Sao Tome and Principe Demographics Profile 2004

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
male: 46.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

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

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)