Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Samoa
Samoa: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11.9% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Samoa peaked at 19.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2025.
That places Samoa 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.7% | — |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 54 Iraq 12.7% compare
- 55 China 12.3% compare
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.1% compare
- 58 Guatemala 11.3% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 11.0% compare
- 60 Mauritania 10.8% compare
More work & labour data for Samoa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.332 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52.37 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 191.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 187.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 195.61 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 383.56 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Samoa?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Samoa was 11.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Samoa ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.