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 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.55 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8936 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8936 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.9181 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9527 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9881 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 1.55 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 1.55 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9542 units per square kilometre | 0.8936 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 units per square kilometre | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 1.55 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 76 Austria 1.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Sierra Leone 1.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 Cote d'Ivoire 1.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 1.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Honduras 1.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kenya 1.48 units per square kilometre 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 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 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8936 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 33.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.