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Labor force — Sao Tome and Principe

Labor force in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 35,075 people. Ranked 181 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 110.4%.

2025 35,075 people +2.4% vs 2024
World rank 181of 182
Period maximum 35,075 people2025
Period minimum 16,668 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–202515,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 16,668 people1991: 17,027 people1992: 17,345 people1993: 17,666 people1994: 17,989 people1995: 18,312 people1996: 18,636 people1997: 18,962 people1998: 19,288 people1999: 19,612 people2000: 19,926 people2001: 20,311 people2002: 20,825 people2003: 21,389 people2004: 21,948 people2005: 22,509 people2006: 23,073 people2007: 23,636 people2008: 24,197 people2009: 24,756 people2010: 25,313 people2011: 25,865 people2012: 26,393 people2013: 26,895 people2014: 27,401 people2015: 27,918 people2016: 28,447 people2017: 28,984 people2018: 29,532 people2019: 30,096 people2020: 30,200 people2021: 31,376 people2022: 32,567 people2023: 33,407 people2024: 34,253 people2025: 35,075 people
Change over the period: +18,407 (+110.43%) Average annual rate: 2.15 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 35,075 people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Middle Africa computed 80.09M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 35,075 +822 +2.4%
2024 34,253 +846 +2.53%
2023 33,407 +840 +2.58%
2022 32,567 +1,191 +3.8%
2021 31,376 +1,176 +3.89%
2020 30,200 +104 +0.35%
2019 30,096 +564 +1.91%
2018 29,532 +548 +1.89%
2017 28,984 +537 +1.89%
2016 28,447 +529 +1.89%
2015 27,918 +517 +1.89%
2014 27,401 +506 +1.88%
2013 26,895 +502 +1.9%
2012 26,393 +528 +2.04%
2011 25,865 +552 +2.18%
2010 25,313 +557 +2.25%
2009 24,756 +559 +2.31%
2008 24,197 +561 +2.37%
2007 23,636 +563 +2.44%
2006 23,073 +564 +2.51%
2005 22,509 +561 +2.56%
2004 21,948 +559 +2.61%
2003 21,389 +564 +2.71%
2002 20,825 +514 +2.53%
2001 20,311 +385 +1.93%
2000 19,926 +314 +1.6%
1999 19,612 +324 +1.68%
1998 19,288 +326 +1.72%
1997 18,962 +326 +1.75%
1996 18,636 +324 +1.77%
1995 18,312 +323 +1.8%
1994 17,989 +323 +1.83%
1993 17,666 +321 +1.85%
1992 17,345 +318 +1.87%
1991 17,027 +359 +2.15%
1990 16,668 — —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.22M AO Angola 16.32M CM Cameroon 11.47M TD Chad 6.75M CG Republic of the Congo 2.64M CF Central African Republic 2.08M GA Gabon 844,145 GQ Equatorial Guinea 737,977 ST Sao Tome and Principe 35,075
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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