Labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Labor force, female was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 49.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 49.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1990.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.5% | — |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 47.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,544 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,458 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,769 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,875 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Labor force, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 49.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for labor force, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.