🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe ST / STP #170

Nomad Score 47.0

Cities 6

Region African Union, Lusophone, Islands, Africa, Africa, Middle Africa, Least Developed Countries

Currency STN

📊 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 (2024) 68.9%

Literacy Rate (2019) 87.4%

Labor Force (2025) 23.4%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Portuguese	Português

Religions

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

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		37.8%
15-64 Working		58.3%
65+ Elderly		3.9%

Dependency Ratio 71.6%

Profile Very Young

Urban Pop. (2024) 68.9%

Birth Rate (2024) 28.1 /1000

Death Rate (2024) 5.5 /1000

Fertility Rate (2024) 3.60

Infant Mortality (2024) 9.2 /1000

Slum Pop. (2022) 82.4%

Tourism (2018) 33.4K

Source: World Bank

🏥 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 (2021) 59/100

Hospital Beds (2019) 2.9/1000

Physicians (2022) 0.46/1000

Nurses (2022) 2.17/1000

Health Spending/cap (2023) $171

Out-of-Pocket (2023) 16.7%

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & 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 (2023) 2.5/100

Secure Servers (2024) 42/1M

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 2.5

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 964 km²

Capital São Tomé 📍

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 Príncipe 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.