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Sao Tome and Principe
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#178out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

74 K69 K64 K59 K54 K196019932025Sao Tome and Principe · 2025: 74,065Sao Tome and Principe

Analytical takeaways

  • Sao Tome and Principe records 74,065 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #178 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 57,518 in 1960 to 74,065 in 2025, a gain of 16,547.
  • 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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