Key demographics
- Population
- 220.4K
- Density
- 212.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.637 (Medium)
- Gini index (2017)
- 56.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.60
- Urban population (2025)
- 69.2%
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 87.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 23.4%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 70.6%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 69.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 28.1 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.5 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.60
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 82.4%
- Tourism (2018)
- 33.4K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Português |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 81.1% |
| No religion | 13.2% |
| Folk religion | 3.1% |
| Others | 2.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Sao Tomean
- Demonym (female)
- Sao Tomean
- National anthem
- Independência total
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 62.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.8% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 60/100
- Hospital beds (2019)
- 2.9/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.46/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.17/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $171
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 16.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 87.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.0% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 59.1%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 62.4/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 3.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 42/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 3.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 964 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +239
- TLD
- .st
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of São Tomé and PrÃncipe has three horizontal bands of green, yellow (double-width), and green, with two black five-pointed stars in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
- National anthem
- Independência total