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São Tomé & Príncipe

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Capital
São Tomé
Currency
São Tomé and Príncipe dobra
Continent
Africa
Area
1,001 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1039 ↗ · Official languages: Portuguese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
240.25K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
981.29M · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
4,084.4 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
11.05 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
9.13 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.6 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
69.91 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: 240.25K
São Tomé & Príncipe · Population158.18K180.56K202.95K225.33K247.72K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · Population · people
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
2025240,254
2024235,536
2023230,871
2022226,305
2021221,961
2020217,435
2019213,392
2018210,187
2017206,970
2016203,689
2015200,291
2014196,767
2013193,148
2012189,439
2011185,649
2010181,802
2009177,853
2008173,793
2007169,700
2006165,638

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: 981.29M
São Tomé & Príncipe · GDP58.92M310.48M562.03M813.59M1.07B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · GDP · current US$
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
2025981,293,586.91
2024824,992,558.05
2023690,456,806.7
2022540,809,499.19
2021524,402,455.55
2020471,229,484.61
2019412,976,082.62
2018383,717,327.83
2017322,002,845.23
2016292,267,272.2
2015259,999,643.05
2014293,119,143.25
2013267,041,747.58
2012229,371,348.44
2011226,455,001.24
2010190,021,192.49
2009200,668,065.03
2008188,021,165
2007149,146,918.89
2006142,775,104.08

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: 4,084.4
São Tomé & Príncipe · GDP per capita539.731,506.462,473.193,439.914,406.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
20254,084.4
20243,502.62
20232,990.66
20222,389.74
20212,362.59
20202,167.22
20191,935.29
20181,825.6
20171,555.79
20161,434.87
20151,298.11
20141,489.68
20131,382.58
20121,210.79
20111,219.8
20101,045.21
20091,128.28
20081,081.87
2007878.89
2006861.97

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: 11.05
São Tomé & Príncipe · Inflation2.5710.5918.6226.6434.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · Inflation · %
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
202511.05
202414.35
202321.26
202218.01
20218.14
20209.82
20197.72
20187.87
20175.69
20165.43
20155.25
20147
20138.11
201210.64
201114.33
201013.34
200916.96
200831.99
200718.55
200623.08

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: 9.13
São Tomé & Príncipe · Unemployment7.9210.312.6815.0617.442006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
20259.13
20249.06
20239.03
20228.96
20219.56
20209.68
20198.84
20188.71
20178.81
20169.68
201510.59
201411.43
201312.48
201213.59
201114.23
201014.63
200915.14
200815.42
200716.02
200616.65

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: —
São Tomé & Príncipe · Fertility rate3.463.874.284.685.092006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
2025No data available
20243.6
20233.64
20223.7
20213.76
20203.83
20193.9
20183.98
20174.07
20164.2
20154.35
20144.49
20134.58
20124.66
20114.72
20104.77
20094.84
20084.91
20074.96
20064.93

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025São Tomé & Príncipe: —
São Tomé & Príncipe · Life expectancy62.3564.4166.4768.5370.592006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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São Tomé & Príncipe · Life expectancy · years
YearSão Tomé & Príncipe
2025No data available
202469.91
202369.72
202269.24
202168.03
202067.98
201968.04
201867.6
201767.07
201666.56
201566.02
201465.48
201364.93
201264.51
201164.12
201063.87
200963.67
200863.45
200763.34
200663.04
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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