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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Samoa's labour force participation stands at 42.53% as of 2025-12-31, down from 43.08% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Samoa's labour force participation was 42.53%, down from 43.08% in 2024.
In 2024, Samoa's labour force participation was 43.08%, down from 43.44% in 2023.
In 2023, Samoa's labour force participation was 43.44%, down from 43.73% in 2022.
In 2022, Samoa's labour force participation was 43.73%, down from 45.59% in 2021.
In 2021, Samoa's labour force participation was 45.59%, down from 47.57% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.53% | -0.55% |
| 2024 | 43.08% | -0.354% |
| 2023 | 43.44% | -0.295% |
| 2022 | 43.73% | -1.86% |
| 2021 | 45.59% | -1.98% |
| 2020 | 47.57% | -2.57% |
| 2019 | 50.15% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 52.35% | -2.08% |
| 2017 | 54.43% | -0.066% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -0.212% |
| 2015 | 54.71% | -0.128% |
| 2014 | 54.84% | -0.031% |
| 2013 | 54.87% | -0.003% |
| 2012 | 54.87% | +0.098% |
| 2011 | 54.77% | -0.147% |
| 2010 | 54.92% | -0.211% |
| 2009 | 55.13% | -0.01% |
| 2008 | 55.14% | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 55.29% | -0.053% |
| 2006 | 55.35% | -0.079% |
| 2005 | 55.42% | -0.197% |
| 2004 | 55.62% | -0.077% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -0.157% |
| 2002 | 55.86% | -0.191% |
| 2001 | 56.05% | -0.258% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -0.129% |
| 1999 | 56.43% | +0.035% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +0.061% |
| 1997 | 56.34% | +0.156% |
| 1996 | 56.18% | -0.153% |
| 1995 | 56.33% | -0.181% |
| 1994 | 56.52% | +0.257% |
| 1993 | 56.26% | -0.107% |
| 1992 | 56.37% | +0.047% |
| 1991 | 56.32% | +0.119% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | — |
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Samoa's labour force participation is 42.53% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 43.08% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 56.52% (1994); the lowest is 42.53% (2025), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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