São Tomé and Principe - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 12.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 19.60 in 1991, while its lowest value was 12.98 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 19.60
1992 19.39
1993 19.18
1994 18.95
1995 18.67
1996 18.48
1997 18.22
1998 17.95
1999 17.68
2000 17.42
2001 14.46
2002 14.15
2003 14.08
2004 14.61
2005 14.17
2006 14.03
2007 14.12
2008 14.32
2009 14.45
2010 14.68
2011 14.93
2012 15.18
2013 15.16
2014 15.21
2015 15.10
2016 14.94
2017 14.83
2018 14.68
2019 14.52
2020 12.98

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 36.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 48.71 in 1991, while its lowest value was 36.41 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 48.71
1992 48.26
1993 47.76
1994 47.17
1995 46.45
1996 45.93
1997 45.27
1998 44.57
1999 43.90
2000 43.27
2001 44.65
2002 42.12
2003 43.36
2004 42.76
2005 42.97
2006 42.17
2007 41.77
2008 41.62
2009 41.40
2010 41.38
2011 41.52
2012 41.76
2013 41.72
2014 41.59
2015 41.32
2016 40.94
2017 40.43
2018 39.83
2019 39.17
2020 36.41

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 24.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 34.34 in 1991, while its lowest value was 24.82 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 34.34
1992 34.02
1993 33.66
1994 33.24
1995 32.73
1996 32.34
1997 31.86
1998 31.38
1999 30.91
2000 30.47
2001 29.70
2002 28.27
2003 28.87
2004 28.83
2005 28.73
2006 28.24
2007 28.09
2008 28.11
2009 28.06
2010 28.17
2011 28.36
2012 28.61
2013 28.58
2014 28.54
2015 28.35
2016 28.08
2017 27.77
2018 27.39
2019 26.98
2020 24.82

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 35.21
2000 27.50
2006 21.71

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 28.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 31.06 in 2000, while its lowest value was 27.89 in 2002.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 30.31
1992 30.35
1993 30.41
1994 30.49
1995 30.59
1996 30.66
1997 30.77
1998 30.89
1999 30.99
2000 31.06
2001 28.03
2002 27.89
2003 27.95
2004 28.64
2005 28.08
2006 28.10
2007 28.39
2008 28.78
2009 29.07
2010 29.44
2011 29.77
2012 30.09
2013 30.09
2014 30.11
2015 30.12
2016 30.18
2017 30.25
2018 30.33
2019 30.43
2020 28.53
2021 28.62

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 75.15
2000 54.40
2006 36.96

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 61.40 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 66.99 in 1991, while its lowest value was 61.17 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 66.99
1992 66.75
1993 66.48
1994 66.15
1995 65.75
1996 65.46
1997 65.11
1998 64.75
1999 64.41
2000 64.12
2001 65.68
2002 63.59
2003 64.91
2004 64.44
2005 64.63
2006 64.20
2007 64.14
2008 64.21
2009 64.24
2010 64.38
2011 64.58
2012 64.83
2013 64.78
2014 64.69
2015 64.49
2016 64.25
2017 63.95
2018 63.59
2019 63.22
2020 61.17
2021 61.40

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 54.60
2000 40.60
2006 29.23

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 44.91 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 48.09 in 1991, while its lowest value was 44.75 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 48.09
1992 48.01
1993 47.93
1994 47.83
1995 47.69
1996 47.59
1997 47.47
1998 47.35
1999 47.24
2000 47.13
2001 46.33
2002 45.25
2003 45.93
2004 46.06
2005 45.90
2006 45.75
2007 45.95
2008 46.25
2009 46.47
2010 46.77
2011 47.05
2012 47.34
2013 47.32
2014 47.28
2015 47.19
2016 47.10
2017 46.98
2018 46.85
2019 46.72
2020 44.75
2021 44.91

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity