Sao Tome and Principe Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Sao Tome and Principe rural population for 2023 was 54,716, a 0.75% decline from 2022.
  • Sao Tome and Principe rural population for 2022 was 55,128, a 0.87% decline from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe rural population for 2021 was 55,614, a 0.82% decline from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe rural population for 2020 was 56,073, a 1.03% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
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Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Sao Tome and Principe Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 54,716 23.60 -0.75%
2022 55,128 24.25 -0.88%
2021 55,614 24.93 -0.82%
2020 56,073 25.65 -1.04%
2019 56,658 26.40 -1.44%
2018 57,479 27.20 -1.45%
2017 58,317 28.03 -1.43%
2016 59,155 28.91 -1.40%
2015 59,987 29.83 -1.35%
2014 60,803 30.79 -1.30%
2013 61,599 31.79 -1.25%
2012 62,371 32.84 -1.22%
2011 63,136 33.94 -1.10%
2010 63,836 35.05 -0.94%
2009 64,441 36.18 -0.77%
2008 64,938 37.32 -0.64%
2007 65,356 38.48 -0.54%
2006 65,713 39.65 -0.47%
2005 66,022 40.84 -0.39%
2004 66,277 42.03 -0.30%
2003 66,477 43.23 -0.18%
2002 66,597 44.45 -0.20%
2001 66,727 45.62 -0.31%
2000 66,936 46.58 -0.70%
1999 67,406 47.53 -0.56%
1998 67,786 48.49 -0.42%
1997 68,071 49.45 -0.27%
1996 68,258 50.41 -0.15%
1995 68,360 51.37 -0.02%
1994 68,374 52.33 0.11%
1993 68,299 53.28 0.22%
1992 68,146 54.24 0.29%
1991 67,951 55.21 0.20%
1990 67,816 56.35 0.44%
1989 67,518 57.49 0.58%
1988 67,125 58.62 0.67%
1987 66,676 59.74 0.56%
1986 66,307 60.85 0.40%
1985 66,044 61.95 0.26%
1984 65,872 63.04 0.09%
1983 65,812 64.11 0.05%
1982 65,781 65.17 0.28%
1981 65,594 66.14 1.43%
1980 64,662 66.52 1.72%
1979 63,558 66.89 1.96%
1978 62,324 67.26 2.03%
1977 61,069 67.63 1.95%
1976 59,890 68.00 1.81%
1975 58,816 68.36 1.64%
1974 57,857 68.72 1.54%
1973 56,974 69.08 1.49%
1972 56,131 69.44 1.50%
1971 55,296 69.80 1.12%
1970 54,682 70.48 -0.34%
1969 54,868 72.14 -0.44%
1968 55,110 73.74 -0.48%
1967 55,376 75.28 -0.58%
1966 55,697 76.75 -0.67%
1965 56,069 78.17 -0.68%
1964 56,450 79.52 -0.59%
1963 56,784 80.81 -0.43%
1962 57,028 82.03 -0.23%
1961 57,159 83.20 0.10%
1960 57,102 83.93 %