Population growth rate: Sao Tome and Principe
2.004% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.004 |
| 2022 | 1.991 |
| 2021 | 1.884 |
| 2020 | 2.24 |
| 2019 | 1.506 |
| 2018 | 1.521 |
| 2017 | 1.564 |
| 2016 | 1.633 |
| 2015 | 1.732 |
| 2014 | 1.819 |
| 2013 | 1.894 |
| 2012 | 1.984 |
| 2011 | 2.058 |
| 2010 | 2.131 |
| 2009 | 2.262 |
| 2008 | 2.358 |
| 2007 | 2.41 |
| 2006 | 2.436 |
| 2005 | 2.452 |
| 2004 | 2.477 |
| 2003 | 2.52 |
| 2002 | 2.608 |
| 2001 | 2.175 |
| 2000 | 1.062 |
| 1999 | 1.14 |
| 1998 | 1.249 |
| 1997 | 1.368 |
| 1996 | 1.473 |
| 1995 | 1.569 |
| 1994 | 1.664 |
| 1993 | 1.78 |
| 1992 | 1.867 |
| 1991 | 1.937 |
| 1990 | 2.438 |
| 1989 | 2.504 |
| 1988 | 2.631 |
| 1987 | 2.599 |
| 1986 | 2.319 |
| 1985 | 2.214 |
| 1984 | 1.995 |
| 1983 | 1.825 |
| 1982 | 1.795 |
| 1981 | 1.934 |
| 1980 | 2.229 |
| 1979 | 2.48 |
| 1978 | 2.698 |
| 1977 | 2.69 |
| 1976 | 2.588 |
| 1975 | 2.454 |
| 1974 | 2.296 |
| 1973 | 2.179 |
| 1972 | 2.11 |
| 1971 | 2.158 |
| 1970 | 2.184 |
| 1969 | 1.83 |
| 1968 | 1.664 |
| 1967 | 1.487 |
| 1966 | 1.305 |
| 1965 | 1.177 |
| 1964 | 1.108 |
| 1963 | 1.031 |
| 1962 | 1.001 |
| 1961 | 1.014 |
| 1960 | 1.017 |
| 1959 | 1.115 |
| 1958 | 1.077 |
| 1957 | 0.996 |
| 1956 | 0.974 |
| 1955 | 0.935 |
| 1954 | 0.991 |
| 1953 | 1.083 |
| 1952 | 1.249 |
| 1951 | 1.426 |
| 1950 | 1.47 |