Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 56.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 56.4% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 56.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1991.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.7% | — |
| 1992 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 56.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 56.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.7% | 50.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 50.8% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 54.6% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 55.5% | 56.4% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 534.01 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Sao Tome and Principe was 56.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1991.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.