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Sao Tome and Principe
Population, total

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Global rank#181out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

240 K197 K154 K111 K68 K196019932025Sao Tome and Principe · 2025: 240,254Sao Tome and Principe

Analytical takeaways

  • Sao Tome and Principe records 240,254 for Population, total in 2025, ranking #181 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Population, total increased from 68,012 in 1960 to 240,254 in 2025, a gain of 172,242.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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