Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 95.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 96.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1992.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 9th 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.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.4% | — |
| 1991 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 78.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.7% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.8% | 96.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 6 Nigeria 95.7% compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 95.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 95.4% compare
- 10 Madagascar 94.1% compare
- 11 United States Virgin Islands 93.9% compare
- 12 Congo 93.5% compare
More work & labour data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2544 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2707 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2382 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0643 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 323.75 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 271.01 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 263 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 534.01 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Sao Tome and Principe was 95.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1992.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.