São Tomé and Principe - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in São Tomé and Principe was 35.01 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 35.48 in 2003, while its lowest value was 33.65 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 33.65
1991 33.72
1992 33.81
1993 33.92
1994 34.07
1995 34.26
1996 34.43
1997 34.66
1998 34.89
1999 35.11
2000 35.29
2001 35.39
2002 35.47
2003 35.48
2004 35.44
2005 35.33
2006 35.26
2007 35.15
2008 35.03
2009 34.91
2010 34.82
2011 34.78
2012 34.75
2013 34.73
2014 34.75
2015 34.80
2016 34.90
2017 35.02
2018 35.18
2019 35.35
2020 34.84
2021 35.01

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in São Tomé and Principe was 69,907 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69,907 in 2021 and a minimum value of 34,492 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 34,492
1991 35,443
1992 36,360
1993 37,274
1994 38,201
1995 39,145
1996 39,992
1997 40,863
1998 41,757
1999 42,657
2000 43,569
2001 44,469
2002 45,399
2003 46,355
2004 47,363
2005 48,455
2006 49,860
2007 51,381
2008 52,949
2009 54,478
2010 55,913
2011 57,199
2012 58,373
2013 59,486
2014 60,634
2015 61,874
2016 63,211
2017 64,632
2018 66,132
2019 67,694
2020 67,794
2021 69,907

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure