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
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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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.