Unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa
Samoa: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 3.68 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa is 3.68, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa peaked at 7.86 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.83, in 1991.
That places Samoa 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.83 | — |
| 1992 | 2.13 | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 2.35 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 2.62 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 2.83 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 3.07 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 3.3 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6 | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 3.92 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 4.13 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 4.33 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 4.36 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.43 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.55 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.61 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.72 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.83 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.94 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.05 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.04 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.11 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.85 | +53.7% |
| 2013 | 7.86 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.8 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.25 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 6.7 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.82 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 5.32 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.16 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.61 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.51 | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 3.41 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.35 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 3.68 | +9.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +53.7% | 5.11 | 7.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 | 1.83 | 3.92 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.59 | 4.13 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 5.04 | 7.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.35 | 5.16 | 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 unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Samoa was 3.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Samoa ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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