Sao Tome and Principe Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 33.92%, a 0.72% increase from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.21%, a 0.07% decline from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2020 was 33.28%, a 0.65% decline from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2019 was 33.92%, a 0.55% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Sao Tome and Principe Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 33.92% 0.72%
2021 33.21% -0.07%
2020 33.28% -0.65%
2019 33.92% -0.55%
2018 34.47% -0.50%
2017 34.98% -0.41%
2016 35.39% -0.31%
2015 35.70% -0.18%
2014 35.88% -0.04%
2013 35.93% 0.05%
2012 35.87% 0.07%
2011 35.81% 0.00%
2010 35.80% -0.10%
2009 35.90% -0.13%
2008 36.02% -0.18%
2007 36.20% -0.22%
2006 36.42% -0.26%
2005 36.69% 0.16%
2004 36.53% 0.04%
2003 36.49% -0.11%
2002 36.60% -0.28%
2001 36.88% -0.37%
2000 37.25% -0.58%
1999 37.83% -0.73%
1998 38.55% -0.81%
1997 39.36% -0.76%
1996 40.12% -0.63%
1995 40.75% -0.83%
1994 41.58% -0.70%
1993 42.28% -0.58%
1992 42.86% -0.49%
1991 43.34% 43.34%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%