Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate stands at 9.13% as of 2025-12-31, up from 9.06% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate was 9.13%, up from 9.06% in 2024.
In 2024, Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate was 9.06%, up from 9.03% in 2023.
In 2023, Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate was 9.03%, up from 8.96% in 2022.
In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate was 8.96%, down from 9.56% in 2021.
In 2021, Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate was 9.56%, down from 9.68% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.13% | +0.075% |
| 2024 | 9.06% | +0.025% |
| 2023 | 9.03% | +0.068% |
| 2022 | 8.96% | -0.599% |
| 2021 | 9.56% | -0.116% |
| 2020 | 9.68% | +0.844% |
| 2019 | 8.84% | +0.123% |
| 2018 | 8.71% | -0.096% |
| 2017 | 8.81% | -0.876% |
| 2016 | 9.68% | -0.907% |
| 2015 | 10.59% | -0.837% |
| 2014 | 11.43% | -1.05% |
| 2013 | 12.48% | -1.11% |
| 2012 | 13.59% | -0.639% |
| 2011 | 14.23% | -0.399% |
| 2010 | 14.63% | -0.508% |
| 2009 | 15.14% | -0.285% |
| 2008 | 15.42% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.02% | -0.629% |
| 2006 | 16.65% | +0.18% |
| 2005 | 16.47% | +0.35% |
| 2004 | 16.12% | -0.24% |
| 2003 | 16.36% | -1.27% |
| 2002 | 17.63% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.73% | +1.33% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +0.048% |
| 1999 | 14.35% | -0.046% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -0.016% |
| 1997 | 14.41% | +0.084% |
| 1996 | 14.33% | -0.012% |
| 1995 | 14.34% | -0.068% |
| 1994 | 14.41% | -0.05% |
| 1993 | 14.46% | -0.19% |
| 1992 | 14.65% | +0.157% |
| 1991 | 14.49% | — |
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Sao Tome and Principe's unemployment rate is 9.13% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.06% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 17.63% (2002); the lowest is 8.71% (2018), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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