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São Tomé and Principe: area, population and density
São Tomé and Principe has 960 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 240,254; calculated population density is 250 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
São Tomé and Principe ranks 172nd of 196 by land area, 176th by population and 45th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 960 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 240,254World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 250 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
São Tomé and Principe in the country comparison set
São Tomé and Principe has 960 sq km of land area and a population value of 240,254 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 172nd by land area, 176th by population, and 45th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate São Tomé and Principe first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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