Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 47.54 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe is 47.54 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 57.69 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 45.25 %, in 2022.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.69 % | — |
| 2009 | 56.95 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.81 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 54.39 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 54.04 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 49.09 % | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 50.46 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 50.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.59 % | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 47.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.1 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 45.25 % | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 47.54 % | +5.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 47.54 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 47.54 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.67 %, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.32 % | 56.95 % | 57.69 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.43 % | 47.59 % | 55.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.55 % | 45.25 % | 47.54 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe was 47.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 57.69 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.25 % in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.