What is urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?

Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.6917 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 0.6917 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1543 units per person in 1960.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for urban population, per capita?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sao Tome and Principe: Urban population, per capita was 0.6917 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.6917 units per person

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

94th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.6917 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.1543 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.6917 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.6917 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1543 units per person, in 1960.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 94th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.1543 units per person	—
1961	0.1593 units per person	+3.2%
1962	0.1689 units per person	+6.1%
1963	0.1828 units per person	+8.2%
1964	0.1998 units per person	+9.3%
1965	0.2186 units per person	+9.4%
1966	0.238 units per person	+8.9%
1967	0.2569 units per person	+7.9%
1968	0.2739 units per person	+6.6%
1969	0.2879 units per person	+5.1%
1970	0.2976 units per person	+3.3%
1971	0.3035 units per person	+2.0%
1972	0.3081 units per person	+1.5%
1973	0.3119 units per person	+1.2%
1974	0.3151 units per person	+1.0%
1975	0.3179 units per person	+0.9%
1976	0.3205 units per person	+0.8%
1977	0.3232 units per person	+0.8%
1978	0.3261 units per person	+0.9%
1979	0.3294 units per person	+1.0%
1980	0.3334 units per person	+1.2%
1981	0.3383 units per person	+1.5%
1982	0.3447 units per person	+1.9%
1983	0.3532 units per person	+2.5%
1984	0.3633 units per person	+2.9%
1985	0.3747 units per person	+3.1%
1986	0.3871 units per person	+3.3%
1987	0.3999 units per person	+3.3%
1988	0.4128 units per person	+3.2%
1989	0.4254 units per person	+3.1%
1990	0.4373 units per person	+2.8%
1991	0.4481 units per person	+2.5%
1992	0.458 units per person	+2.2%
1993	0.4673 units per person	+2.0%
1994	0.4763 units per person	+1.9%
1995	0.485 units per person	+1.8%
1996	0.4936 units per person	+1.8%
1997	0.5023 units per person	+1.8%
1998	0.5111 units per person	+1.8%
1999	0.5202 units per person	+1.8%
2000	0.5297 units per person	+1.8%
2001	0.5396 units per person	+1.9%
2002	0.5509 units per person	+2.1%
2003	0.5641 units per person	+2.4%
2004	0.5788 units per person	+2.6%
2005	0.5942 units per person	+2.7%
2006	0.6097 units per person	+2.6%
2007	0.6248 units per person	+2.5%
2008	0.6387 units per person	+2.2%
2009	0.6508 units per person	+1.9%
2010	0.6606 units per person	+1.5%
2011	0.6673 units per person	+1.0%
2012	0.6703 units per person	+0.5%
2013	0.6713 units per person	+0.1%
2014	0.6726 units per person	+0.2%
2015	0.6739 units per person	+0.2%
2016	0.6752 units per person	+0.2%
2017	0.6765 units per person	+0.2%
2018	0.6778 units per person	+0.2%
2019	0.6791 units per person	+0.2%
2020	0.6804 units per person	+0.2%
2021	0.6817 units per person	+0.2%
2022	0.6837 units per person	+0.3%
2023	0.686 units per person	+0.3%
2024	0.6887 units per person	+0.4%
2025	0.6917 units per person	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.214 units per person	0.1543 units per person	0.2879 units per person	10
1970s	0.3153 units per person	0.2976 units per person	0.3294 units per person	10
1980s	0.3733 units per person	0.3334 units per person	0.4254 units per person	10
1990s	0.4799 units per person	0.4373 units per person	0.5202 units per person	10
2000s	0.5881 units per person	0.5297 units per person	0.6508 units per person	10
2010s	0.6725 units per person	0.6606 units per person	0.6791 units per person	10
2020s	0.6854 units per person	0.6804 units per person	0.6917 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

91 Austria 0.6972 units per person compare
92 Italy 0.6968 units per person compare
93 Ukraine 0.696 units per person compare
95 Lithuania 0.6908 units per person compare
96 Latvia 0.6863 units per person compare
97 New Caledonia 0.6817 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,140 kg (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23.37 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0585 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2811 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5528 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1288 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?: Urban population, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.6917 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 0.6917 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1543 units per person in 1960.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for urban population, per capita?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.