São Tomé & Príncipe
Population in São Tomé & Príncipe
Population in São Tomé & Príncipe: 60,870 people in 1950 and 230,900 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 230,900 people
- Since 1950
- +170,030 people
- Rank, 2023
- 183 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 534,000 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 534,000 people in 2100, between 181,500 people and 1.64 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 22,730 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | São Tomé & Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 230,900 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 226,300 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 222,000 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 217,400 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 213,400 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 210,200 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 207,000 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 203,700 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 200,300 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 196,800 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 193,100 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 189,400 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 185,600 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 181,800 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 177,900 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 173,800 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 165,600 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 161,600 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 157,700 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 153,800 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 149,900 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 146,400 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 144,000 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 142,400 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 140,800 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 138,900 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 137,000 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 134,900 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 132,700 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 130,500 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 128,100 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 125,700 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 123,000 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 120,000 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 116,900 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 113,900 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 111,200 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 108,700 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 106,400 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 104,400 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 102,500 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 100,600 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 98,540 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 96,250 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 93,790 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 91,300 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 88,920 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 86,710 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 84,670 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 82,800 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 81,040 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 77,630 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 76,080 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 74,770 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 73,600 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 72,580 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 70,870 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 70,110 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 69,400 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 68,710 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 68,010 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 67,290 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 66,560 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 65,870 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 65,230 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 64,610 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 63,990 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 63,330 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 62,590 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 61,760 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 60,870 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 60,910 | – |
| 1948 | 60,940 | – |
| 1947 | 61,060 | – |
| 1946 | 61,190 | – |
| 1945 | 61,320 | – |
| 1944 | 61,450 | – |
| 1943 | 61,580 | – |
| 1942 | 61,710 | – |
| 1941 | 61,790 | – |
| 1940 | 61,830 | – |
| 1939 | 61,820 | – |
| 1938 | 61,770 | – |
| 1937 | 61,660 | – |
| 1936 | 61,560 | – |
| 1935 | 61,460 | – |
| 1934 | 61,360 | – |
| 1933 | 61,260 | – |
| 1932 | 61,160 | – |
| 1931 | 60,990 | – |
| 1930 | 60,760 | – |
| 1929 | 60,470 | – |
| 1928 | 60,120 | – |
| 1927 | 59,710 | – |
| 1926 | 59,300 | – |
| 1925 | 58,890 | – |
| 1924 | 58,490 | – |
| 1923 | 58,080 | – |
| 1922 | 57,680 | – |
| 1921 | 57,430 | – |
| 1920 | 57,310 | – |
| 1919 | 57,330 | – |
| 1918 | 57,490 | – |
| 1917 | 57,790 | – |
| 1916 | 58,080 | – |
| 1915 | 58,370 | – |
| 1914 | 58,660 | – |
| 1913 | 58,950 | – |
| 1912 | 59,250 | – |
| 1911 | 59,030 | – |
| 1910 | 58,300 | – |
| 1909 | 57,100 | – |
| 1908 | 55,420 | – |
| 1907 | 53,300 | – |
| 1906 | 51,250 | – |
| 1905 | 49,290 | – |
| 1904 | 47,400 | – |
| 1903 | 45,580 | – |
| 1902 | 43,830 | – |
| 1901 | 42,400 | – |
| 1900 | 41,280 | – |
| 1899 | 40,450 | – |
| 1898 | 39,890 | – |
| 1897 | 39,600 | – |
| 1896 | 39,310 | – |
| 1895 | 39,030 | – |
| 1894 | 38,740 | – |
| 1893 | 38,460 | – |
| 1892 | 38,180 | – |
| 1891 | 37,900 | – |
| 1890 | 37,630 | – |
| 1889 | 37,350 | – |
| 1888 | 37,080 | – |
| 1887 | 36,810 | – |
| 1886 | 36,550 | – |
| 1885 | 36,280 | – |
| 1884 | 36,020 | – |
| 1883 | 35,750 | – |
| 1882 | 35,490 | – |
| 1881 | 35,240 | – |
| 1880 | 34,980 | – |
| 1879 | 34,720 | – |
| 1878 | 34,470 | – |
| 1877 | 34,220 | – |
| 1876 | 33,970 | – |
| 1875 | 33,730 | – |
| 1874 | 33,480 | – |
| 1873 | 33,240 | – |
| 1872 | 32,990 | – |
| 1871 | 32,750 | – |
| 1870 | 32,520 | – |
| 1869 | 32,280 | – |
| 1868 | 32,050 | – |
| 1867 | 31,810 | – |
| 1866 | 31,580 | – |
| 1865 | 31,350 | – |
| 1864 | 31,120 | – |
| 1863 | 30,900 | – |
| 1862 | 30,670 | – |
| 1861 | 30,450 | – |
| 1860 | 30,230 | – |
| 1859 | 30,010 | – |
| 1858 | 29,790 | – |
| 1857 | 29,570 | – |
| 1856 | 29,360 | – |
| 1855 | 29,140 | – |
| 1854 | 28,930 | – |
| 1853 | 28,720 | – |
| 1852 | 28,510 | – |
| 1851 | 28,300 | – |
| 1850 | 28,100 | – |
| 1849 | 27,900 | – |
| 1848 | 27,700 | – |
| 1847 | 27,510 | – |
| 1846 | 27,320 | – |
| 1845 | 27,120 | – |
| 1844 | 26,930 | – |
| 1843 | 26,740 | – |
| 1842 | 26,550 | – |
| 1841 | 26,370 | – |
| 1840 | 26,180 | – |
| 1839 | 26,000 | – |
| 1838 | 25,820 | – |
| 1837 | 25,630 | – |
| 1836 | 25,450 | – |
| 1835 | 25,270 | – |
| 1834 | 25,100 | – |
| 1833 | 24,920 | – |
| 1832 | 24,740 | – |
| 1831 | 24,570 | – |
| 1830 | 24,400 | – |
| 1829 | 24,220 | – |
| 1828 | 24,050 | – |
| 1827 | 23,890 | – |
| 1826 | 23,720 | – |
| 1825 | 23,550 | – |
| 1824 | 23,380 | – |
| 1823 | 23,220 | – |
| 1822 | 23,060 | – |
| 1821 | 22,930 | – |
| 1820 | 22,830 | – |
| 1819 | 22,760 | – |
| 1818 | 22,730 | – |
| 1817 | 22,730 | – |
| 1816 | 22,730 | – |
| 1815 | 22,730 | – |
| 1814 | 22,730 | – |
| 1813 | 22,730 | – |
| 1812 | 22,730 | – |
| 1811 | 22,730 | – |
| 1810 | 22,730 | – |
| 1809 | 22,730 | – |
| 1808 | 22,730 | – |
| 1807 | 22,730 | – |
| 1806 | 22,730 | – |
| 1805 | 22,730 | – |
| 1804 | 22,730 | – |
| 1803 | 22,730 | – |
| 1802 | 22,730 | – |
| 1801 | 22,730 | – |
| 1800 | 22,730 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | São Tomé & Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 235,500234,700–236,300 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 240,300237,500–242,600 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 245,000240,200–249,300 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 249,800242,700–256,500 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 254,700245,100–264,200 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 259,600247,300–272,000 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 264,600249,400–279,900 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 269,600251,300–288,500 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 274,600253,200–297,500 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 279,800255,200–306,300 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 284,900256,500–315,000 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 290,100257,800–324,400 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 295,300259,100–334,500 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 300,400260,100–344,500 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 305,600261,000–354,500 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 310,700262,100–364,800 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 315,800263,400–375,400 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 320,900264,500–386,100 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 325,900265,800–397,400 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 330,900266,800–409,000 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 335,900267,900–420,700 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 340,900269,200–432,800 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 345,900270,000–445,600 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 350,800270,000–459,400 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 355,600269,200–473,200 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 360,400268,000–486,800 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 365,100267,300–498,900 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 369,900267,100–511,100 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 374,600266,900–525,600 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 379,300266,700–541,700 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 383,900266,500–559,200 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 388,600266,600–575,100 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 393,200266,500–589,800 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 397,700265,800–606,600 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 402,200265,100–626,100 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 406,700264,700–646,200 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 411,300264,000–664,900 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 415,700263,100–684,000 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 420,200262,500–705,100 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 424,600261,000–726,400 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 429,000259,700–748,200 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 433,300259,600–769,100 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 437,600257,900–786,500 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 441,800255,200–804,400 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 445,900252,700–823,700 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 450,000250,200–842,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 454,000247,500–866,800 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 457,800244,200–896,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 461,600242,200–922,100 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 465,200240,900–940,600 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 468,800239,500–959,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 472,400238,600–983,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 475,900237,100–1.01 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 479,400235,500–1.03 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 482,700234,200–1.05 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 486,000233,000–1.08 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 489,200231,300–1.11 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 492,200229,600–1.13 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 495,200227,500–1.15 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 498,100224,400–1.18 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 500,900222,000–1.22 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 503,600219,300–1.25 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 506,200216,700–1.28 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 508,700214,100–1.32 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 511,200210,800–1.35 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 513,600208,000–1.38 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 516,000206,700–1.41 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 518,200206,200–1.43 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 520,300204,200–1.46 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 522,400202,100–1.47 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 524,300200,000–1.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 526,200196,100–1.52 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 527,900192,100–1.55 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 529,600189,800–1.57 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 531,200187,000–1.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 532,700183,600–1.62 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 534,000181,500–1.64 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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