Sao Tome and Principe Population Pyramid 2000
Year
2000Sao Tome and Principe in 2000
The population of Sao Tome and Principe in 2000 was 144,019. That is 17.1% more than in 1990, when the population stood at 122,980.
The median age was 17.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 80.8 children under 15 and 8.0 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 | 144,019 | 17.9 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 703,279 | 19.0 | |
| Gabon | 1,275,573 | 19.3 | |
| Congo | 3,151,346 | 18.5 | |
| Central African Republic | 3,833,417 | 17.1 |





