ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Samoa
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Samoa at 13.0% in 2025.
Samoa, 2025
13.0%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
89th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Samoa over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. 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 | 13.0% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 12.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.1%, the figure has changed by −5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Samoa has the 89th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
More for Samoa
All statistics for Samoa
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
42.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
30.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
40.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
26.9%
2025 · World Bank