Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 35.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa stood at 35.6%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa peaked at 57.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2025.
That places Samoa 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.3% | — |
| 1991 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 57.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 56.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 45.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 35.6% | 42.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa was 35.6% 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, male (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Samoa ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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, male (%) (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.