Sao Tome and Principe Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 33.59%, a 1.32% increase from 2020.
- Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2020 was 32.27%, a 1.9% decline from 2019.
- Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.17%, a 0.47% decline from 2018.
- Sao Tome and Principe labor force participation rate for 2018 was 34.65%, a 0.43% decline from 2017.
| Sao Tome and Principe Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
33.59% |
1.32% |
| 2020 |
32.27% |
-1.90% |
| 2019 |
34.17% |
-0.47% |
| 2018 |
34.65% |
-0.43% |
| 2017 |
35.08% |
-0.35% |
| 2016 |
35.43% |
-0.27% |
| 2015 |
35.70% |
-0.15% |
| 2014 |
35.86% |
-0.02% |
| 2013 |
35.87% |
0.03% |
| 2012 |
35.85% |
-0.01% |
| 2011 |
35.85% |
-0.07% |
| 2010 |
35.92% |
-0.20% |
| 2009 |
36.12% |
-0.30% |
| 2008 |
36.42% |
-0.30% |
| 2007 |
36.73% |
-0.42% |
| 2006 |
37.15% |
-0.41% |
| 2005 |
37.55% |
0.09% |
| 2004 |
37.46% |
-0.07% |
| 2003 |
37.53% |
-0.17% |
| 2002 |
37.71% |
-0.36% |
| 2001 |
38.06% |
-0.40% |
| 2000 |
38.46% |
-0.53% |
| 1999 |
38.99% |
-0.60% |
| 1998 |
39.58% |
-0.64% |
| 1997 |
40.22% |
-0.61% |
| 1996 |
40.84% |
-0.50% |
| 1995 |
41.34% |
-0.67% |
| 1994 |
42.00% |
-0.56% |
| 1993 |
42.56% |
-0.48% |
| 1992 |
43.04% |
-0.42% |
| 1991 |
43.46% |
-0.45% |
| 1990 |
43.91% |
-0.45% |
