Samoa Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2021 was 32.27%, a 0.31% increase from 2020.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2020 was 31.96%, a 0.56% decline from 2019.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2019 was 32.51%, a 0.31% decline from 2018.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2018 was 32.83%, a 0.26% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Samoa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 32.27% 0.31%
2020 31.96% -0.56%
2019 32.51% -0.31%
2018 32.83% 0.26%
2017 32.57% -0.06%
2016 32.63% -0.74%
2015 33.37% -0.40%
2014 33.77% 0.05%
2013 33.72% 0.12%
2012 33.60% 0.51%
2011 33.09% -0.35%
2010 33.44% 0.03%
2009 33.41% 0.59%
2008 32.82% -0.03%
2007 32.85% -0.56%
2006 33.41% -0.13%
2005 33.54% -0.39%
2004 33.93% -0.45%
2003 34.38% -0.44%
2002 34.82% -0.43%
2001 35.25% -0.70%
2000 35.94% -0.72%
1999 36.66% -0.24%
1998 36.91% -0.25%
1997 37.15% -0.07%
1996 37.23% -0.72%
1995 37.95% -0.65%
1994 38.60% 0.31%
1993 38.29% -0.39%
1992 38.68% 0.04%
1991 38.64% 0.24%
1990 38.40% 0.24%