Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 45.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa stood at 45.6%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa peaked at 59.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 171st 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, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.7% | — |
| 1991 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 45.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 58.7% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 58.3% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 53.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 45.6% | 50.6% | 6 |
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- 168 Morocco 47.8% compare
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- 172 Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.0% compare
- 173 Turkmenistan 44.8% compare
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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)
- 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, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Samoa was 45.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.