Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Samoa's youth unemployment rate stands at 12.98% as of 2025-12-31, up from 12.67% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Samoa's youth unemployment rate was 12.98%, up from 12.67% in 2024.
In 2024, Samoa's youth unemployment rate was 12.67%, down from 12.9% in 2023.
In 2023, Samoa's youth unemployment rate was 12.9%, down from 13.25% in 2022.
In 2022, Samoa's youth unemployment rate was 13.25%, down from 16.03% in 2021.
In 2021, Samoa's youth unemployment rate was 16.03%, down from 17.83% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.98% | +0.31% |
| 2024 | 12.67% | -0.233% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -0.345% |
| 2022 | 13.25% | -2.79% |
| 2021 | 16.03% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.83% | +0.348% |
| 2019 | 17.49% | -0.964% |
| 2018 | 18.45% | -0.932% |
| 2017 | 19.38% | +0.777% |
| 2016 | 18.61% | +0.547% |
| 2015 | 18.06% | +0.533% |
| 2014 | 17.53% | -0.03% |
| 2013 | 17.56% | +0.065% |
| 2012 | 17.49% | +2.61% |
| 2011 | 14.88% | +0.263% |
| 2010 | 14.62% | +0.115% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +0.306% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +0.362% |
| 2007 | 13.84% | +0.326% |
| 2006 | 13.51% | +0.411% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +0.367% |
| 2004 | 12.73% | +0.483% |
| 2003 | 12.25% | +0.358% |
| 2002 | 11.89% | +0.241% |
| 2001 | 11.65% | +0.648% |
| 2000 | 11% | +0.702% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +0.94% |
| 1998 | 9.36% | +0.915% |
| 1997 | 8.45% | +0.737% |
| 1996 | 7.71% | +0.75% |
| 1995 | 6.96% | +0.656% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +0.703% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +0.592% |
| 1992 | 5.01% | +0.709% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | — |
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Samoa's youth unemployment rate is 12.98% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 12.67% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 19.38% (2017); the lowest is 4.3% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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