São Tomé and Principe - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 33.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 38.77 in 2003, while its lowest value was 25.80 in 1996.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

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

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Year Value
1991 25.84
1992 25.87
1993 25.86
1994 25.82
1995 25.81
1996 25.80
1997 25.82
1998 25.83
1999 25.90
2000 26.03
2001 38.00
2002 38.76
2003 38.77
2004 36.30
2005 38.35
2006 38.40
2007 37.34
2008 35.99
2009 34.90
2010 33.52
2011 32.26
2012 31.05
2013 31.17
2014 30.93
2015 31.15
2016 31.41
2017 31.32
2018 31.28
2019 31.20
2020 33.80

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 18.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 19.04 in 2002, while its lowest value was 14.99 in 2001.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

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

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Year Value
1991 18.90
1992 18.87
1993 18.81
1994 18.74
1995 18.69
1996 18.65
1997 18.60
1998 18.52
1999 18.47
2000 18.49
2001 14.99
2002 19.04
2003 16.27
2004 17.26
2005 17.05
2006 17.69
2007 17.50
2008 17.08
2009 16.81
2010 16.37
2011 15.94
2012 15.45
2013 15.60
2014 15.80
2015 15.98
2016 16.08
2017 16.25
2018 16.41
2019 16.58
2020 18.47

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

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

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Year Value
2012 20.82

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in São Tomé and Principe was 23.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 25.02 in 2002, while its lowest value was 20.19 in 2012.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

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

See also:

Year Value
1991 20.99
1992 20.97
1993 20.92
1994 20.87
1995 20.83
1996 20.81
1997 20.79
1998 20.74
1999 20.73
2000 20.77
2001 21.96
2002 25.02
2003 23.09
2004 23.03
2005 23.50
2006 23.97
2007 23.53
2008 22.83
2009 22.31
2010 21.59
2011 20.90
2012 20.19
2013 20.33
2014 20.40
2015 20.59
2016 20.74
2017 20.84
2018 20.94
2019 21.05
2020 23.08

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment