Sao Tome and Principe Population 2024 (Live)

237,367
Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
960
The current population of Sao Tome and Principe is 237,367 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 235,536.

Sao Tome and Principe Growth Rate

Sao Tome and Principe Population Clock

Sao Tome and Principe Population (as of 11/19/2024)237,367
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)235,536
Births per Day18
Deaths per Day4
Migrations per Day-2
Net Change per Day13
Population Change Since Jan. 14,212

Components of Population Change

One birth every 80 minutes
One death every 360 minutes
One emigrant every 720 minutes
Net gain of one person every 110.77 minutes

Sao Tome and Principe Population Clock

Sao Tome and Principe Population Density Map

City
2024 Pop.
Sao Tome53,300
Santo Antonio1,156
Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024235,5361.99%24518861
2023230,8711.9%24018862
2020217,4351.9%22618865
2019213,3921.52%22218865
2018210,1871.55%21918865
2017206,9701.61%21618865
2015200,2911.96%20918967
2010181,8022.38%18918966
2005161,6392.33%16819166
2000144,0181.32%15019268
1995134,8951.87%14119067
1990122,9802.51%12819070
1985108,6581.97%11319074
198098,5442.59%10319179
197586,7082.24%9019282
197077,6261.61%8119287
196571,6801.06%7519188
196068,0121.03%7118982
195564,6061.2%6718882

Sao Tome and Principe Population by Year (Historical)

Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024235,5361.99%24518861
2025240,2542.02%25018861
2030264,5651.95%27618856
2035290,0881.86%30218651
2040315,8421.72%32918546
2045340,9261.54%35518342
2050365,1151.38%38018341
2055388,5811.25%40518337
2060411,2551.14%42818336
2065433,3291.05%45118135
2070453,9540.93%47318033
2075472,3990.8%49217930
2080489,1540.7%51017830
2085503,6020.58%52517528
2090515,9610.49%53717426
2095526,1600.39%54817426

Sao Tome and Principe Population by Year (Projections)

Sao Tome and Principe Population Pyramid 2024

Sao Tome and Principe Median Age

19.3

Total

18.9

Male

19.7

Female

Sao Tome and Principe Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Census Years

Year
Date
20212021
201213 May 2012
200125 August 2001
19914 August 1991

Sao Tome and Principe Population Pyramid

Sao Tome and Principe Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
964
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
Sao Tome
GDP (IMF '24)
$0.75
GDP (UN '22)
$546.76 Mn
  1. National Institute of Statistics
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  3. GeoNames

Sources