Demographics of São Tomé and Principe

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsCatholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)

Ethnic groupsmestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)

Demographics

Total fertility rate4.94 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence6.30 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index50.8

Intentional homicides3.30 per 100,000 people (2011)3.40 per 100,000 people (2010)2.90 per 100,000 people (2009)

Intentional homicides of São Tomé and Principe

Total Population190 Thousand (2014)187 Thousand (2013)183 Thousand (2012)

Total Population of São Tomé and Principe

Population Growth1.89 % (2014)1.94 % (2013)2.00 % (2012)

Population Growth of São Tomé and Principe

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density198 capita per square kilometer (2014)194 capita per square kilometer (2013)190 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Population density of São Tomé and Principe

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people2.17 per 1,000 people (2007)

Mobile cellular subscriptions64.9 per 100 people (2013)65.0 per 100 people (2012)62.8 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of São Tomé and Principe

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.51 per 100 people (2013)0.41 per 100 people (2012)0.40 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of São Tomé and Principe

Internet users23.0 per 100 people (2013)21.6 per 100 people (2012)20.2 per 100 people (2011)