Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 37.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa, 1961–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 37.4% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Samoa peaked at 71.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 125th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.5% | — |
| 1966 | 70.7% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 66.3% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 60.5% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 58.6% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +91.9% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -13.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 37.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 37.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.1%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +91.9% | 27.1% | 52.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1% | 69.5% | 70.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.7% | 66.3% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 27.1% | 52.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Samoa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.332 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52.37 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 191.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 187.95 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 383.56 1000 No (2100)
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 37.4% 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, male (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Samoa ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.