São Tomé and Príncipe

Population estimates and projections 230,871 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 19.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.64 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.00% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 240,254 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.98% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 37.5% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.60 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 28.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 69.2% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 85.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 70.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 245.4 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.42% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -2.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -650 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.8% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 3.7% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 9.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 8.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 23.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 22.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 21.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 12.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 22.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 65.4% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$981,293,587 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$4,084 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$5,459 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$3,800 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 81.4% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 8.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 0.2% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$1,787 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 11.0% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 430.2 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 11.9% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 21.745 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 82.4% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 50.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 87.1% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 60.0% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 8.4% 2014 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 2.9% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 8.7% 2015 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 18.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2015 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 97.1% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 95.5% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 27.4% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 18.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.0% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 110.4% 2017 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 12.8% 2015 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 87.4% 2019 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 85.1% 2017 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 90.4% 2017 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 69.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 63.3 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 60 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 3.13 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 17.9% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 45.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 2.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 17.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 16.6% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 87% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 39.7% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 21.7 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 0.27 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 69.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 73.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 66.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 5.8% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 13.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 9.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 75 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.46 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.9 per 1,000 people 2019 · World Bank Measles immunisation 87% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 8.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 16.7% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$171 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 12.1% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 6.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 11.7% 2019 · World Bank Malaria incidence 30.1 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 87 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 59.1% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 62 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 3.0 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 2.2% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 268 companies 2020 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 0.6% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 13.3% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 33.3% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 46.6% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 10.5% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -9.3% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 29.3% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 27.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 38,767 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 77.7% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 7.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 42.5% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 93.9% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.16e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 0.35e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.0 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.63 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.02 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 26.1 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 57.6% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 0.2% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 15.1 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 31.7% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 78.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 36.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 48.7% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 1.9% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 9,633 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 34.7% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.91e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 51.1%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.41e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 1.6e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 12.2% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,004 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 46.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 5,730 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 23.0% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 115.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 54.8 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 960 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 40.7 (0 to 100) 2017 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 32.8% 2017 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 13.0% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 55.5% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 30.5% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 70.0% 2017 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 5 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 3.2 per 100,000 people 2011 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 14.5% 2025 · World Bank