Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 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 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 36.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 36.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.8%, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (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 153rd out of 187 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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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.