Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 20.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa, 1961–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa stood at 20.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Samoa peaked at 34.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1961.
That places Samoa 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.1% | — |
| 1966 | 21.2% | +75.2% |
| 1971 | 16.1% | -24.1% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +119.9% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +112.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 62% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 20.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.3%, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +119.9% | 14.4% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 12.1% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.3% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Samoa
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3169 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0409 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 191.01 1000 No (2050)
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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 20.5% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 34.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Samoa ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national 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.