Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 28.2% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa peaked at 50.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2025.
That places Samoa 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 37.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.2% | 34.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Samoa
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 54.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 45.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 42.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 51.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Samoa was 28.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Samoa ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.