Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa
Samoa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0113 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Samoa stood at 0.0113 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Samoa peaked at 0.0144 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 units per person, in 2025.
That places Samoa 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0144 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.013 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0113 units per person | -0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0113 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0113 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 62% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Samoa?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Samoa was 0.0113 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 units per person in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Samoa ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.