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Sao Tome & Principe People
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| Population: |
165,034 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
47.7% (male 39,857; female 38,859)
15-64 years:
48.28% (male 38,430; female 41,246)
65 years and over:
4.02% (male 3,034; female 3,608) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.18% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
42.74 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-3.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
48.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
65.59 years
male:
64.15 years
female:
67.07 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.02 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Sao Tomean(s)
adjective:
Sao Tomean
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| 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)
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| Religions: |
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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| Languages: |
Portuguese (official)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
73%
male:
85%
female:
62% (1991 est.)
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