Population 170,372 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 47.7% (male 41,159; female 40,125)
15-64 years: 48.3% (male 39,701; female 42,586)
65 years and over: 4% (male 3,115; female 3,686) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.18% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 42.3 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.32 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 47.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 65.93 years
female: 67.45 years (2002 est.)
male: 64.47 years

Total fertility rate 5.95 children born/woman (2002 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Sao Tome and Principe on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sao Tome and Principe People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sao Tome and Principe People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.