Curaçao vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Curaçao
169,670 people
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
166,189 people
in 2025
Curaçao rank
185th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Curaçao
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Curaçao currently reports 169,670 people against 166,189 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3,481 people.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Curaçao has been ahead every year.

Curaçao ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 236 countries.

Curaçao has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Curaçao Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 82,281 people 8,961 people 73,321 people Curaçao
1960s 108,781 people 15,437 people 93,344 people Curaçao
1970s 123,463 people 27,251 people 96,211 people Curaçao
1980s 129,106 people 40,636 people 88,470 people Curaçao
1990s 132,711 people 64,182 people 68,529 people Curaçao
2000s 136,884 people 94,572 people 42,312 people Curaçao
2010s 153,273 people 133,289 people 19,984 people Curaçao
2020s 169,433 people 156,799 people 12,634 people Curaçao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Curaçao or Sao Tome and Principe?
Curaçao, at 169,670 people against 166,189 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Curaçao and Sao Tome and Principe?
3,481 people, with Curaçao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Sao Tome and Principe?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Curaçao and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Curaçao ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.