São Tomé and Príncipe — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1979–2025 · 47 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

In São Tomé and Príncipe, the unemployment rate reading was 9.13% in 2025, compared with 9.06% in 2024. The period change was +0.07 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 9.99%.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20259.13 %
20249.06 %
20239.03 %
20228.96 %
20219.56 %
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20209.68 %
20198.84 %
20188.71 %
201713.5 %
201613.4 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.