Samoa Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.81%, a 0.77% increase from 2021.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.04%, a 0.25% decline from 2020.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.28%, a 1.5% increase from 2019.
  • Samoa youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 18.79%, a 0.43% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
South Africa 51.52%
Libya 51.47%
St. Lucia 40.02%
Namibia 39.78%
Jordan 39.42%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.18%
Botswana 37.85%
Gabon 36.89%
North Macedonia 34.91%
Iraq 34.59%
Bosnia 33.47%
Costa Rica 31.89%
Algeria 29.03%
Montenegro 28.26%
Albania 27.79%
Suriname 26.18%
Iran 26.00%
Lebanon 25.50%
Guyana 25.40%
Serbia 24.85%
Armenia 24.57%
Mauritius 22.86%
Romania 21.98%
Belize 21.81%
Colombia 21.61%
Brazil 21.36%
Samoa 20.81%
Turkey 18.98%
Equatorial Guinea 16.51%
Dominican Republic 16.17%
Paraguay 15.15%
Maldives 15.13%
Fiji 14.90%
Jamaica 14.58%
Azerbaijan 13.40%
China 13.17%
Bulgaria 12.23%
Malaysia 11.70%
Venezuela 11.39%
Belarus 11.22%
Turkmenistan 10.59%
Ecuador 8.65%
Tonga 8.38%
Peru 7.45%
Mexico 6.36%
Guatemala 5.05%
Thailand 4.47%
Kazakhstan 3.85%
Cuba 3.47%
Samoa Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 20.81% 0.77%
2021 20.04% -0.25%
2020 20.28% 1.50%
2019 18.79% -0.43%
2018 19.22% 0.13%
2017 19.10% 1.16%
2016 17.93% 0.40%
2015 17.53% 0.31%
2014 17.22% 0.11%
2013 17.12% -0.15%
2012 17.27% 2.63%
2011 14.64% -0.01%
2010 14.65% -0.19%
2009 14.85% 0.49%
2008 14.36% 0.54%
2007 13.82% 0.04%
2006 13.78% 0.44%
2005 13.34% 0.41%
2004 12.92% 0.40%
2003 12.52% 0.40%
2002 12.11% 0.56%
2001 11.55% 0.92%
2000 10.63% 0.67%
1999 9.96% 0.84%
1998 9.12% 0.74%
1997 8.38% 0.99%
1996 7.39% 0.73%
1995 6.66% 0.46%
1994 6.20% 0.84%
1993 5.36% 0.58%
1992 4.79% 0.61%
1991 4.17% 0.61%