Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 20.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa is 20.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa peaked at 41.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 149th 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.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.2% | — |
| 1991 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 35.8% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 28.8% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.2% | 25.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa was 20.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Samoa ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. 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 for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.