Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population growth
Malta
1.9%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2.0%
in 2025
Malta rank
53rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
51st
Population growth over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malta ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population growth?
- Malta ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.