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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Sao Tome and Principe

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population240.25K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$981.29M2025 · current US$GDP per capita$4.08K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth69.92024 · yearsInternet use59.1%2024 · % of populationForest area52.1%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sao Tome and Principe2025 · 2%
00.671.352.022.691960199320251961: 1%1962: 1%1963: 1%1964: 1.1%1965: 1.1%1966: 1.2%1967: 1.4%1968: 1.6%1969: 1.7%1970: 2%1971: 2.2%1972: 2.1%1973: 2.1%1974: 2.2%1975: 2.4%1976: 2.5%1977: 2.6%1978: 2.7%1979: 2.6%1980: 2.4%1981: 2.1%1982: 1.9%1983: 1.8%1984: 1.9%1985: 2.1%1986: 2.3%1987: 2.5%1988: 2.6%1989: 2.6%1990: 2.5%1991: 2.2%1992: 1.9%1993: 1.8%1994: 1.7%1995: 1.6%1996: 1.5%1997: 1.4%1998: 1.3%1999: 1.2%2000: 1.1%2001: 1.6%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.6%2004: 2.5%2005: 2.5%2006: 2.4%2007: 2.4%2008: 2.4%2009: 2.3%2010: 2.2%2011: 2.1%2012: 2%2013: 1.9%2014: 1.9%2015: 1.8%2016: 1.7%2017: 1.6%2018: 1.5%2019: 1.5%2020: 1.9%2021: 2.1%2022: 1.9%2023: 2%2024: 2%2025: 2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Sao Tome and Principe in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Sao Tome
Country code
STP

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