Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1% |
| 2023 | 9% |
| 2022 | 9% |
| 2021 | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7% |
| 2019 | 8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% |
| 2017 | 8% |
| 2016 | 9.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6% |
| 2014 | 11.4% |
53 countries carry a recent unemployment rate figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
140 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Sao Tome and Principe, grouped by topic.