Population of Sao Tome and Principe (2024)

Sao Tome and Principe population

197,541

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Sao Tome and Principe Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Catholic 55.7% 110,030 people
Adventist 4.1% 8,099 people
Assembly of God 3.4% 6,716 people
New Apostolic 2.9% 5,729 people
Mana 2.3% 4,543 people
Universal Kingdom of God 2% 3,951 people
other 29.6% 58,472 people

Sao Tome and Principe Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese), Asians (mostly Chinese) 0 people

Sao Tome and Principe population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 211,039 105,115 105,924 100 100 100 99.2
00-04 30,412 15,344 15,068 14.4 14.6 14.2 101.8
05-09 28,969 14,587 14,382 13.7 13.9 13.6 101.4
10-14 26,746 13,461 13,285 12.7 12.8 12.5 101.3
15-19 23,810 11,988 11,822 11.3 11.4 11.2 101.4
20-24 19,014 9,578 9,436 9 9.1 8.9 101.5
25-29 15,619 7,856 7,763 7.4 7.5 7.3 101.2
30-34 14,918 7,470 7,448 7.1 7.1 7 100.3
35-39 11,152 5,574 5,578 5.3 5.3 5.3 99.9
40-44 11,858 5,918 5,940 5.6 5.6 5.6 99.6
45-49 7,595 3,798 3,797 3.6 3.6 3.6 100
50-54 6,204 3,113 3,091 2.9 3 2.9 100.7
55-59 5,011 2,311 2,700 2.4 2.2 2.5 85.6
60-64 3,601 1,542 2,059 1.7 1.5 1.9 74.9
65-69 2,284 977 1,307 1.1 0.9 1.2 74.8
70-74 1,362 548 814 0.6 0.5 0.8 67.3
75-79 1,018 405 613 0.5 0.4 0.6 66.1
80-84 906 409 497 0.4 0.4 0.5 82.3
85-89 418 182 236 0.2 0.2 0.2 77.1
90-94 121 47 74 0.1 0 0.1 63.5
95-99 20 7 13 0 0 0 53.8
100+ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Sao Tome and Principe Age structure and Population pyramid

Sao Tome and Principe Age structure and Population pyramid

Sao Tome and Principe Sex ratio

Sao Tome and Principe Sex ratio

Sao Tome and Principe Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 224,045 2.00 4,385 99.27 233.38
2022 219,660 2.01 4,334 99.26 228.81
2021 215,326 2.03 4,287 99.25 224.30
2020 211,039 2.05 4,237 99.24 219.83
2019 206,802 2.07 4,185 99.22 215.42
2018 202,617 2.08 4,136 99.20 211.06
2017 198,481 2.10 4,091 99.18 206.75
2016 194,390 2.13 4,046 99.16 202.49
2015 190,344 2.15 4,002 99.14 198.28
2014 186,342 2.17 3,956 99.11 194.11
2013 182,386 2.19 3,902 99.08 189.99
2012 178,484 2.20 3,838 99.05 185.92
2011 174,646 2.20 3,766 99.02 181.92
2010 170,880 2.20 3,684 98.98 178.00
2005 153,146 11.65 15,982 98.79 159.53
2000 137,164 9.13 11,470 98.56 142.88
1995 125,694 10.67 12,119 98.36 130.93
1990 113,575 9.67 10,018 98.08 118.31
1985 103,557 9.06 8,604 97.76 107.87
1980 94,953 14.95 12,346 97.40 98.91
1975 82,607 11.25 8,356 98.98 86.05
1970 74,251 14.59 9,454 100.49 77.34
1965 64,797 0.84 542 111.56 67.50
1960 64,255 9.31 5,473 125.38 66.93
1955 58,782 -2.03 -1,218 124.89 61.23
1950 60,000 124.89 62.50
Chart population Sao Tome and Principe Population (1950 - 2024)