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Sao Tome and Principe
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#40out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

17.615.413.210.98.7199120082025Sao Tome and Principe · 2025: 9.13%Sao Tome and Principe

Analytical takeaways

  • Sao Tome and Principe records 9.13% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #40 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 14.49% in 1991 to 9.13% in 2025, a decrease of 5.36%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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