Population of Sao Tome and Principe

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date	23 Aug 2021

The current population of Sao Tome and Principe is 230,781 as of March 21, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Sao Tome and Principe is projected at 223,368 or 223.37 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Sao Tome and Principe is projected at 219,159 or 219.16 thousands people for the year 2020. Sao Tome and Principe ranks number 187th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Sao Tome and Principe is ranked 56th among 58 countries in Africa.

Sao Tome and Principe's population will be increased year by year. The Sao Tome and Principe population is projected to reach 268.2 thousand in 2030 and increase to 394.2 thousand in 2050 and 708.1 thousand by 2100. Sao Tome and Principe accounts for 0.0028 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.0021% in 1976 and is projected to increase by 0.0065% by 2100.

Sao Tome and Principe was at 187th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase to 171st in 2100.

Sao Tome and Principe population projections

Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2020	219,159	4,103	1.91	0.0028
2021	223,368	4,209	1.92	0.0028
2022	227,679	4,311	1.93	0.0029
2023	232,137	4,458	1.96	0.0029
2024	236,760	4,623	1.99	0.0029
2025	241,571	4,811	2.03	0.0030
2026	246,584	5,013	2.08	0.0030
2027	251,791	5,207	2.11	0.0030
2028	257,163	5,372	2.13	0.0031
2029	262,656	5,493	2.14	0.0031
2030	268,244	5,588	2.13	0.0031
2031	273,908	5,664	2.11	0.0032
2032	279,663	5,755	2.10	0.0032
2033	285,489	5,826	2.08	0.0033
2034	291,407	5,918	2.07	0.0033
2035	297,387	5,980	2.05	0.0033
2036	303,438	6,051	2.03	0.0034
2037	309,559	6,121	2.02	0.0034
2038	315,736	6,177	2.00	0.0035
2039	321,976	6,240	1.98	0.0035
2040	328,273	6,297	1.96	0.0036
2041	334,628	6,355	1.94	0.0036
2042	341,052	6,424	1.92	0.0037
2043	347,518	6,466	1.90	0.0037
2044	354,043	6,525	1.88	0.0038
2045	360,610	6,567	1.85	0.0038
2046	367,240	6,630	1.84	0.0039
2047	373,917	6,677	1.82	0.0039
2048	380,635	6,718	1.80	0.0039
2049	387,389	6,754	1.77	0.0040
2050	394,153	6,764	1.75	0.0040
2051	400,945	6,792	1.72	0.0041
2052	407,748	6,803	1.70	0.0041
2053	414,567	6,819	1.67	0.0042
2054	421,390	6,823	1.65	0.0042
2055	428,228	6,838	1.62	0.0043
2056	435,063	6,835	1.60	0.0044
2057	441,898	6,835	1.57	0.0044
2058	448,735	6,837	1.55	0.0045
2059	455,577	6,842	1.52	0.0045
2060	462,422	6,845	1.50	0.0046
2061	469,270	6,848	1.48	0.0046
2062	476,119	6,849	1.46	0.0047
2063	482,968	6,849	1.44	0.0047
2064	489,815	6,847	1.42	0.0048
2065	496,653	6,838	1.40	0.0048
2066	503,496	6,843	1.38	0.0049
2067	510,326	6,830	1.36	0.0049
2068	517,152	6,826	1.34	0.0050
2069	523,958	6,806	1.32	0.0050
2070	530,753	6,795	1.30	0.0051
2071	537,533	6,780	1.28	0.0051
2072	544,287	6,754	1.26	0.0052
2073	551,009	6,722	1.24	0.0052
2074	557,714	6,705	1.22	0.0053
2075	564,374	6,660	1.19	0.0053
2076	570,989	6,615	1.17	0.0054
2077	577,552	6,563	1.15	0.0054
2078	584,074	6,522	1.13	0.0055
2079	590,540	6,466	1.11	0.0055
2080	596,956	6,416	1.09	0.0056
2081	603,305	6,349	1.06	0.0056
2082	609,602	6,297	1.04	0.0057
2083	615,830	6,228	1.02	0.0057
2084	621,975	6,145	1.00	0.0058
2085	628,052	6,077	0.98	0.0058
2086	634,031	5,979	0.95	0.0059
2087	639,937	5,906	0.93	0.0059
2088	645,749	5,812	0.91	0.0060
2089	651,471	5,722	0.89	0.0060
2090	657,109	5,638	0.87	0.0061
2091	662,648	5,539	0.84	0.0061
2092	668,099	5,451	0.82	0.0062
2093	673,449	5,350	0.80	0.0062
2094	678,712	5,263	0.78	0.0063
2095	683,863	5,151	0.76	0.0063
2096	688,917	5,054	0.74	0.0063
2097	693,867	4,950	0.72	0.0064
2098	698,709	4,842	0.70	0.0064
2099	703,459	4,750	0.68	0.0065
2100	708,096	4,637	0.66	0.0065

Sao Tome and Principe population estimates

Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	60,002	-	-	0.0024
1951	59,214	-788	-1.31	0.0023
1952	58,546	-668	-1.13	0.0022
1953	58,189	-357	-0.61	0.0022
1954	58,263	74	0.13	0.0021
1955	58,806	543	0.93	0.0021
1956	59,767	961	1.63	0.0021
1957	61,024	1,257	2.10	0.0021
1958	62,350	1,326	2.17	0.0021
1959	63,516	1,166	1.87	0.0021
1960	64,302	786	1.24	0.0021
1961	64,602	300	0.47	0.0021
1962	64,479	-123	-0.19	0.0020
1963	64,231	-248	-0.38	0.0020
1964	64,277	46	0.07	0.0020
1965	64,892	615	0.96	0.0019
1966	66,183	1,291	1.99	0.0019
1967	68,047	1,864	2.82	0.0020
1968	70,257	2,210	3.25	0.0020
1969	72,507	2,250	3.20	0.0020
1970	74,564	2,057	2.84	0.0020
1971	76,347	1,783	2.39	0.0020
1972	77,934	1,587	2.08	0.0020
1973	79,464	1,530	1.96	0.0020
1974	81,152	1,688	2.12	0.0020
1975	83,138	1,986	2.45	0.0020
1976	85,481	2,343	2.82	0.0021
1977	88,110	2,629	3.08	0.0021
1978	90,843	2,733	3.10	0.0021
1979	93,461	2,618	2.88	0.0021
1980	95,794	2,333	2.50	0.0021
1981	97,770	1,976	2.06	0.0022
1982	99,473	1,703	1.74	0.0022
1983	101,066	1,593	1.60	0.0022
1984	102,829	1,763	1.74	0.0021
1985	104,924	2,095	2.04	0.0022
1986	107,429	2,505	2.39	0.0022
1987	110,254	2,825	2.63	0.0022
1988	113,285	3,031	2.75	0.0022
1989	116,320	3,035	2.68	0.0022
1990	119,209	2,889	2.48	0.0022
1991	121,956	2,747	2.30	0.0023
1992	124,576	2,620	2.15	0.0023
1993	127,062	2,486	2.00	0.0023
1994	129,427	2,365	1.86	0.0023
1995	131,678	2,251	1.74	0.0023
1996	133,806	2,128	1.62	0.0023
1997	135,832	2,026	1.51	0.0023
1998	137,848	2,016	1.48	0.0023
1999	139,959	2,111	1.53	0.0023
2000	142,262	2,303	1.65	0.0023
2001	144,755	2,493	1.75	0.0023
2002	147,447	2,692	1.86	0.0023
2003	150,415	2,968	2.01	0.0024
2004	153,737	3,322	2.21	0.0024
2005	157,472	3,735	2.43	0.0024
2006	161,681	4,209	2.67	0.0024
2007	166,300	4,619	2.86	0.0025
2008	171,120	4,820	2.90	0.0025
2009	175,876	4,756	2.78	0.0026
2010	180,371	4,495	2.56	0.0026
2011	184,524	4,153	2.30	0.0026
2012	188,404	3,880	2.10	0.0026
2013	192,087	3,683	1.95	0.0027
2014	195,727	3,640	1.89	0.0027
2015	199,432	3,705	1.89	0.0027
2016	203,227	3,795	1.90	0.0027
2017	207,089	3,862	1.90	0.0027
2018	211,028	3,939	1.90	0.0028
2019	215,056	4,028	1.91	0.0028