Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 55.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Samoa, 1961–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 55.5% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Samoa peaked at 61.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1961.
That places Samoa 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.9% | — |
| 1966 | 26.8% | +146.5% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 52.0% | +179.8% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 10.9% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 47.7% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 40.0% | 61.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Samoa?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Samoa was 55.5% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Samoa ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.