Labor force, total, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2634 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
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 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3288 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3311 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3337 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3356 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3388 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3387 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3376 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3377 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3374 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3368 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3351 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3326 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3321 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3331 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3342 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3345 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3356 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.337 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3378 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3388 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3381 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3374 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3387 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3395 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3396 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3388 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3373 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3363 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3228 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3086 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2921 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2794 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2677 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2662 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2651 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2634 units per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2634 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2634 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 52% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
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, 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 178th out of 186 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 ÷ 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)
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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.