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Labour

Sao Tome and Principe

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Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture12.1%
  • Employment in industry22.5%
  • Employment in services65.4%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation1990–2025
21.722.122.522.923.319902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)1991–2016
20.521.923.224.62619912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation23.3–23.4 %ILOSTAT [2024] 23.39 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 23.34 %
Female labour force participation22.8 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment9.13 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment8.79 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio21.2 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture12.1 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry22.5 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services65.4 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation22.7 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNo authoritative open source found
Youth unemployment (15-24)20.5 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers64.2 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Sao Tome and Principe's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (23.3–23.4 %), female labour force participation (22.8 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.