Aruba vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Aruba
38,765 people
in 2050
Sao Tome and Principe
41,727 people
in 2050
Aruba rank
184th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
181st

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Aruba
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 41,727 people against 38,765 people in Aruba, a difference of 2,962 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 184th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 238 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1000s 7.83 people 1,345 people 1,337 people Sao Tome and Principe
1100s 15.67 people 1,681 people 1,666 people Sao Tome and Principe
1200s 31.34 people 2,102 people 2,070 people Sao Tome and Principe
1300s 62.66 people 2,627 people 2,564 people Sao Tome and Principe
1400s 125.27 people 3,282 people 3,157 people Sao Tome and Principe
1500s 250.16 people 4,099 people 3,849 people Sao Tome and Principe
1600s 498.1 people 5,108 people 4,610 people Sao Tome and Principe
1700s 982.83 people 6,327 people 5,345 people Sao Tome and Principe
1710s 1,063 people 6,868 people 5,805 people Sao Tome and Principe
1720s 1,146 people 7,466 people 6,319 people Sao Tome and Principe
1730s 1,236 people 8,124 people 6,888 people Sao Tome and Principe
1740s 1,332 people 8,849 people 7,517 people Sao Tome and Principe
1750s 1,435 people 9,648 people 8,213 people Sao Tome and Principe
1760s 1,544 people 10,528 people 8,984 people Sao Tome and Principe
1770s 1,661 people 11,497 people 9,837 people Sao Tome and Principe
1780s 1,784 people 12,565 people 10,780 people Sao Tome and Principe
1790s 1,915 people 13,740 people 11,825 people Sao Tome and Principe
1800s 2,053 people 15,034 people 12,981 people Sao Tome and Principe
1810s 2,198 people 16,459 people 14,260 people Sao Tome and Principe
1820s 2,244 people 18,026 people 15,782 people Sao Tome and Principe
1830s 2,286 people 19,749 people 17,463 people Sao Tome and Principe
1840s 2,324 people 21,642 people 19,318 people Sao Tome and Principe
1850s 2,356 people 23,721 people 21,366 people Sao Tome and Principe
1860s 2,625 people 26,003 people 23,377 people Sao Tome and Principe
1870s 3,135 people 28,504 people 25,369 people Sao Tome and Principe
1880s 4,960 people 31,242 people 26,282 people Sao Tome and Principe
1890s 5,753 people 34,238 people 28,485 people Sao Tome and Principe
1900s 7,093 people 37,509 people 30,416 people Sao Tome and Principe
1910s 6,608 people 41,075 people 34,467 people Sao Tome and Principe
1920s 5,666 people 44,956 people 39,290 people Sao Tome and Principe
1930s 8,264 people 49,170 people 40,906 people Sao Tome and Principe
1940s 16,854 people 53,040 people 36,186 people Sao Tome and Principe
1950s 19,710 people 55,249 people 35,538 people Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 22,933 people 56,143 people 33,210 people Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 21,441 people 58,993 people 37,552 people Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 21,541 people 67,673 people 46,132 people Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 25,968 people 69,214 people 43,246 people Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 32,924 people 65,474 people 32,550 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 38,088 people 64,844 people 26,756 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 41,251 people 73,318 people 32,067 people Sao Tome and Principe
2030s 41,153 people 74,629 people 33,476 people Sao Tome and Principe
2040s 39,835 people 59,030 people 19,195 people Sao Tome and Principe
2050s 38,765 people 41,727 people 2,963 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Aruba or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 41,727 people against 38,765 people in Aruba as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Aruba and Sao Tome and Principe?
2,962 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sao Tome and Principe?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Aruba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Aruba ranks 184th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.