Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Samoa

Female share of the labor force in Samoa in 2025 — 36.4%. Ranked 151 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.18 pp.

2025 36.4% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 151of 182
Period maximum 37.77%2017
Period minimum 35.9%2022

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Samoa, 1990–202535.53636.53737.53819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 36.58%1991: 36.57%1992: 36.57%1993: 36.55%1994: 36.58%1995: 36.55%1996: 36.53%1997: 36.53%1998: 36.54%1999: 36.54%2000: 36.55%2001: 36.57%2002: 36.62%2003: 36.7%2004: 36.75%2005: 36.83%2006: 36.88%2007: 36.91%2008: 36.96%2009: 36.97%2010: 37.04%2011: 37.1%2012: 37.12%2013: 37.22%2014: 37.32%2015: 37.44%2016: 37.61%2017: 37.77%2018: 37.6%2019: 37.45%2020: 37.24%2021: 37.04%2022: 35.9%2023: 36.14%2024: 36.42%2025: 36.4%
Change over the period: −0.18 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 36.4%
World 40.18%
Female share of the labor force — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.4 −0.02 pp
2024 36.42 +0.28 pp
2023 36.14 +0.24 pp
2022 35.9 −1.14 pp
2021 37.04 −0.2 pp
2020 37.24 −0.21 pp
2019 37.45 −0.15 pp
2018 37.6 −0.18 pp
2017 37.77 +0.17 pp
2016 37.61 +0.17 pp
2015 37.44 +0.12 pp
2014 37.32 +0.1 pp
2013 37.22 +0.1 pp
2012 37.12 +0.02 pp
2011 37.1 +0.06 pp
2010 37.04 +0.07 pp
2009 36.97 +0.01 pp
2008 36.96 +0.05 pp
2007 36.91 +0.03 pp
2006 36.88 +0.05 pp
2005 36.83 +0.08 pp
2004 36.75 +0.05 pp
2003 36.7 +0.08 pp
2002 36.62 +0.05 pp
2001 36.57 +0.02 pp
2000 36.55 +0 pp
1999 36.54 +0 pp
1998 36.54 +0.01 pp
1997 36.53 +0.01 pp
1996 36.53 −0.02 pp
1995 36.55 −0.03 pp
1994 36.58 +0.03 pp
1993 36.55 −0.02 pp
1992 36.57 +0 pp
1991 36.57 −0.01 pp
1990 36.58

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.