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São Tomé and Príncipe

Country

Member state of the United Nations. The UN lists it as "Sao Tome and Principe".[1]

Capital
Population
240,254 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 204,327in 2017[4]
Land area
960 km²[5]
Total area
1,001 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe[11]
  • São Tomé e Príncipe[12]
  • la République démocratique de Sao Tomé-et-Principe[13]
  • Demokratyczna Republika Wysp Świętego Tomasza i Książęcej[14]

Parts of São Tomé and Príncipe

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025240.3K

68,012 in 1960, 240,254 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
196068,012
196168,707
196269,403
196370,112
196470,865
196571,680
196672,576
196773,596
196874,765
196976,083
197077,626
197179,330
197281,041
197382,798
197484,672
197586,708
197688,922
197791,301
197893,794
197996,252
198098,544
1981100,615
1982102,508
1983104,380
1984106,394
1985108,658
1986111,150
1987113,919
1988116,939
1989119,979
1990122,980
1991125,697
1992128,110
1993130,467
1994132,732
1995134,895
1996136,962
1997138,922
1998140,751
1999142,442
2000144,018
2001146,375
2002149,922
2003153,814
2004157,705
2005161,639
2006165,638
2007169,700
2008173,793
2009177,853
2010181,802
2011185,649
2012189,439
2013193,148
2014196,767
2015200,291
2016203,689
2017206,970
2018210,187
2019213,392
2020217,435
2021221,961
2022226,305
2023230,871
2024235,536
2025240,254

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
ST[15]
ISO alpha-3
STP[16]
ISO numeric
678[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), capital: São Tomé (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), population (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), area (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), official language: Portuguese (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), continent: Africa (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), official name (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), official name (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), official name (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), official name (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: São Tomé and Príncipe (Q1039), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562956878) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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