Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Kiribati
41,650 people
in 2050
Sao Tome and Principe
41,727 people
in 2050
Kiribati rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
181st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Kiribati
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 41,727 people against 41,650 people in Kiribati, a difference of 77 people.
Across all 101 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 238 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36,487 people | 55,249 people | 18,762 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 41,758 people | 56,143 people | 14,385 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 43,388 people | 58,993 people | 15,605 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 44,182 people | 67,673 people | 23,491 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 50,670 people | 69,214 people | 18,543 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 54,141 people | 65,474 people | 11,333 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 56,381 people | 64,844 people | 8,463 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 50,154 people | 73,318 people | 23,164 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2030s | 44,700 people | 74,629 people | 29,929 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2040s | 41,331 people | 59,030 people | 17,698 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2050s | 41,650 people | 41,727 people | 77.3 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, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 41,727 people against 41,650 people in Kiribati as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 77 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Kiribati ranks 182nd 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.