Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0065 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0065 units per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
183rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0065 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0053 units per person
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2025

00.0020.0040.0062005201520252005: 0.005 units per person2006: 0.005 units per person2007: 0.005 units per person2008: 0.005 units per person2009: 0.005 units per person2010: 0.006 units per person2011: 0.006 units per person2012: 0.006 units per person2013: 0.006 units per person2014: 0.006 units per person2015: 0.006 units per person2016: 0.006 units per person2017: 0.006 units per person2018: 0.006 units per person2019: 0.006 units per person2020: 0.006 units per person2021: 0.006 units per person2022: 0.006 units per person2023: 0.006 units per person2024: 0.006 units per person2025: 0.007 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0065 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 units per person, in 2005.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
2005 0.0053 units per person
2006 0.0053 units per person +0.3%
2007 0.0054 units per person +1.3%
2008 0.0055 units per person +1.3%
2009 0.0055 units per person +0.7%
2010 0.0056 units per person +1.0%
2011 0.0056 units per person +0.9%
2012 0.0057 units per person +1.3%
2013 0.0058 units per person +1.9%
2014 0.0059 units per person +1.9%
2015 0.006 units per person +1.5%
2016 0.0061 units per person +1.8%
2017 0.0062 units per person +1.8%
2018 0.0062 units per person +0.7%
2019 0.0063 units per person +0.4%
2020 0.0059 units per person -5.8%
2021 0.0063 units per person +6.2%
2022 0.0064 units per person +2.4%
2023 0.0064 units per person +0.5%
2024 0.0065 units per person +0.5%
2025 0.0065 units per person +0.3%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0065 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0065 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0054 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0055 units per person 5
2010s 0.0059 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.0063 units per person 10
2020s 0.0063 units per person 0.0059 units per person 0.0065 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 180 Iraq 0.0068 units per person compare
  2. 181 Afghanistan 0.0066 units per person compare
  3. 182 Syria 0.0065 units per person compare
  4. 184 Djibouti 0.0051 units per person compare
  5. 185 Somalia 0.0045 units per person compare
  6. 186 Yemen 0.0038 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0065 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2005.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,955 data points, 2005–2025
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.