The People of Sao Tome and Principe
The People of Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tomean People
Population: 212,679 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 46.9% (male 50,475/female 49,188) 15-64 years: 49.7% (male 51,325/female 54,289) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 3,335/female 4,067) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 16.4 years male: 15.9 years female: 17 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.093% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 5.98 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 37.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 38.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.32 years male: 66.65 years female: 70.04 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.33 children born/woman (2009 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: Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
Languages: Portuguese (official)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.9% male: 92.2% female: 77.9% (2001 census)