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Sao Tome and Principe Population Density

255.2/km²as of 2026Estimate · year in progress+2.0% vs 2025

People per square kilometre of land area. Source: UN World Population Prospects. Retrieved 7 Mar 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · UN

History

most recent 12 periods · UN
PeriodPopulation Density
2026255.2/km²
2025250.3/km²
2024245.4/km²
2023240.5/km²
2022235.7/km²
2021231.2/km²
2020226.5/km²
2019222.3/km²
2018218.9/km²
2017215.6/km²
2016212.2/km²
2015208.6/km²

Population Density across Africa

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CountryPopulation DensityPeriod
Nigeria266.2/km²2026
Kenya101/km²2026
South Africa53.6/km²2026
Egypt120.7/km²2026
Ghana156.9/km²2026
Ethiopia138.9/km²2026

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