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Demographics of São Tomé and Príncipe
Population pyramid of Sao Tome and Principe in 2020
Population 217,164 (2022 est.) Growth rate 1.48% (2022 est.) Birth rate 28.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Death rate 6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Net migration rate -7.19 migrant(s )/1,000 population (2022 est.) 0–14 years 39.77% 65 and over 2.87% Nationality Sao Tomean
Population , fertility rate and net reproduction rate , United Nations estimates
Demographic features of the population of São Tomé and Príncipe include population density , ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Of São Tomé and Príncipe's total population of some 201,800,[1]
Luso-Africans , or mixed-heritage, descendants of Portuguese colonists, Marranos [2] African slaves brought to the islands during the early years of settlement from Benin , Gabon , the Republic of the Congo , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and Angola (these people also are known as filhos da terra or "children of the land");
Angolares , reputedly descendants of Angolan slaves who survived a 1540 shipwreck and now earn their livelihood fishing;
Forros , descendants of freed slaves when slavery was abolished;
Serviçais , contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique , and Cape Verde , living temporarily on the islands;
Tongas , children of servicais born on the islands; and
Europeans , primarily Portuguese.
Asians, mostly Chinese minority, including Macanese people of mixed Portuguese and Chinese blood from Macau .
Although a small country, São Tomé and Príncipe has four national languages: Portuguese (the official language, spoken by 95% of the population), and the Portuguese-based creoles Forro (85%), Angolar (3%) and Principense (0.1%). French is also learned in schools, as the country is a member of Francophonie .
In the 1970s, there were two significant population movements—the exodus of most of the 4,000 Portuguese residents and the influx of several hundred São Toméan refugees from Angola. The islanders have been absorbed largely into a common Luso-African culture. Almost all belong to the Roman Catholic , Evangelical Protestant , or Seventh-day Adventist churches, which in turn retain close ties with churches in Portugal. There is a small but growing Muslim population.
Population [ edit ]
São Tomé and Príncipe's population between 1960 and 2017.
According to the 2022 revision of the world factbook the total population was 217,164 in 2022, compared to only 60,000 in 1950.[3] [3]
Total population[3]
Population aged 0–14 (%)
Population aged 15–64 (%)
Population aged 65+ (%)
1950
60,000
32.9
63.1
4.0
1955
59,000
32.9
63.1
4.0
1960
64,000
32.9
63.2
4.0
1965
65,000
41.1
56.3
2.6
1970
74,000
46.7
48.4
4.9
1975
82,000
47.0
49.1
3.9
1980
95,000
46.6
48.6
4.8
1985
104,000
46.6
48.8
4.7
1990
116,000
46.6
49.0
4.4
1995
128,000
44.8
50.8
4.4
2000
141,000
42.6
53.1
4.3
2005
153,000
41.6
54.0
4.4
2010
165,000
40.3
55.8
3.9
2020
211,122
39.8
57.4
2.9
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2017): [4]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
97 988
99 712
197 700
100
0–4
12 031
12 102
24 133
12.21
5–9
13 833
13 667
27 500
13.91
10–14
12 677
12 714
25 390
12.84
15–19
10 673
10 672
21 345
10.80
20–24
9 278
9 062
18 341
9.28
25–29
7 895
7 946
15 841
8.01
30–34
7 276
7 389
14 665
7.42
35–39
6 105
6 252
12 358
6.25
40–44
4 762
4 784
9 546
4.83
45–49
3 831
3 822
7 654
3.87
50–54
2 880
3 153
6 033
3.05
55–59
2 384
2 620
5 004
2.53
60–64
1 573
1 858
3 431
1.74
65-69
1 076
1 173
2 249
1.14
70-74
665
835
1 500
0.76
75-79
535
777
1 313
0.66
80+
514
886
1 400
0.71
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
38 541
38 483
77 024
38.96
15–64
56 657
57 558
114 215
57.77
65+
2 790
3 671
6 461
3.27
Vital statistics [ edit ]
Registration of vital events is in São Tomé & Príncipe not available for recent years. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
[5]
Period
Live births per year
Deaths per year
Natural change per year
CBR*
CDR*
NC*
TFR*
IMR*
1950-1955
3 000
1 000
2 000
47.7
21.0
26.7
6.20
124
1955-1960
3 000
1 000
2 000
47.7
18.5
29.2
6.20
112
1960-1965
3 000
1 000
2 000
47.0
16.8
30.1
6.30
99
1965-1970
3 000
1 000
2 000
42.7
13.1
29.6
6.40
88
1970-1975
3 000
1 000
2 000
40.7
13.2
27.6
6.52
80
1975-1980
4 000
1 000
3 000
41.1
11.0
30.1
6.50
70
1980-1985
4 000
1 000
3 000
40.4
11.5
28.9
6.24
66
1985-1990
4 000
1 000
3 000
38.8
10.7
28.1
5.66
63
1990-1995
5 000
1 000
3 000
37.0
9.8
27.1
5.16
61
1995-2000
5 000
1 000
4 000
35.9
9.2
26.7
4.80
58
2000-2005
5 000
1 000
4 000
34.8
8.8
26.0
4.34
55
2005-2010
5 000
1 000
4 000
32.4
8.2
24.2
3.85
52
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)
Births and deaths [6]
Year
Population
Live births
Deaths
Natural increase
Crude birth rate
Crude death rate
Rate of natural increase
TFR
2012
5 173
1 287
3 886
27.6
6.9
20.7
2015
5 022
1 226
3 796
2017
5 190
1 202
3 988
26.3
6.1
20.2
Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey) [ edit ]
[7]
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
Year
Total
Urban
Rural
CBR
TFR
CBR
TFR
CBR
TFR
2008-2009
34,5
4,9 (3,3)
32,4
4,4 (3,0)
36,7
5,5 (3,7)
Fertility data as of 2008-2009 (DHS Program):[8]
Region
Total fertility rate
Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant
Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49
Centro
4.6
8.2
5.5
Sul
5.4
8.3
6.2
Norte
5.7
8.8
6.7
Príncipe
5.0
11.6
6.1
Life expectancy [ edit ]
Period
Life expectancy in [9]
1950–1955
46.40
1955–1960
1960–1965
1965–1970
1970–1975
1975–1980
1980–1985
1985–1990
1990–1995
1995–2000
2000–2005
2005–2010
2010–2015
Other demographic statistics [ edit ]
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.[10]
One birth every 76 minutes
One death every 480 minutes
One net migrant every 360 minutes
Net gain of one person every 120 minutes
The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook [11]
Population [ edit ]
217,164 (2022 est.)
204,454 (July 2018 est.)
Religions [ edit ]
Catholic 55.7%, Adventist 4.1%, Assembly of God 3.4%, New Apostolic 2.9%, Mana 2.3%, Universal Kingdom of God 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.2%, none 21.2%, unspecified 1% (2012 est.)
Age structure [ edit ]
Population pyramid of Sao Tome and Principe in 2020
0-14 years: 39.77% (male 42,690/female 41,277)
15-24 years: 21.59% (male 23,088/female 22,487)
25-54 years: 31.61% (male 32,900/female 33,834)
55-64 years: 4.17% (male 4,095/female 4,700)
65 years and over: 2.87% (2020 est.) (male 2,631/female 3,420)
0-14 years: 41.2% (male 42,825 /female 41,403)
15-24 years: 21.01% (male 21,767 /female 21,188)
25-54 years: 31.03% (male 31,218 /female 32,229)
55-64 years: 3.93% (male 3,708 /female 4,332)
65 years and over: 2.83% (male 2,545 /female 3,239) (2018 est.)
Birth rate [ edit ]
28.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 36th
31.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 32nd
Death rate [ edit ]
6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 149th
6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 138th
3.56 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 36th
4.11 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 31st
Population growth rate [ edit ]
1.48% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 65th
1.66% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 62nd
Median age [ edit ]
total: 19.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 204th
male: 18.9 years
female: 19.7 years (2020 est.)
total: 18.7 years. Country comparison to the world: 207th
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.1 years (2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth [ edit ]
19.4 years (2008/09 est.)
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Contraceptive prevalence rate [ edit ]
49.7% (2019)
40.6% (2014)
Net migration rate [ edit ]
-7.19 migrant(s )/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 214th
-8.3 migrant(s )/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 207th
total dependency ratio: 86.7 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 81.1 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio : 17.8 (2015 est.)
Urbanization [ edit ]
urban population: 75.8% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 2.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 72.8% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 3.33% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Life expectancy at birth [ edit ]
total population: 67.06 years. Country comparison to the world: 194th
male: 65.44 years
female: 68.72 years (2022 est.)
total population: 65.7 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 67.1 years (2018 est.)
total population: 65.25 years
male: 63.84 years
female: 66.7 years (2000 est.)
Major infectious diseases [ edit ]
degree of risk: high (2020)
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever
water contact diseases: schistosomiasis
Sex ratio [ edit ]
at birth:
male(s )/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s )/female
15–64 years:
0.93 male(s )/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s )/female
total population:
0.97 male(s )/female (2000 est.)
Nationality [ edit ]
noun:
São Toméan(s )
adjective:
São Toméan
Ethnic groups [ edit ]
Mestiços , angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), serviçais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of serviçais born on the islands) and Europeans (primarily Portuguese).
Languages [ edit ]
Portuguese 98.4% (official)
Forro 36.2%
Cabo Verdian 8.5%
French 6.8%
Angolar 6.6%
English 4.9%
Lunguie 1%
Other (including sign language) 2.4% [12]
Education expenditures [ edit ]
5.9% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 35th
Literacy [ edit ]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Year
Total population
Male
Female
1991 est.
73%
85%
62%
2015 est.
74.9%
81.8%
68.4%
2018
92.8%
96.2%
89.5%
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [ edit ]
total: 12 years (2015)
male: 12 years (2015)
female: 13 years (2015)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 [ edit ]
total: 20.8% (2012 est.)
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Sao Tome and Principe" . 19 April 2022.
^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics" .
^ Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ ". Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year (2002 - 2016)" (PDF) . Unstats.un.org . Retrieved 7 November 2017 .
^ "The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs" . Dhsprogram.com . Retrieved 2017-07-12 .
^ "Inquérito Demográfico e Sanitário 2008-2009" (PDF) . Dhsprogram.com . Retrieved 7 November 2017 .
^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations" . esa.un.org . Retrieved 2018-08-26 .
^ "Sao Tome and Principe Population 2022" , World Population Review
^ "The World FactBook - Sao Tome and Principe" , The World Factbook public domain .
^ "Africa :: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE" . CIA The World Factbook. 19 April 2022.
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