Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps was 20.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Samoa, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Samoa is 20.49, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Samoa peaked at 34.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.12, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 145th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.12 | — |
| 1966 | 21.22 | +75.2% |
| 1971 | 16.11 | -24.1% |
| 1976 | 15.69 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 14.39 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 31.64 | +119.9% |
| 2001 | 27.79 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 23.6 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 16.27 | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 16.27 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.27 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.35 | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 28.42 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 34.5 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 21.31 | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 21.11 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.7 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.49 | -1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 20.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.84, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 20.49 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.28, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps 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% | 14.39 | 31.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.67 | 12.12 | 21.22 | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.9 | 15.69 | 16.11 | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.39 | 14.39 | 14.39 | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.64 | 31.64 | 31.64 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.69 | 23.6 | 27.79 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.06 | 16.27 | 34.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.7 | 20.49 | 20.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Samoa was 20.49 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.12 in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Samoa ranks 145th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.