/

Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Sao Tome and Principe

View on globe

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
Under-five mortality
13.6

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Sao Tome and Principe2024 · 13.6
028.757.486.1114.81960199320251965: 95.41966: 92.61967: 90.11968: 881969: 86.81970: 86.11971: 86.21972: 86.71973: 87.31974: 881975: 88.61976: 89.21977: 89.61978: 90.11979: 90.71980: 91.51981: 92.81982: 94.41983: 96.21984: 98.51985: 1011986: 1151987: 1051988: 1061989: 1081990: 1091991: 1091992: 1091993: 1091994: 1071995: 1051996: 1011997: 97.41998: 92.71999: 87.62000: 82.22001: 76.72002: 71.12003: 65.72004: 60.52005: 55.72006: 51.12007: 46.92008: 43.12009: 39.52010: 36.22011: 33.22012: 30.42013: 27.92014: 25.52015: 23.32016: 21.32017: 19.62018: 18.22019: 17.12020: 16.12021: 15.32022: 14.72023: 14.12024: 13.6

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Sao Tome and Principe in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Sao Tome
Country code
STP

Explore the same measure

All countries & areasCompare countriesAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundi