Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.022 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.022 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0255 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0198 units per person, in 2014.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0202 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0208 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0214 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.022 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0237 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0241 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0246 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.025 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0251 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0251 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0255 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0255 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0254 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0251 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0248 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0246 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0246 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.025 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0252 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0249 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0247 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0244 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0241 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0237 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.023 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0226 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0225 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0224 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0222 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0221 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0219 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0215 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0209 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0206 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.02 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0198 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0198 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.02 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0212 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0212 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0213 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0217 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.022 units per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0202 units per person | 0.025 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0243 units per person | 0.023 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0218 units per person | 0.0209 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0198 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.022 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0198 units per person in 2014.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.