Sao Tome and Principe Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2022 was 33.66%, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.30%, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2020 was 33.22%, a 0.64% decline from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2019 was 33.86%, a 0.55% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
Sao Tome and Principe Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 33.66% 0.36%
2021 33.30% 0.08%
2020 33.22% -0.64%
2019 33.86% -0.55%
2018 34.41% -0.50%
2017 34.92% -0.42%
2016 35.33% -0.32%
2015 35.65% -0.18%
2014 35.83% -0.05%
2013 35.88% 0.05%
2012 35.83% 0.07%
2011 35.76% 0.00%
2010 35.76% -0.10%
2009 35.86% -0.12%
2008 35.99% -0.18%
2007 36.17% -0.22%
2006 36.39% -0.27%
2005 36.66% 0.15%
2004 36.51% 0.04%
2003 36.47% -0.11%
2002 36.58% -0.28%
2001 36.86% -0.37%
2000 37.23% -0.58%
1999 37.81% -0.73%
1998 38.54% -0.81%
1997 39.35% -0.76%
1996 40.11% -0.63%
1995 40.74% -0.83%
1994 41.57% -0.70%
1993 42.28% -0.58%
1992 42.86% -0.49%
1991 43.34% -0.50%
1990 43.84% -0.50%