Labor force, total, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2634 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Samoa, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Samoa is 0.2634 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.3396 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2634 units per person, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 180th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3356 units per person | 0.3288 units per person | 0.3388 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3351 units per person | 0.3321 units per person | 0.3388 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3337 units per person | 0.3086 units per person | 0.3396 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2723 units per person | 0.2634 units per person | 0.2921 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 177 Palestine, State of 0.2758 units per person compare
- 178 Iraq 0.2657 units per person compare
- 179 Syrian Arab Republic 0.264 units per person compare
- 181 Tajikistan 0.2455 units per person compare
- 182 Mauritania 0.2349 units per person compare
- 183 Djibouti 0.226 units per person compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Samoa?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Samoa was 0.2634 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3396 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2634 units per person in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.