Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 30.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa stood at 30.7%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa peaked at 43.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.0% | — |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Samoa was 30.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.