Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Kiribati
86,513 people
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
166,189 people
in 2025
Kiribati rank
189th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Kiribati
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 166,189 people against 86,513 people in Kiribati, a difference of 79,676 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.9 times Kiribati's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,246 people | 8,961 people | 3,715 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 10,507 people | 15,437 people | 4,930 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 16,605 people | 27,251 people | 10,646 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 22,284 people | 40,636 people | 18,351 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 30,181 people | 64,182 people | 34,001 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 43,087 people | 94,572 people | 51,485 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 59,856 people | 133,289 people | 73,434 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 80,220 people | 156,799 people | 76,578 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 166,189 people against 86,513 people in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 79,676 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Kiribati ranks 189th 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.