Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa

Samoa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.8877 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8877 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
117th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.9944 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.8775 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa, 2005–2023

00.20.40.60.812005201420232005: 0.95 units per square kilometre2006: 0.952 units per square kilometre2007: 0.956 units per square kilometre2008: 0.961 units per square kilometre2009: 0.966 units per square kilometre2010: 0.971 units per square kilometre2011: 0.975 units per square kilometre2012: 0.946 units per square kilometre2013: 0.956 units per square kilometre2014: 0.965 units per square kilometre2015: 0.97 units per square kilometre2016: 0.974 units per square kilometre2017: 0.994 units per square kilometre2018: 0.973 units per square kilometre2019: 0.951 units per square kilometre2020: 0.882 units per square kilometre2021: 0.877 units per square kilometre2022: 0.884 units per square kilometre2023: 0.888 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Samoa is 0.8877 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Samoa peaked at 0.9944 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8775 units per square kilometre, in 2021.

Samoa ranks 117th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Samoa, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.95 units per square kilometre
2006 0.9521 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2007 0.956 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2008 0.9611 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.9657 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.9711 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2011 0.9751 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2012 0.9456 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2013 0.956 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2014 0.9653 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2015 0.9703 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2016 0.9745 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2017 0.9944 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2018 0.9729 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2019 0.9505 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2020 0.8818 units per square kilometre -7.2%
2021 0.8775 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.8838 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 0.8877 units per square kilometre +0.4%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.8877 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.8877 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.957 units per square kilometre 0.95 units per square kilometre 0.9657 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.9676 units per square kilometre 0.9456 units per square kilometre 0.9944 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.8827 units per square kilometre 0.8775 units per square kilometre 0.8877 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 114 Colombia 0.9232 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 115 Georgia 0.92 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 116 Nicaragua 0.9058 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 118 Syria 0.8631 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 119 Montenegro 0.851 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 120 Belarus 0.828 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.8877 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.9944 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8775 units per square kilometre in 2021.
How does Samoa rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Samoa ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/samoa/

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.