Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa
Samoa: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 31.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa, 1961–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa stood at 31.4%.
The figure is up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa peaked at 41.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.5% | — |
| 1966 | 22.7% | +137.7% |
| 1971 | 14.8% | -34.7% |
| 1976 | 16.5% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 14.6% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +174.6% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +68.4% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -3.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 31.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 31.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.1%, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 9.5% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 23.3% | 41.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Samoa was 31.4% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.