Female labor force participation rate in Samoa
Samoa: Female labor force participation rate was 30.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rate in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 30.7% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Samoa peaked at 43.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 37.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 30.7% | 35.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Samoa
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 42.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Samoa?
- Female labor force participation rate in Samoa was 30.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Samoa ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).