Sao Tome and Principe Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Sao Tome and Principe urban population for 2021 was 167,493, a 3.03% increase from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe urban population for 2020 was 162,568, a 2.93% increase from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe urban population for 2019 was 157,941, a 2.65% increase from 2018.
  • Sao Tome and Principe urban population for 2018 was 153,865, a 2.77% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 498,179,071
Indonesia 156,833,203
Nigeria 112,560,662
Pakistan 86,636,953
Bangladesh 65,957,486
Philippines 54,302,696
Egypt 46,831,955
Vietnam 37,088,534
Ukraine 30,548,582
Morocco 23,753,114
Angola 23,276,246
Ghana 19,038,233
Uzbekistan 17,606,637
Myanmar 16,918,421
Sudan 16,250,768
Cameroon 15,815,458
Kenya 15,102,890
Zambia 8,800,295
Tunisia 8,570,328
Bolivia 8,513,008
Honduras 6,062,373
El Salvador 4,679,934
Sri Lanka 4,178,622
Cambodia 4,092,180
Nicaragua 4,060,795
Republic of Congo 3,984,863
West Bank and Gaza 3,790,664
Lao PDR 2,742,742
Mauritania 2,590,523
Kyrgyz Republic 2,485,736
Mongolia 2,302,772
Georgia 2,220,419
Papua New Guinea 1,338,796
Moldova 1,124,483
Djibouti 864,734
Lesotho 672,573
Timor-Leste 418,673
Cabo Verde 394,509
Bhutan 334,381
Eswatini 290,545
Solomon Islands 177,869
Sao Tome and Principe 167,493
Vanuatu 81,907
Kiribati 72,601
Micronesia 26,097
Sao Tome and Principe Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 167,493 75.07 2.98%
2020 162,568 74.35 2.89%
2019 157,941 73.60 2.61%
2018 153,865 72.80 2.73%
2017 149,719 71.97 2.87%
2016 145,477 71.09 3.03%
2015 141,137 70.17 3.20%
2014 136,694 69.21 3.37%
2013 132,158 68.21 3.55%
2012 127,553 67.16 3.71%
2011 122,908 66.06 3.82%
2010 118,302 64.95 3.98%
2009 113,687 63.82 4.15%
2008 109,066 62.68 4.29%
2007 104,489 61.52 4.38%
2006 100,012 60.35 4.45%
2005 95,658 59.17 4.53%
2004 91,420 57.97 4.63%
2003 87,285 56.77 4.74%
2002 83,244 55.56 4.56%
2001 79,531 54.38 3.52%
2000 76,778 53.42 3.14%
1999 74,402 52.47 3.28%
1998 72,004 51.51 3.42%
1997 69,585 50.55 3.56%
1996 67,154 49.59 3.70%
1995 64,717 48.63 3.82%
1994 62,292 47.67 3.94%
1993 59,883 46.72 4.06%
1992 57,502 45.76 4.21%
1991 55,133 44.79 4.84%
1990 52,527 43.65 5.08%
1989 49,927 42.51 5.22%
1988 47,388 41.38 5.32%
1987 44,934 40.26 5.20%
1986 42,659 39.15 5.04%
1985 40,563 38.05 4.90%
1984 38,625 36.96 4.74%
1983 36,838 35.89 4.69%
1982 35,150 34.83 4.58%
1981 33,576 33.86 3.11%
1980 32,548 33.48 3.40%
1979 31,459 33.11 3.64%
1978 30,335 32.74 3.71%
1977 29,230 32.37 3.63%
1976 28,188 32.00 3.49%
1975 27,221 31.64 3.32%
1974 26,332 31.28 3.22%
1973 25,498 30.92 3.16%
1972 24,704 30.56 3.18%
1971 23,930 30.21 4.40%
1970 22,901 29.52 7.76%
1969 21,191 27.86 7.66%
1968 19,629 26.26 7.62%
1967 18,188 24.72 7.52%
1966 16,870 23.25 7.44%
1965 15,661 21.83 7.41%
1964 14,542 20.48 7.52%
1963 13,488 19.19 7.67%
1962 12,492 17.97 7.87%
1961 11,546 16.81 5.43%
1960 10,936 16.07 %