WTMG Intelligence
São Tomé and Príncipe Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of São Tomé and Príncipe's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score21.5520
Global RMOS Rank#168 of 171
Migration Momentum16.3
International Migrant Stock1,955
Migrant Share0.8%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
São Tomé and Príncipe's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS21.5520
Global rank#168
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 98.2%
Migrant-stock rank#171 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#171 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 16.3 | 25% | 4.0862 |
| Migrant Market Size | 0.6 | 20% | 0.1170 |
| Migrant Share | 15.3 | 15% | 2.2941 |
| GDP per Capita | 25.8 | 15% | 3.8764 |
| GDP Growth | 22.6 | 10% | 2.2599 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 61.7 | 10% | 6.1685 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 21.5520 | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
São Tomé and Príncipe Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock1,955
2020 migrant stock2,139
2015 migrant stock2,394
2020-2024 change-184 (-8.6%)
2015-2024 change-439 (-18.3%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into São Tomé and Príncipe
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cabo Verde | 1,115 | 1,220 | 1,363 | -105 (-8.6%) |
| #2 | Angola | 292 | 319 | 358 | -27 (-8.5%) |
| #3 | Gabon | 192 | 210 | 237 | -18 (-8.6%) |
| #4 | Equatorial Guinea | 118 | 129 | 146 | -11 (-8.5%) |
| #5 | Portugal | 95 | 104 | 118 | -9 (-8.7%) |
| #6 | Mozambique | 93 | 102 | 116 | -9 (-8.8%) |
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Largest destinations for migrants from São Tomé and Príncipe
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Portugal | 23,121 | 20,552 | 17,915 | +2,569 (+12.5%) |
| #2 | Angola | 7,062 | 6,852 | 6,441 | +210 (+3.1%) |
| #3 | Gabon | 7,058 | 6,539 | 5,944 | +519 (+7.9%) |
| #4 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,936 | 1,794 | 1,493 | +142 (+7.9%) |
| #5 | Cabo Verde | 1,893 | 1,809 | 1,712 | +84 (+4.6%) |
| #6 | Luxembourg | 192 | 166 | 0 | +26 (+15.7%) |
| #7 | Togo | 40 | 40 | 41 | 0 (0.0%) |
| #8 | Guinea | 29 | 30 | 33 | -1 (-3.3%) |
| #9 | Denmark | 9 | 3 | 0 | +6 (+200.0%) |
| #10 | Norway | 6 | 5 | 10 | +1 (+20.0%) |
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WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
61.7
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
São Tomé and Príncipe against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | São Tomé and Príncipe | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 21.6 | 55.8 | -34.2 |
| Migration Momentum | 16.3 | 60.1 | -43.8 |
| Migrant Market Size | 0.6 | 50.3 | -49.7 |
| Migrant Share | 15.3 | 50.0 | -34.7 |
| GDP per Capita | 25.8 | 51.1 | -25.3 |
| GDP Growth | 22.6 | 50.6 | -28.0 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 61.7 | 67.0 | -5.3 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.