Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2415 Persons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
37th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2415 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1254 Persons per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.20.251990200620231990: 0.125 Persons per square kilometre1991: 0.128 Persons per square kilometre1992: 0.131 Persons per square kilometre1993: 0.134 Persons per square kilometre1994: 0.136 Persons per square kilometre1995: 0.139 Persons per square kilometre1996: 0.141 Persons per square kilometre1997: 0.143 Persons per square kilometre1998: 0.146 Persons per square kilometre1999: 0.148 Persons per square kilometre2000: 0.15 Persons per square kilometre2001: 0.152 Persons per square kilometre2002: 0.156 Persons per square kilometre2003: 0.16 Persons per square kilometre2004: 0.164 Persons per square kilometre2005: 0.168 Persons per square kilometre2006: 0.173 Persons per square kilometre2007: 0.177 Persons per square kilometre2008: 0.181 Persons per square kilometre2009: 0.186 Persons per square kilometre2010: 0.19 Persons per square kilometre2011: 0.194 Persons per square kilometre2012: 0.198 Persons per square kilometre2013: 0.202 Persons per square kilometre2014: 0.206 Persons per square kilometre2015: 0.21 Persons per square kilometre2016: 0.213 Persons per square kilometre2017: 0.217 Persons per square kilometre2018: 0.22 Persons per square kilometre2019: 0.224 Persons per square kilometre2020: 0.228 Persons per square kilometre2021: 0.232 Persons per square kilometre2022: 0.237 Persons per square kilometre2023: 0.242 Persons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1254 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990 to 2023.
Year Persons per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1254 Persons per square kilometre
1991 0.1282 Persons per square kilometre +2.3%
1992 0.1309 Persons per square kilometre +2.1%
1993 0.1335 Persons per square kilometre +2.0%
1994 0.1361 Persons per square kilometre +1.9%
1995 0.1386 Persons per square kilometre +1.8%
1996 0.1411 Persons per square kilometre +1.8%
1997 0.1434 Persons per square kilometre +1.7%
1998 0.1456 Persons per square kilometre +1.6%
1999 0.1477 Persons per square kilometre +1.4%
2000 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre +1.3%
2001 0.1524 Persons per square kilometre +1.8%
2002 0.1561 Persons per square kilometre +2.4%
2003 0.1602 Persons per square kilometre +2.6%
2004 0.1643 Persons per square kilometre +2.6%
2005 0.1684 Persons per square kilometre +2.5%
2006 0.1726 Persons per square kilometre +2.5%
2007 0.1769 Persons per square kilometre +2.5%
2008 0.1813 Persons per square kilometre +2.4%
2009 0.1855 Persons per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 0.1897 Persons per square kilometre +2.3%
2011 0.1938 Persons per square kilometre +2.1%
2012 0.1978 Persons per square kilometre +2.1%
2013 0.2018 Persons per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 0.2057 Persons per square kilometre +1.9%
2015 0.2095 Persons per square kilometre +1.8%
2016 0.2132 Persons per square kilometre +1.7%
2017 0.2167 Persons per square kilometre +1.7%
2018 0.2202 Persons per square kilometre +1.6%
2019 0.2235 Persons per square kilometre +1.5%
2020 0.2278 Persons per square kilometre +1.9%
2021 0.2324 Persons per square kilometre +2.0%
2022 0.2369 Persons per square kilometre +1.9%
2023 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.137 Persons per square kilometre 0.1254 Persons per square kilometre 0.1477 Persons per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1667 Persons per square kilometre 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre 0.1855 Persons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2072 Persons per square kilometre 0.1897 Persons per square kilometre 0.2235 Persons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2346 Persons per square kilometre 0.2278 Persons per square kilometre 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 34 Nigeria 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre compare
  2. 35 Uganda 0.2423 Persons per square kilometre compare
  3. 36 Kuwait 0.2419 Persons per square kilometre compare
  4. 38 Germany 0.2384 Persons per square kilometre compare
  5. 39 Qatar 0.2364 Persons per square kilometre compare
  6. 40 Dominican Republic 0.2351 Persons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1254 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
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Statizoid (derived)
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168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.