Sao Tome and Principe Population Pyramid 2045
Year
2045Sao Tome and Principe in 2045
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Sao Tome and Principe at 340,926 in 2045. Compared with 2035, when the projection stands at 290,088, that represents growth of 17.5% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 24.7 years, Sao Tome and Principe would have a youth dependency ratio of 51.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.4 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 340,926 | 24.7 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2,911,235 | 24.6 | |
| Gabon | 3,767,429 | 25.7 | |
| Central African Republic | 9,550,893 | 18.8 | |
| Congo | 10,041,901 | 23.3 |
