Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0394 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0394 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0461 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 units per person, in 2014.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 168th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0362 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0371 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0384 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0397 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0409 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.042 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0431 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.044 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0457 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0459 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0458 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.046 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0461 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0461 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0459 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0457 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0452 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0443 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0444 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.045 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0452 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.045 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0448 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0445 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.044 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0435 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.043 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0425 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.042 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0419 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.042 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0424 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0425 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0425 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0426 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0425 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0425 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0424 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.042 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0414 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.041 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0406 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0402 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0384 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0376 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0369 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0363 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0358 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0356 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0356 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0357 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0361 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0382 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0384 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0383 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0385 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0387 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.039 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0394 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0362 units per person | 0.0457 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0456 units per person | 0.0443 units per person | 0.0461 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0442 units per person | 0.0425 units per person | 0.0452 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0426 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0376 units per person | 0.0424 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0364 units per person | 0.0356 units per person | 0.0382 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | 0.0394 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0394 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0461 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 units per person in 2014.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 168th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.