Sao Tome and Principe Population Pyramid 1959
Year
1959Sao Tome and Principe in 1959
As of 1959, Sao Tome and Principe counted 67,291 inhabitants. The median age was 23.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 51.0 children under 15 and 5.6 people aged 65 or over.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Sao Tome and Principe had on average 3.64 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 69.7 years on average (73.7 years for girls, 66.2 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,905 immigrants live in Sao Tome and Principe, 0.8% of the population.
| Cabo Verde | 1,115 |
| Angola | 292 |
| Gabon | 192 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 118 |
| Portugal | 95 |
41,433 people born in Sao Tome and Principe live in other countries.
| Portugal | 23,121 |
| Angola | 7,062 |
| Gabon | 7,058 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,936 |
| Cabo Verde | 1,893 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sao Tome and Principe | 67,291 | 23.9 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 264,996 | 22.1 | |
| Gabon | 506,805 | 27.4 | |
| Congo | 1,030,155 | 19.0 | |
| Central African Republic | 1,671,331 | 20.5 |





