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São Tomé and Principe Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: São Tomé and Principe Unemployment Rate
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13.30% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

São Tomé and Principe's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 13.30%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	9.13%	+0.07pp	142nd
2024	9.06%	+0.03pp	146th
2023	9.03%	+0.07pp	146th
2022	8.96%	−0.60pp	142nd
2021	9.56%	−0.12pp	139th
2020	9.68%	+0.84pp	136th
2019	8.84%	+0.12pp	137th
2018	8.71%	−4.76pp	135th
2017	8.81%	−4.61pp	132nd
2016	9.68%	−3.75pp	138th
2015	10.59%	−2.88pp	143rd
2014	11.43%	−2.10pp	145th
2013	12.48%	−1.11pp	151st
2012	13.59%	−0.54pp	157th
2011	14.23%	−0.40pp	161st
2010	14.63%	−0.47pp	164th
2009	15.14%	−0.58pp	167th
2008	15.42%	−0.43pp	170th
2007	16.02%	−0.63pp	173rd
2006	16.65%	+0.18pp	175th
2005	16.47%	+0.35pp	173rd
2004	16.12%	−0.24pp	167th
2003	16.36%	−1.27pp	168th
2002	17.63%	+1.90pp	170th
2001	15.73%	+1.33pp	164th
2000	14.40%	−0.02pp	160th
1999	14.35%	−0.07pp	164th
1998	14.40%	−0.02pp	163rd
1997	14.41%	+0.35pp	160th
1996	14.33%	−0.02pp	159th
1995	14.34%	−0.30pp	157th
1994	14.41%	−0.53pp	156th
1993	14.46%	−1.10pp	155th
1992	14.65%	−2.11pp	156th
1991	14.49%	−1.39pp	159th
1990	15.88%	+0.78pp	62nd
1989	15.10%	+1.48pp	55th
1988	13.62%	+0.00pp	52nd
1987	13.62%	+0.00pp	49th
1986	13.62%	+0.00pp	51st
1985	13.62%	+0.00pp	46th
1984	13.62%	+0.00pp	43rd
1983	13.62%	+0.00pp	42nd
1982	13.62%	+0.00pp	39th
1981	13.62%	+0.00pp	40th
1980	13.62%	–	40th

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