Demographics of Sao Tome and Principe

The total population of Sao Tome and Principe is 208,818 people. People in Sao Tome and Principe speak the Portuguese language. The linguistic diversity of Sao Tome and Principe is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Sao Tome and Principe is 0.2322. The median age is approximately 17.8 years. Life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe is 67. The female fertility rate in Sao Tome and Principe is 4.3. Around 10% of the population of Sao Tome and Principe are obese. The ethnic diversity is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale which for Sao Tome and Principe is 0. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Sao Tome and Principe see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Sao Tome and Principe, the population density is 187 people per square kilometer (486 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be densely populated. The total population of Sao Tome and Principe is 208,818 people. Sao Tome and Principe has approximately 6,345 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Sao Tome and Principe represent 0.1 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Sao Tome and Principe represent 3.3 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Sao Tome and Principe is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Sao Tome and Principe is 0. This means that the people living in Sao Tome and Principe are somewhat fractionalized. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Sao Tome and Principe on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 17.8 years. The median age for men is 17.3, while the median age for women is 18.2.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.03. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.03; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 0.94; sex ratio over 64 - 0.82; total sex ratio - 0.98. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Sao Tome and Principe is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 82.2% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. The religious diversity of Sao Tome and Principe is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Sao Tome and Principe. The index of religious fractionalization in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.1866. This score means that within the country there is one major with a few other minor beliefs.

General development

Sao Tome and Principe is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Sao Tome and Principe may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Sao Tome and Principe, 21.57 in every 100 people use internet. Sao Tome and Principe has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.558. Sao Tome and Principe has an upper medium HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life, though some citizens will not be able to achieve high living standards. The migration rate in Sao Tome and Principe is -8.63%. In Sao Tome and Principe, 66.2% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Sao Tome and Principe is very high when compared with other nations. This situation is indicative of a variety of alarming economic and political factors. It is not advisable to make any investments in countries with this level of poverty.

Language

People in Sao Tome and Principe speak the Portuguese language. The linguistic diversity of Sao Tome and Principe is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Sao Tome and Principe. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.2322. This means that within the country there is one major language and several minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.