Sao Tome and Principe
Population 2026
245,000
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.97%
- Density
- 255 per km²
- Land area
- 960 km²
- Capital
- Sao Tome
- Currency
- Dobra (STN)
- Official languages
- PT-ST
- Urban population
- 69.2%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 6,7772026
- Deaths
- 1,3392026
- Birth rate
- 28.1per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.60
- Life expectancy
- 69.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 19.7
- Net migration
- -650
Age distribution
- 0–1437.5%
- 15–6458.6%
- 65+3.9%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $981M
- GDP per capita
- $4.1K
- GDP growth
- +1.0%
- Inflation
- 11.0%
- Unemployment
- 9.1%
- Exports
- $130M
- Imports
- $327M
- Tourism receipts
- 73.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture12.2%
- Industry2.2%
- Manufacturing0.6%
- Services81.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture12.1%
- Industry22.5%
- Services65.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | São ToméSão Tomé Island | 53,3002025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 245,000 | 6.8K | 1.3K |
| 2020 | 217,450 | 6.2K | 1.4K |
| 2010 | 181,810 | 6.8K | 1.4K |
| 2000 | 144,029 | 5.7K | 1.4K |
| 1990 | 122,993 | 5.0K | 1.3K |
| 1980 | 98,563 | 4.1K | 1.1K |
| 1970 | 77,639 | 3.0K | 1.0K |
| 1960 | 68,028 | 3.0K | 1.5K |
| 1950 | 60,895 | 2.8K | 1.6K |