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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.