Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6917 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.6917 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.6917 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1543 people per person, in 1960.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1543 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1593 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1689 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1828 people per person | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1998 people per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2186 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.238 people per person | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2569 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2739 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2879 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2976 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3035 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3081 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3119 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3151 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3179 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3205 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3232 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3261 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3294 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3334 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3383 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3447 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3532 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3633 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3747 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3871 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3999 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4128 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4254 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4373 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4481 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.458 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4673 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4763 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.485 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4936 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5023 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5111 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5202 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5297 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5396 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5509 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5641 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5788 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5942 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6097 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6248 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6387 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6508 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6606 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6673 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6703 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6713 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6726 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6739 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6752 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6765 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6778 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6791 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6804 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6817 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6837 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.686 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6887 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6917 people per person | +0.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6917 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6917 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.214 people per person | 0.1543 people per person | 0.2879 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3153 people per person | 0.2976 people per person | 0.3294 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3733 people per person | 0.3334 people per person | 0.4254 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4799 people per person | 0.4373 people per person | 0.5202 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5881 people per person | 0.5297 people per person | 0.6508 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6725 people per person | 0.6606 people per person | 0.6791 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6854 people per person | 0.6804 people per person | 0.6917 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -8.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 366.66 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.518 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 556.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,182 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.6917 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6917 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1543 people per person in 1960.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.