Samoa Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 43.52%, a 0.09% increase from 2022.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2022 was 43.43%, a 0.43% increase from 2021.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.00%, a 0.13% decline from 2020.
  • Samoa labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.13%, a 0.41% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Samoa Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 43.52% 0.09%
2022 43.43% 0.43%
2021 43.00% -0.13%
2020 43.13% -0.41%
2019 43.54% -0.38%
2018 43.92% 0.31%
2017 43.61% -0.08%
2016 43.69% -0.90%
2015 44.59% -0.44%
2014 45.03% 0.09%
2013 44.94% 0.16%
2012 44.78% 0.63%
2011 44.15% -0.41%
2010 44.56% 0.03%
2009 44.52% 0.70%
2008 43.82% -0.04%
2007 43.86% -0.68%
2006 44.55% -0.16%
2005 44.71% -0.43%
2004 45.14% -0.49%
2003 45.63% -0.48%
2002 46.11% -0.46%
2001 46.57% -0.78%
2000 47.35% -0.78%
1999 48.13% -0.22%
1998 48.34% -0.21%
1997 48.56% -0.01%
1996 48.57% -0.79%
1995 49.36% -0.71%
1994 50.07% 0.45%
1993 49.63% -0.38%
1992 50.01% 0.14%
1991 49.87% 0.14%