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Labor force — Samoa

Labor force in Samoa in 2025 — 57,776 people. Ranked 178 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4%.

2025 57,776 people −0.04% vs 2024
World rank 178of 182
Period maximum 69,083 people2017
Period minimum 55,578 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Samoa, 1990–202555,00060,00065,00070,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 55,578 people1991: 56,074 people1992: 56,842 people1993: 57,645 people1994: 58,669 people1995: 59,119 people1996: 59,441 people1997: 59,965 people1998: 60,361 people1999: 60,712 people2000: 60,878 people2001: 60,920 people2002: 61,260 people2003: 61,769 people2004: 62,248 people2005: 62,548 people2006: 62,996 people2007: 63,617 people2008: 64,212 people2009: 64,885 people2010: 65,260 people2011: 65,692 people2012: 66,549 people2013: 67,321 people2014: 67,926 people2015: 68,373 people2016: 68,644 people2017: 69,083 people2018: 67,014 people2019: 64,742 people2020: 61,909 people2021: 59,735 people2022: 57,627 people2023: 57,666 people2024: 57,801 people2025: 57,776 people
Change over the period: +2,198 (+3.95%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Samoa 57,776 people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 57,776 −25 −0.04%
2024 57,801 +135 +0.23%
2023 57,666 +39 +0.07%
2022 57,627 −2,108 −3.53%
2021 59,735 −2,174 −3.51%
2020 61,909 −2,833 −4.38%
2019 64,742 −2,272 −3.39%
2018 67,014 −2,069 −2.99%
2017 69,083 +439 +0.64%
2016 68,644 +271 +0.4%
2015 68,373 +447 +0.66%
2014 67,926 +605 +0.9%
2013 67,321 +772 +1.16%
2012 66,549 +857 +1.3%
2011 65,692 +432 +0.66%
2010 65,260 +375 +0.58%
2009 64,885 +673 +1.05%
2008 64,212 +595 +0.94%
2007 63,617 +621 +0.99%
2006 62,996 +448 +0.72%
2005 62,548 +300 +0.48%
2004 62,248 +479 +0.78%
2003 61,769 +509 +0.83%
2002 61,260 +340 +0.56%
2001 60,920 +42 +0.07%
2000 60,878 +166 +0.27%
1999 60,712 +351 +0.58%
1998 60,361 +396 +0.66%
1997 59,965 +524 +0.88%
1996 59,441 +322 +0.54%
1995 59,119 +450 +0.77%
1994 58,669 +1,024 +1.78%
1993 57,645 +803 +1.41%
1992 56,842 +768 +1.37%
1991 56,074 +496 +0.89%
1990 55,578

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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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