Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total … 15-24 modeled in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total … 15-24 modeled was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 28.2% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. 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 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa peaked at 50.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2025.
That places Samoa 151st out of 187 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, total … 15-24 modeled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.0% | — |
| 1991 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 28.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.9%, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 28.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.6%, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 37.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.2% | 34.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 195.61 1000 No (2100)
- 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, total (%) in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa was 28.2% 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, total (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Samoa ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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, total (%) (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.