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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Samoa, 2005–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 114 Colombia 0.9232 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Georgia 0.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Nicaragua 0.9058 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Syria 0.8631 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Montenegro 0.851 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Belarus 0.828 units per square kilometre compare
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 0.8877 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.