Population in São Tomé and Príncipe
The population of São Tomé and Príncipe was 240,254 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2025
240,254
Change from 2024
+2.0%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
181st of 217
Population in São Tomé and Príncipe over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | São Tomé and Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 240,254 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 235,536 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 230,871 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 226,305 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 221,961 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 217,435 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 213,392 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 210,187 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 206,970 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 203,689 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 200,291 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 196,767 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 193,148 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 189,439 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 185,649 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 181,802 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 177,853 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 173,793 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 169,700 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 165,638 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 161,639 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 157,705 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 153,814 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 149,922 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 146,375 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0% from 235,536 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 200,291 people, the figure has changed by +20.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, São Tomé and Príncipe has the 181st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for São Tomé and Príncipe
All statistics for São Tomé and Príncipe
Population growth
1.98%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
3.9%
2025 · World Bank