Sao Tome and Principe Population Pyramid 2048
Year
2048Sao Tome and Principe in 2048
By 2048, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is expected to reach 355,582. Compared with 2038, when the projection stands at 305,594, that represents growth of 16.4% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 25.4 years, Sao Tome and Principe would have a youth dependency ratio of 49.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.2 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 | 355,582 | 25.4 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3,051,491 | 25.0 | |
| Gabon | 3,958,288 | 26.3 | |
| Central African Republic | 10,186,017 | 19.6 | |
| Congo | 10,621,399 | 23.8 |
