Samoa Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 19.76%, a 0.29% decline from 2022.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.05%, a 0.65% decline from 2021.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.69%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 21.20%, a 1.6% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Samoa Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 19.76% -0.29%
2022 20.05% -0.65%
2021 20.69% -0.50%
2020 21.20% 1.60%
2019 19.60% 0.27%
2018 19.33% 0.24%
2017 19.09% 0.77%
2016 18.32% 0.57%
2015 17.75% 0.53%
2014 17.22% -0.07%
2013 17.29% 0.02%
2012 17.27% 2.63%
2011 14.64% 0.22%
2010 14.42% -0.03%
2009 14.45% 0.18%
2008 14.27% 0.31%
2007 13.96% 0.40%
2006 13.56% 0.40%
2005 13.16% 0.35%
2004 12.81% 0.53%
2003 12.28% 0.40%
2002 11.88% 0.32%
2001 11.55% 0.75%
2000 10.81% 0.76%
1999 10.05% 0.92%
1998 9.13% 0.87%
1997 8.26% 0.67%
1996 7.59% 0.70%
1995 6.89% 0.62%
1994 6.27% 0.67%
1993 5.60% 0.58%
1992 5.03% 0.71%
1991 4.31% 0.71%