# Population density in São Tomé and Príncipe

Population density in São Tomé and Príncipe was 245.4 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `st`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/sao-tome-and-principe
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/sao-tome-and-principe.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=st

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 245.4 |
| 2023 | 240.5 |
| 2022 | 235.7 |
| 2021 | 231.2 |
| 2020 | 226.5 |
| 2019 | 222.3 |
| 2018 | 218.9 |
| 2017 | 215.6 |
| 2016 | 212.2 |
| 2015 | 208.6 |
| 2014 | 205 |
| 2013 | 201.2 |
| 2012 | 197.3 |
| 2011 | 193.4 |
| 2010 | 189.4 |
| 2009 | 185.3 |
| 2008 | 181 |
| 2007 | 176.8 |
| 2006 | 172.5 |
| 2005 | 168.4 |
| 2004 | 164.3 |
| 2003 | 160.2 |
| 2002 | 156.2 |
| 2001 | 152.5 |
| 2000 | 150 |
| 1999 | 148.4 |
| 1998 | 146.6 |
| 1997 | 144.7 |
| 1996 | 142.7 |
| 1995 | 140.5 |
| 1994 | 138.3 |
| 1993 | 135.9 |
| 1992 | 133.4 |
| 1991 | 130.9 |
| 1990 | 128.1 |
| 1989 | 125 |
| 1988 | 121.8 |
| 1987 | 118.7 |
| 1986 | 115.8 |
| 1985 | 113.2 |
| 1984 | 110.8 |
| 1983 | 108.7 |
| 1982 | 106.8 |
| 1981 | 104.8 |
| 1980 | 102.7 |
| 1979 | 100.3 |
| 1978 | 97.7 |
| 1977 | 95.1 |
| 1976 | 92.6 |
| 1975 | 90.3 |
| 1974 | 88.2 |
| 1973 | 86.2 |
| 1972 | 84.4 |
| 1971 | 82.6 |
| 1970 | 80.9 |
| 1969 | 79.3 |
| 1968 | 77.9 |
| 1967 | 76.7 |
| 1966 | 75.6 |
| 1965 | 74.7 |
| 1964 | 73.8 |
| 1963 | 73 |
| 1962 | 72.3 |
| 1961 | 71.6 |