The Santomean people is divided into 3 main linguistic groups: Forro, Angolar and Lingwa-iye The language, as a rule, also defines ethnicity. The unifying element though, is Creole.
Population:
Estimated total (2024): 243.209 people (CountryMeters)
Age structure:
Note: The median age is 19,3 years, indicating a young population. (Worldometer)
Infant mortality:
Comparison with 2012: significant reduction from 51,83 to 10,66 deaths per 1.000 live births (Database.Earth)
Life expectancy at birth:
2024 (Database.Earth)
- Total: 70,08 years
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Male: 66,57 years
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Female: 74,08 years
Total fertility rate:
Religions:
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelic Protestant, Seventh-day Adventist)
Languages:
Portuguese (official), Creole (forro, (Sao Tomé city and suburbs) angolar (Angolares) and lingwa-iyé (Island of Príncipe).
Do also see SIL International: The languages of São Tomé e Príncipe: Crioulo, Portuguese
Literacy:
Adults (2024): 93,75% (age 15 and over can read and write)
Origin:
The Santomean population is a mixture of descendents of Portuguese, Angolans, Congolese, Mozambicans, Cape Verdians, Brazilians and many other nations.
Recently there has also been immigration from Cuba, China, the former Soviet Union, the Philippines as well as the European countries. The result is a beautifully mixed people, representing the whole palette of possible tans, with predomination of mulattos.
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