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Sao Tome and Principe
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#180out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

166 K127 K88 K49 K10 K196019932025Sao Tome and Principe · 2025: 166,189Sao Tome and Principe

Analytical takeaways

  • Sao Tome and Principe records 166,189 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #180 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 10,494 in 1960 to 166,189 in 2025, a gain of 155,695.
  • 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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