Migration trends in Sao Tome and Principe
Africa
41.4K people from Sao Tome and Principe have built lives abroad. That's 17.6% of the country population, spread across 14 different countries
235.5K
Population
1.9K
Immigrants
41.4K
Emigrants
−39.5K
Outflow
Every 7th person born in Sao Tome and Principe now lives abroad
The #168 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Sao Tome and Principe
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
5.5K immigrants · 13.7K emigrants
2005
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 21%
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad