Labor force, female in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force, female was 36.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Samoa is 36.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Samoa peaked at 37.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.6% | — |
| 1991 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 37.0% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.9% | 37.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Samoa?
- Labor force, female in Samoa was 36.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force, female?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.