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Sao Tome and Principe Population 2023
São Tomé and Príncipe officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles.
As per the UN World Population Prospects report, the population of Sao Tome & Principe in 2023 is 231,856 (2.31 lakh)
Estimated Population of Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 – 2.31 lakh
| Sao Tome & Principe | 2023 Population |
| Total Population | 231,856 |
| Global Rank | 187 |
| Land Area | 960 sq.km (371 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | |
| Pop. Density | 228 people/sq. km |
| Capital City | São Tomé |
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Sao Tome & Principe Demographics
| Fertility Rate* | 4.35 |
| Infant mortality rate ** | 22.5 |
| Median Age | 18.6 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 71.01 years |
| Urban Population | 74% |
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Sao Tome & Principe
Christianity is the majority religion in Sao Tome & Principe and 82% of the people practice Christianity. The majority of people adhere to the Roman Catholic Church. Sizeable Protestant minorities of Seventh-day Adventists and other Evangelical Protestants exist.
Non-Christian faiths account for 6.2%, and the remaining are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Religion percentage in Sao Tome & Principe
- Catholic Church – 71.9%
- Other Christian – 10.2%
- Other or Non-Religious – 17.9%
Source: Wikipedia