Global Statistics and Country Indicators
São Tomé and Príncipe Population Over Time (1950–2026)
Population
Data table
| 1950 | 60,874 | 1961 | 68,707 | 1972 | 81,041 | 1983 | 104,380 | 1994 | 132,732 | 2005 | 161,640 | 2016 | 203,689 |
| 1951 | 61,761 | 1962 | 69,402 | 1973 | 82,798 | 1984 | 106,394 | 1995 | 134,895 | 2006 | 165,638 | 2017 | 206,970 |
| 1952 | 62,593 | 1963 | 70,112 | 1974 | 84,672 | 1985 | 108,658 | 1996 | 136,962 | 2007 | 169,700 | 2018 | 210,187 |
| 1953 | 63,327 | 1964 | 70,866 | 1975 | 86,708 | 1986 | 111,150 | 1997 | 138,922 | 2008 | 173,793 | 2019 | 213,392 |
| 1954 | 63,987 | 1965 | 71,680 | 1976 | 88,922 | 1987 | 113,920 | 1998 | 140,751 | 2009 | 177,853 | 2020 | 217,435 |
| 1955 | 64,606 | 1966 | 72,576 | 1977 | 91,301 | 1988 | 116,939 | 1999 | 142,442 | 2010 | 181,802 | 2021 | 221,961 |
| 1956 | 65,226 | 1967 | 73,596 | 1978 | 93,794 | 1989 | 119,979 | 2000 | 144,018 | 2011 | 185,649 | 2022 | 226,305 |
| 1957 | 65,871 | 1968 | 74,765 | 1979 | 96,252 | 1990 | 122,980 | 2001 | 146,375 | 2012 | 189,439 | 2023 | 230,871 |
| 1958 | 66,558 | 1969 | 76,083 | 1980 | 98,544 | 1991 | 125,696 | 2002 | 149,922 | 2013 | 193,148 | 2024 | 235,536 |
| 1959 | 67,291 | 1970 | 77,626 | 1981 | 100,615 | 1992 | 128,110 | 2003 | 153,814 | 2014 | 196,767 | 2025 | 240,254 |
| 1960 | 68,012 | 1971 | 79,330 | 1982 | 102,508 | 1993 | 130,467 | 2004 | 157,705 | 2015 | 200,291 | 2026 | 244,994 |