020	219k	110k	109k	1	5.54%	30.81	4.71	4.21	70.58	68.16	73.03	17.61	74.35%	218.94
2021	223k	112k	112k	1	5.54%	30.81	4.71	4.21	70.58	68.16	73.03	17.78	75.07%	223.14
2022	228k	114k	114k	1	5.54%	30.81	4.71	4.21	70.58	68.16	73.03	18.04	75.76%	227.77
2023	232k	116k	116k	1	5.54%	30.15	4.61	4.06	71.11	68.63	73.61	18.26	76.40%	231.77
2024	237k	118k	118k	1	5.55%	29.93	4.57	4.01	71.29	68.79	73.81	18.37	77.01%	236.76

Sao Tome and Principe Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	242k	121k	121k	1	5.54%	29.71	4.54	3.96	71.47	68.95	74.00	18.46	77.59%	241.76
2026	247k	123k	123k	1	5.52%	29.54	4.53	3.91	71.64	69.11	74.19	18.91	78.14%	246.75
2027	252k	126k	126k	1	5.50%	29.37	4.52	3.87	71.81	69.26	74.38	19.20	78.66%	251.75
2028	257k	129k	129k	1	5.49%	29.20	4.50	3.82	71.99	69.42	74.57	19.29	79.14%	256.74
2029	263k	131k	131k	1	5.47%	29.03	4.49	3.78	72.16	69.57	74.76	19.29	79.60%	262.74
2030	268k	134k	134k	1	5.44%	28.86	4.48	3.73	72.33	69.73	74.95	19.74	80.03%	267.73
2031	274k	137k	137k	1	5.37%	28.61	4.49	3.69	72.49	69.88	75.12	19.71	80.44%	273.73
2032	280k	140k	140k	1	5.31%	28.35	4.49	3.65	72.66	70.04	75.30	20.07	80.81%	279.72
2033	285k	143k	143k	1	5.24%	28.10	4.50	3.61	72.82	70.19	75.47	20.34	81.17%	284.72
2034	291k	146k	146k	1	5.19%	27.84	4.50	3.57	72.99	70.35	75.65	20.70	81.50%	290.71
2035	297k	149k	149k	1	5.12%	27.59	4.51	3.53	73.15	70.50	75.82	20.64	81.80%	296.70
2036	303k	152k	152k	1	5.04%	27.30	4.52	3.49	73.31	70.65	75.98	20.64	82.08%	302.70
2037	310k	155k	155k	1	4.95%	27.01	4.54	3.45	73.47	70.81	76.15	21.24	82.34%	309.69
2038	316k	158k	158k	1	4.87%	26.72	4.55	3.42	73.63	70.96	76.31	21.17	82.58%	315.68
2039	322k	161k	161k	1	4.78%	26.43	4.57	3.38	73.79	71.12	76.48	21.50	82.82%	321.68
2040	328k	164k	164k	1	4.71%	26.14	4.58	3.34	73.95	71.27	76.64	21.67	83.05%	327.67
2041	335k	167k	167k	1	4.62%	25.86	4.60	3.31	74.11	71.43	76.80	22.08	83.28%	334.67
2042	341k	170k	171k	0.99	4.54%	25.58	4.62	3.28	74.26	71.58	76.95	21.92	83.51%	340.66
2043	348k	174k	174k	1	4.47%	25.31	4.63	3.24	74.42	71.74	77.11	22.23	83.74%	347.65
2044	354k	177k	177k	1	4.38%	25.03	4.65	3.21	74.57	71.89	77.26	22.39	83.96%	353.65
2045	361k	180k	181k	0.99	4.30%	24.75	4.67	3.18	74.73	72.05	77.42	22.36	84.19%	360.64
2046	367k	183k	184k	0.99	4.22%	24.49	4.69	3.15	74.88	72.21	77.57	22.83	84.40%	366.63
2047	374k	187k	187k	1	4.14%	24.23	4.71	3.13	75.03	72.36	77.72	22.79	84.62%	373.63
2048	381k	190k	191k	0.99	4.07%	23.98	4.73	3.10	75.19	72.52	77.87	23.04	84.83%	380.62
2049	387k	193k	194k	0.99	3.99%	23.72	4.75	3.08	75.34	72.67	78.02	23.34	85.05%	386.61
2050	394k	197k	197k	1	3.92%	23.46	4.77	3.05	75.49	72.83	78.17	23.29	85.26%	393.61

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Sao Tome and Principe237k