Sao Tome and Principe Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sao Tome and Principe youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 21.40%, a 1.53% decline from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 22.92%, a 0.64% decline from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 23.57%, a 2.47% increase from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 21.10%, a 0.25% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Sao Tome and Principe Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 21.40% -1.53%
2021 22.92% -0.64%
2020 23.57% 2.47%
2019 21.10% 0.25%
2018 20.85% 0.15%
2017 20.70% 0.30%
2016 20.41% 0.17%
2015 20.24% 0.03%
2014 20.21% -0.14%
2013 20.35% 0.26%
2012 20.09% -0.87%
2011 20.96% -0.65%
2010 21.61% -1.10%
2009 22.71% -0.12%
2008 22.83% -0.71%
2007 23.54% -0.75%
2006 24.29% 0.40%
2005 23.89% 0.55%
2004 23.34% -0.08%
2003 23.43% -1.77%
2002 25.20% 3.05%
2001 22.15% 1.22%
2000 20.93% 0.05%
1999 20.87% -0.09%
1998 20.97% -0.04%
1997 21.01% 0.11%
1996 20.90% -0.05%
1995 20.95% -0.10%
1994 21.05% -0.04%
1993 21.09% -0.26%
1992 21.35% 0.31%
1991 21.04% 21.04%
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%