Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Middle Africa
Sao Tome and Principe is recorded at 235.5k people in 2024, with total annual change of +4,703 under the WPP medium variant.
Sao Tome and Principe observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 6,617 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -1,303 |
| Natural change | +5,314 |
| Net migration | -604 |
| Total change | +4,703 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +4,703 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -298,478 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 534.0k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign citizens; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Sao Tome and Principe 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 88.4k, ages 15-64 133.6k, ages 65+ 8.9k.
Sao Tome and Principe 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 110.4k, ages 15-64 230.3k, ages 65+ 24.4k.
Sao Tome and Principe 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 103.8k, ages 15-64 333.6k, ages 65+ 96.6k.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 235.5k | 4,703 | 6.6k | 1.3k | 3.60 |
| 2030 | 264.6k | 4,967 | 7.1k | 1.4k | 3.26 |
| 2050 | 365.1k | 4,749 | 7.5k | 2.0k | 2.59 |
| 2080 | 489.2k | 3,175 | 7.3k | 3.4k | 2.13 |
| 2100 | 534.0k | 1,323 | 6.8k | 4.7k | 1.97 |