São Tomé and Principe - Rural population
Rural population
The value for Rural population in São Tomé and Principe was 56,206 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67,725 in 1994 and a minimum value of 50,718 in 1965.
Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 53,960 |
| 1961 | 53,741 |
| 1962 | 52,892 |
| 1963 | 51,907 |
| 1964 | 51,111 |
| 1965 | 50,718 |
| 1966 | 50,789 |
| 1967 | 51,217 |
| 1968 | 51,805 |
| 1969 | 52,301 |
| 1970 | 52,558 |
| 1971 | 53,284 |
| 1972 | 54,114 |
| 1973 | 54,895 |
| 1974 | 55,767 |
| 1975 | 56,831 |
| 1976 | 58,120 |
| 1977 | 59,583 |
| 1978 | 61,105 |
| 1979 | 62,515 |
| 1980 | 63,716 |
| 1981 | 64,666 |
| 1982 | 64,834 |
| 1983 | 64,795 |
| 1984 | 64,818 |
| 1985 | 65,003 |
| 1986 | 65,372 |
| 1987 | 65,869 |
| 1988 | 66,407 |
| 1989 | 66,867 |
| 1990 | 67,178 |
| 1991 | 67,324 |
| 1992 | 67,564 |
| 1993 | 67,705 |
| 1994 | 67,725 |
| 1995 | 67,642 |
| 1996 | 67,445 |
| 1997 | 67,168 |
| 1998 | 66,847 |
| 1999 | 66,529 |
| 2000 | 66,261 |
| 2001 | 66,044 |
| 2002 | 65,534 |
| 2003 | 65,026 |
| 2004 | 64,612 |
| 2005 | 64,304 |
| 2006 | 64,108 |
| 2007 | 63,991 |
| 2008 | 63,863 |
| 2009 | 63,627 |
| 2010 | 63,217 |
| 2011 | 62,619 |
| 2012 | 61,869 |
| 2013 | 61,065 |
| 2014 | 60,258 |
| 2015 | 59,485 |
| 2016 | 58,747 |
| 2017 | 58,050 |
| 2018 | 57,394 |
| 2019 | 56,777 |
| 2020 | 56,206 |
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population (% of total population) in São Tomé and Principe was 25.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 83.93 in 1960, while its lowest value was 25.65 in 2020.
Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.93 |
| 1961 | 83.20 |
| 1962 | 82.03 |
| 1963 | 80.81 |
| 1964 | 79.52 |
| 1965 | 78.17 |
| 1966 | 76.75 |
| 1967 | 75.28 |
| 1968 | 73.74 |
| 1969 | 72.14 |
| 1970 | 70.48 |
| 1971 | 69.80 |
| 1972 | 69.44 |
| 1973 | 69.08 |
| 1974 | 68.72 |
| 1975 | 68.36 |
| 1976 | 68.00 |
| 1977 | 67.63 |
| 1978 | 67.26 |
| 1979 | 66.89 |
| 1980 | 66.52 |
| 1981 | 66.14 |
| 1982 | 65.17 |
| 1983 | 64.11 |
| 1984 | 63.04 |
| 1985 | 61.95 |
| 1986 | 60.85 |
| 1987 | 59.74 |
| 1988 | 58.62 |
| 1989 | 57.49 |
| 1990 | 56.35 |
| 1991 | 55.21 |
| 1992 | 54.24 |
| 1993 | 53.28 |
| 1994 | 52.33 |
| 1995 | 51.37 |
| 1996 | 50.41 |
| 1997 | 49.45 |
| 1998 | 48.49 |
| 1999 | 47.53 |
| 2000 | 46.58 |
| 2001 | 45.62 |
| 2002 | 44.45 |
| 2003 | 43.23 |
| 2004 | 42.03 |
| 2005 | 40.84 |
| 2006 | 39.65 |
| 2007 | 38.48 |
| 2008 | 37.32 |
| 2009 | 36.18 |
| 2010 | 35.05 |
| 2011 | 33.94 |
| 2012 | 32.84 |
| 2013 | 31.79 |
| 2014 | 30.79 |
| 2015 | 29.83 |
| 2016 | 28.91 |
| 2017 | 28.03 |
| 2018 | 27.20 |
| 2019 | 26.40 |
| 2020 | 25.65 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
