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São Tomé and Principe

Lower-middle income Capital: Sao Tome 2 regions
23%
of jobs are in occupations exposed to generative AI. That's about 7,256 people.
MODEL99th of 183 most exposed World 21%Lower-middle income 16%

Key numbers

Workers in exposed jobsMODEL
7,256
of 31.9K in work
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
2.6%
817 people
People in workILO
31.9K
49% women
UnemploymentWORLD BANK
9.1%
2025
Youth unemploymentWORLD BANK
8.8%
ages 15–24
GDP per capitaWORLD BANK
$4,084
US$, 2025
Internet usersWORLD BANK
59%
of population
AI preparednessIMF
—
PopulationWORLD BANK
240K
Tertiary enrolmentWORLD BANK
13%
gross ratio
Vulnerable employmentWORLD BANK
35%
own-account & family workers
Urban populationWORLD BANK
69%

Women and men

MODEL

Based on the real occupation mix of women’s and men’s jobs (ILO).

Women: any exposure 23%
Men: any exposure 22%
Women: highest exposure 2.6%
Men: highest exposure 2.5%

Women are +1.3 pts more exposed, mostly because they hold more clerical and administrative jobs.

How it compares

MODEL
São Tomé and Principe 23%
Lower-middle income 16%
Sub-Saharan Africa 15%
World 21%

AI preparedness

IMF
São Tomé and PrincipeLower-middle income average
Digital infrastructure 0.06
Human capital & labour policy 0.07
Innovation & integration —
Regulation & ethics 0.09

IMF AI Preparedness Index (2023). The four parts sum to the overall score of — (0–1 scale).

Exposure vs preparedness

São Tomé and Principe is highlighted. The other dots are all countries with both measures.

Sources: ILO modelled estimates 2025 · World Bank WDI · IMF AIPI · Anthropic Economic Index · Wikidata · Natural Earth. How the estimates are made.

Regions of São Tomé and Principe