Employment-to-population ratio in Samoa
The ILO estimates that 40.4% of people aged 15 and over in Samoa were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Samoa, 2025
40.4%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
161st of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Samoa over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Samoa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 41.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.8%, the figure has changed by −9.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Samoa has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Samoa
All statistics for Samoa
Labour force participation
42.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
26.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
15.9%
2025 · World Bank