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São Tomé and Principe Highest Urban Population

Name: São Tomé and Principe Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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69.04% in 2025

Urban population as % of total · World Bank

The highest urban population in São Tomé and Principe was 69.04% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (69.04%), 2024 (68.87%), 2023 (68.60%), 2022 (68.37%), 2021 (68.17%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

São Tomé and Principe Top 5 Highest Urban Population Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	69.04%
2nd	2024	68.87%
3rd	2023	68.60%
4th	2022	68.37%
5th	2021	68.17%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	69.04%	+0.17%	95th
2024	68.87%	+0.27%	123rd
2023	68.60%	+0.23%	123rd
2022	68.37%	+0.20%	123rd
2021	68.17%	+0.13%	122nd
2020	68.04%	+0.13%	124th
2019	67.91%	+0.13%	125th
2018	67.78%	+0.13%	124th
2017	67.65%	+0.13%	124th
2016	67.52%	+0.13%	124th
2015	67.39%	+0.13%	125th
2014	67.26%	+0.13%	126th
2013	67.13%	+0.10%	125th
2012	67.03%	+0.31%	126th
2011	66.73%	+0.67%	126th
2010	66.06%	+0.97%	124th
2009	65.08%	+1.21%	124th
2008	63.87%	+1.39%	121st
2007	62.48%	+1.50%	119th
2006	60.97%	+1.55%	116th
2005	59.42%	+1.54%	112th
2004	57.88%	+1.46%	111th
2003	56.41%	+1.32%	108th
2002	55.09%	+1.13%	101st
2001	53.96%	+0.99%	100th
2000	52.97%	+0.95%	99th
1999	52.02%	+0.91%	97th
1998	51.11%	+0.88%	94th
1997	50.23%	+0.87%	92nd
1996	49.36%	+0.86%	92nd
1995	48.50%	+0.87%	92nd
1994	47.63%	+0.90%	90th
1993	46.73%	+0.93%	89th
1992	45.80%	+0.98%	88th
1991	44.82%	+1.08%	87th
1990	43.73%	+1.19%	87th
1989	42.54%	+1.26%	86th
1988	41.28%	+1.29%	86th
1987	39.99%	+1.28%	85th
1986	38.71%	+1.23%	84th
1985	37.47%	+1.14%	77th
1984	36.33%	+1.01%	77th
1983	35.32%	+0.85%	76th
1982	34.47%	+0.64%	75th
1981	33.83%	+0.49%	72nd
1980	33.34%	+0.40%	72nd
1979	32.94%	+0.33%	71st
1978	32.61%	+0.29%	70th
1977	32.32%	+0.27%	69th
1976	32.05%	+0.26%	72nd
1975	31.79%	+0.28%	72nd
1974	31.51%	+0.32%	74th
1973	31.19%	+0.38%	74th
1972	30.81%	+0.46%	76th
1971	30.35%	+0.59%	76th
1970	29.76%	+0.96%	75th
1969	28.79%	+1.40%	74th
1968	27.39%	+1.70%	74th
1967	25.69%	+1.88%	69th
1966	23.80%	+1.94%	65th
1965	21.86%	+1.88%	61st
1964	19.98%	+1.70%	59th
1963	18.28%	+1.39%	52nd
1962	16.89%	+0.97%	50th
1961	15.93%	+0.50%	50th
1960	15.43%	–	51st

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