Population of Sao Tome and Principe

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	28 Feb 2025

The current population of Sao Tome and Principe is 241,827 as of October 31, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Sao Tome and Principe is projected at 240,254, or 240k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Sao Tome and Principe is projected at 235,536, or 236k people for the year 2024.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Sao Tome and Principe is ranked 56th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

Sao Tome and Principe population projections

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2024	233,185	235,536	4,703	1.997	0.00289
2025	237,888	240,254	4,732	1.970	0.00292
2026	242,620	244,994	4,747	1.938	0.00295
2027	247,367	249,788	4,842	1.939	0.00298
2028	252,209	254,661	4,904	1.926	0.00302
2029	257,113	259,597	4,968	1.914	0.00305
2030	262,081	264,565	4,967	1.877	0.00309
2031	267,048	269,570	5,044	1.871	0.00312
2032	272,092	274,644	5,104	1.858	0.00316
2033	277,196	279,767	5,141	1.838	0.00319
2034	282,337	284,920	5,165	1.813	0.00323
2035	287,502	290,088	5,172	1.783	0.00326
2036	292,674	295,273	5,198	1.760	0.00330
2037	297,872	300,444	5,144	1.712	0.00334
2038	303,016	305,594	5,156	1.687	0.00337
2039	308,172	310,736	5,127	1.650	0.00341
2040	313,299	315,842	5,086	1.610	0.00344
2041	318,385	320,889	5,007	1.560	0.00348
2042	323,392	325,897	5,011	1.538	0.00351
2043	328,403	330,917	5,028	1.519	0.00354
2044	333,431	335,928	4,995	1.487	0.00358
2045	338,426	340,926	5,000	1.467	0.00361
2046	343,426	345,887	4,923	1.423	0.00365
2047	348,349	350,765	4,833	1.378	0.00368
2048	353,182	355,582	4,800	1.350	0.00371
2049	357,982	360,361	4,758	1.320	0.00374
2050	362,740	365,115	4,749	1.301	0.00378
2051	367,489	369,875	4,773	1.290	0.00381
2052	372,262	374,599	4,675	1.248	0.00385
2053	376,937	379,279	4,684	1.235	0.00388
2054	381,621	383,940	4,638	1.208	0.00391
2055	386,259	388,581	4,644	1.195	0.00395
2056	390,903	393,165	4,524	1.151	0.00398
2057	395,427	397,709	4,565	1.148	0.00401
2058	399,992	402,245	4,507	1.120	0.00405
2059	404,499	406,747	4,495	1.105	0.00408
2060	408,994	411,255	4,523	1.100	0.00412
2061	413,517	415,743	4,453	1.071	0.00415
2062	417,970	420,207	4,474	1.065	0.00419
2063	422,444	424,634	4,379	1.031	0.00422
2064	426,823	429,019	4,391	1.024	0.00426
2065	431,214	433,329	4,229	0.976	0.00429
2066	435,443	437,581	4,276	0.977	0.00432
2067	439,719	441,805	4,173	0.945	0.00436
2068	443,892	445,913	4,041	0.906	0.00439
2069	447,933	449,964	4,062	0.903	0.00442
2070	451,995	453,954	3,918	0.863	0.00446
2071	455,913	457,813	3,801	0.830	0.00449
2072	459,714	461,578	3,728	0.808	0.00452
2073	463,442	465,248	3,613	0.777	0.00455
2074	467,055	468,845	3,580	0.764	0.00458
2075	470,635	472,399	3,527	0.747	0.00461
2076	474,162	475,899	3,473	0.730	0.00464
2077	477,635	479,358	3,445	0.719	0.00467
2078	481,080	482,721	3,281	0.680	0.00470
2079	484,361	485,964	3,206	0.660	0.00473
2080	487,567	489,154	3,175	0.649	0.00476
2081	490,742	492,243	3,003	0.610	0.00479
2082	493,745	495,209	2,927	0.591	0.00481
2083	496,672	498,110	2,876	0.577	0.00484
2084	499,548	500,912	2,728	0.545	0.00487
2085	502,276	503,602	2,652	0.527	0.00489
2086	504,928	506,190	2,524	0.499	0.00492
2087	507,452	508,704	2,505	0.492	0.00495
2088	509,957	511,202	2,489	0.487	0.00497
2089	512,446	513,628	2,363	0.460	0.00500
2090	514,809	515,961	2,303	0.446	0.00502
2091	517,112	518,192	2,160	0.417	0.00505
2092	519,272	520,330	2,115	0.406	0.00507
2093	521,387	522,384	1,993	0.382	0.00510
2094	523,380	524,331	1,901	0.363	0.00512
2095	525,281	526,160	1,759	0.334	0.00514
2096	527,040	527,917	1,753	0.332	0.00516
2097	528,793	529,616	1,647	0.311	0.00518
2098	530,440	531,203	1,527	0.287	0.00521
2099	531,967	532,659	1,385	0.260	0.00523
2100	533,352	534,014	1,323	0.248	0.00525

Sao Tome and Principe population estimates

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	60,426	60,874	895	1.470	0.00244
1951	61,321	61,761	881	1.426	0.00243
1952	62,202	62,593	782	1.249	0.00242
1953	62,984	63,327	686	1.083	0.00240
1954	63,670	63,987	634	0.991	0.00238
1955	64,304	64,606	604	0.935	0.00236
1956	64,908	65,225	635	0.974	0.00233
1957	65,543	65,871	656	0.996	0.00231
1958	66,199	66,558	717	1.077	0.00229
1959	66,916	67,291	750	1.115	0.00227
1960	67,666	68,012	692	1.017	0.00226
1961	68,358	68,707	697	1.014	0.00224
1962	69,055	69,403	695	1.001	0.00222
1963	69,750	70,112	723	1.031	0.00220
1964	70,473	70,865	785	1.108	0.00217
1965	71,258	71,680	844	1.177	0.00215
1966	72,102	72,576	947	1.305	0.00213
1967	73,049	73,596	1,094	1.487	0.00212
1968	74,143	74,765	1,244	1.664	0.00211
1969	75,387	76,083	1,392	1.830	0.00210
1970	76,779	77,626	1,695	2.184	0.00210
1971	78,474	79,330	1,712	2.158	0.00210
1972	80,186	81,041	1,710	2.110	0.00211
1973	81,896	82,798	1,804	2.179	0.00211
1974	83,700	84,672	1,944	2.296	0.00212
1975	85,644	86,708	2,128	2.454	0.00213
1976	87,772	88,922	2,301	2.588	0.00215
1977	90,073	91,301	2,456	2.690	0.00216
1978	92,529	93,794	2,530	2.698	0.00219
1979	95,059	96,252	2,387	2.480	0.00220
1980	97,446	98,544	2,196	2.229	0.00222
1981	99,642	100,615	1,946	1.934	0.00222
1982	101,588	102,508	1,840	1.795	0.00222
1983	103,428	104,380	1,905	1.825	0.00222
1984	105,333	106,394	2,122	1.995	0.00222
1985	107,455	108,658	2,406	2.214	0.00223
1986	109,861	111,150	2,578	2.319	0.00224
1987	112,439	113,919	2,961	2.599	0.00226
1988	115,400	116,939	3,077	2.631	0.00227
1989	118,477	119,979	3,004	2.504	0.00229
1990	121,481	122,980	2,998	2.438	0.00231
1991	124,479	125,697	2,435	1.937	0.00232
1992	126,914	128,110	2,392	1.867	0.00233
1993	129,306	130,467	2,322	1.780	0.00233
1994	131,628	132,732	2,209	1.664	0.00234
1995	133,837	134,895	2,116	1.569	0.00234
1996	135,953	136,962	2,018	1.473	0.00234
1997	137,971	138,922	1,901	1.368	0.00234
1998	139,872	140,751	1,758	1.249	0.00234
1999	141,630	142,442	1,624	1.140	0.00234
2000	143,254	144,018	1,529	1.062	0.00233
2001	144,783	146,375	3,184	2.175	0.00234
2002	147,967	149,922	3,909	2.608	0.00237
2003	151,876	153,814	3,876	2.520	0.00240
2004	155,752	157,705	3,906	2.477	0.00242
2005	159,658	161,639	3,963	2.452	0.00245
2006	163,621	165,638	4,034	2.436	0.00248
2007	167,655	169,700	4,089	2.410	0.00251
2008	171,744	173,793	4,098	2.358	0.00254
2009	175,842	177,853	4,023	2.262	0.00257
2010	179,865	181,802	3,874	2.131	0.00259
2011	183,739	185,649	3,821	2.058	0.00261
2012	187,560	189,439	3,758	1.984	0.00263
2013	191,318	193,148	3,659	1.894	0.00265
2014	194,977	196,767	3,580	1.819	0.00267
2015	198,557	200,291	3,468	1.732	0.00268
2016	202,025	203,689	3,327	1.633	0.00269
2017	205,352	206,970	3,237	1.564	0.00271
2018	208,589	210,187	3,196	1.521	0.00272
2019	211,785	213,392	3,214	1.506	0.00273
2020	214,999	217,435	4,871	2.240	0.00276
2021	219,870	221,961	4,182	1.884	0.00279
2022	224,052	226,305	4,506	1.991	0.00282
2023	228,558	230,871	4,627	2.004	0.00285