Labor force, female, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.0959 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female, per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Samoa is 0.0959 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.127 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0959 units per person, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 166th 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, female, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1203 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1211 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1221 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1227 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.124 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1238 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1233 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1234 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1233 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1231 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1225 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1216 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1216 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1222 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1228 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1232 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1238 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1244 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1248 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1253 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1252 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1257 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1264 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1267 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1269 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1269 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.127 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1214 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1156 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1088 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1035 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0961 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0962 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0965 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0959 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1227 units per person | 0.1203 units per person | 0.124 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1232 units per person | 0.1216 units per person | 0.1253 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1247 units per person | 0.1156 units per person | 0.127 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0995 units per person | 0.0959 units per person | 0.1088 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Samoa?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Samoa was 0.0959 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.127 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0959 units per person in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.