| Population |
181,565 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 47.7% (male 43,810; female 42,708)
15-64 years: 48.4% (male 42,469; female 45,456)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 3,275; female 3,847) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 16.1 years
male: 15.5 years
female: 16.7 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
3.18% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
41.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 44.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 46.57 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 66.63 years
male: 65.11 years
female: 68.21 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
5.8 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: sao tomean(s)
adjective: sao tomean |
| Ethnic groups |
mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) |
| Religions |
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist) |
| Languages |
Portuguese (official) |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: democratic republic of sao tome and principe
conventional short form: sao tome and principe
local short form: sao tome e principe
local long form: republica democratica de sao tome e principe |