Population 147,865 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 40% (male 29,815; female 29,307)
15-64 years: 55% (male 40,830; female 41,056)
65 years and over : 5% (male 3,053; female 3,804) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.54% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 33.77 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 60.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.09 years
male : 62.15 years
female: 66.08 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 4.22 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective: Sao Tomean

Ethnic groups mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendantsof freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans(primarily Portuguese)

Religions Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist

Languages Portuguese (official)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73%
male: 85%
female : 62% (1991 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Sao Tome and Principe on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sao Tome and Principe People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sao Tome and Principe People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.