French Polynesia vs São Tomé and Príncipe
French Polynesia has 1.2× the population of São Tomé and Príncipe: 282,465 vs 240,254, a gap of 42,211. São Tomé and Príncipe is growing faster (+1.98% vs +0.23% a year), adding about 4,765 people a year against +659. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, São Tomé and Príncipe would overtake French Polynesia in about 9 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2034) — a projection, not a forecast. French Polynesia is the older society: 11.9% aged 65+ against 3.9% in São Tomé and Príncipe, while São Tomé and Príncipe has more children (37.5% under 15 vs 18.5%). São Tomé and Príncipe is 3.0× as densely populated (240.5 vs 81.0 people per km²). People in French Polynesia live 14.3 years longer on average (84.2 vs 69.9). GDP per capita is 5.5× higher in French Polynesia ($22,440 vs $4,084).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (French Polynesia) and 2025 (São Tomé and Príncipe); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
French Polynesia vs São Tomé and Príncipe — side by side
 French Polynesia |  São Tomé and Príncipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 282,4652025 | 240,2542025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.23%2025 | +1.98%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.72024 | 28.12024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 3.82024 | 5.52024 |
| Children per woman | 1.492024 | 3.602024 |
| Life expectancy | 84.2 yrs2024 | 69.9 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 18.5%2025 | 37.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 11.9%2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| Density | 81.0 /km²2023 | 240.5 /km²2023 |
| Area | 3,471 km²2023 | 960 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 61.8%2025 | 69.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -1,1992025 | -6502025 |
| GDP per capita | $22,4402024 | $4,0842025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #180 | #181 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). French Polynesia: 3.4× from 1960 to 2025; São Tomé and Príncipe: 3.5× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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