Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate stands at 8.79% as of 2025-12-31, up from 8.56% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate was 8.79%, up from 8.56% in 2024.
In 2024, Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate was 8.56%, up from 8.54% in 2023.
In 2023, Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate was 8.54%, up from 8.49% in 2022.
In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate was 8.49%, down from 9.09% in 2021.
In 2021, Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate was 9.09%, down from 9.42% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.79% | +0.234% |
| 2024 | 8.56% | +0.02% |
| 2023 | 8.54% | +0.053% |
| 2022 | 8.49% | -0.602% |
| 2021 | 9.09% | -0.328% |
| 2020 | 9.42% | +1.01% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +0.091% |
| 2018 | 8.31% | -0.076% |
| 2017 | 8.39% | -2.22% |
| 2016 | 10.61% | -2.19% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -2.06% |
| 2014 | 14.85% | -2.25% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -0.875% |
| 2011 | 20.27% | -0.568% |
| 2010 | 20.84% | -0.679% |
| 2009 | 21.52% | -0.392% |
| 2008 | 21.91% | -0.774% |
| 2007 | 22.69% | -0.788% |
| 2006 | 23.47% | +0.35% |
| 2005 | 23.12% | +0.647% |
| 2004 | 22.48% | -0.241% |
| 2003 | 22.72% | -1.54% |
| 2002 | 24.25% | +2.64% |
| 2001 | 21.61% | +1.96% |
| 2000 | 19.65% | +0.064% |
| 1999 | 19.59% | -0.067% |
| 1998 | 19.65% | -0.049% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +0.058% |
| 1996 | 19.64% | -0.072% |
| 1995 | 19.72% | -0.111% |
| 1994 | 19.83% | -0.049% |
| 1993 | 19.88% | -0.206% |
| 1992 | 20.08% | +0.209% |
| 1991 | 19.87% | — |
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Sao Tome and Principe's youth unemployment rate is 8.79% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.56% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 24.25% (2002); the lowest is 8.31% (2018), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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