Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa
Samoa: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 250.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa is 250.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa peaked at 277.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 143.5%, in 1995.
That places Samoa 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 146.2% | — |
| 1992 | 145.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 144.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 143.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 143.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 143.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 144.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 144.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 145.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 146.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 147.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 148.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 149.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 150.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 152.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 152.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 152.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 153.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 152.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 153.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 153.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 151.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 151.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 151.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 174.9% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 199.5% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 223.6% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 228.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 236.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 251.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 256.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 277.2% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 277.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 276.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 250.9% | -9.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 250.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 250.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144.7% | 143.5% | 146.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 150.6% | 146.2% | 153.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.6% | 151.8% | 236.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.1% | 250.9% | 277.5% | 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)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Samoa was 250.9% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 277.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.5% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Samoa ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.