MigrantoMigration trends in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe loses more people than it takes in: 41.4K emigrants against 1.9K immigrants. Net balance −39.5K — 17% of the country's population
235.5K
Population
1.9K
Immigrants
41.4K
Emigrants
−39.5K
Outflow
1 in 124 residents of Sao Tome and Principe was born abroad — and 1 in 7 people born in Sao Tome and Principe lives abroad
#168 in the world by net migration loss
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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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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