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Sao Tome and Principe
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$135 (2025)
Inflation rate
21.3% (2023)
Unemployment rate
9.2% (2024)
Below the poverty line
55.5% (2017)
Gini coefficient
40.7 (2017)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
4.23
Beer
0.42
Wine
3.58
Spirits
0.23
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
223 561
Male population
111 553
Female population
112 008
Population growth rate
1.42% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
26.7 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
6 (2024)
Urbanization
76.4% (2023)
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
Phone operating systems
Android
93.9%
iOS
6.07%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+239
Internet domain
.st
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1
Internet user penetration
62%
Fixed internet penetration
3%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-4
ISO code
TP
Capital
San Tome
Official language
Portuguese
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
7.3%
Smoking men
1.7%
Smoking women
13.1%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
964
Land area
964
Water area
0
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Age structure
0-14 years
36.4%
15-64 years
60.3%
65+ years
3.2%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
21.2%
Not specified
1%
Current as of
2012
Last update: 2025-09-03