Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa
Samoa: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 51.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa is 51.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa peaked at 51.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1992.
Samoa ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.7% | — |
| 1992 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.7% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.0% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 51.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Samoa was 51.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1992.
- How does Samoa rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Samoa ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.