São Tomé and Príncipe
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São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Gabon, respectively. Source: Wikipedia

Area of São Tomé and Príncipe 992.4 km²
Population 177,629
Male Population 88,285 (49.7%)
Female Population 89,344 (50.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +124.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +35.7%
Median Age 19.2 years
Male Median Age 18.8 years
Female Median Age 19.6 years
Timezone Greenwich Mean Time

Map of Sao Tome and Principe

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 79,004 108,488 130,916 177,629
Population Density 79.6 / km² 109.3 / km² 131.9 / km² 179.0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

São Tomé and Príncipe Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 13,868 12,820 26,689
5-9 12,642 12,777 25,420
10-14 10,650 10,745 21,395
15-19 9,289 9,148 18,438
20-24 7,927 8,049 15,976
25-29 7,323 7,507 14,830
30-34 6,166 6,362 12,528
35-39 4,843 4,885 9,728
40-44 3,946 3,930 7,876
45-49 3,032 3,282 6,314
50-54 2,591 2,779 5,371
55-59 1,797 2,025 3,822
60-64 1,330 1,330 2,661
65-69 912 1,012 1,924
70-74 843 1,033 1,876
75-79 604 804 1,408
80-84 318 491 810
85 Plus 204 366 570
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1500 3,569 n/a n/a
1600 4,461 2.3% 89
1700 5,576 2.3% 111
1800 13,984 9.6% 840
1900 37,492 10.4% 2,350
1910 41,487 10.7% 3,995
1920 45,926 10.7% 4,439
1930 50,858 10.7% 4,932
1940 55,580 9.3% 4,722
1950 57,248 3% 1,668
1960 58,929 2.9% 1,681
1970 68,333 16% 9,404
1990 108,488 26% 20,077
2000 130,916 20.7% 22,428
2020 187,414 19.6% 28,249
2030 201,968 7.8% 14,554
2040 210,762 4.4% 8,794
2050 213,912 1.5% 3,150
2060 212,203 -0.8% -1,709
2070 209,639 -1.2% -2,564
2080 206,924 -1.3% -2,715
2090 204,752 -1% -2,172
2100 203,092 -0.8% -1,660
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

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