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Samoa - Female Labor Participation 2003

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
42.04% −0.11pp from 2002 Global rank: 136th

Samoa's female labor participation was 42.04% in 2003, decreased +0.11pp from 42.15% in 2002. This was the 136th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2003
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Mozambique 87.83% 0.2%
2nd Tanzania 85.51% 0.7%
3rd Madagascar 84.06% 0.0%
4th Solomon Islands 83.09% -0.2%
5th Burundi 80.58% -1.2%
6th Malawi 78.15% 0.0%
7th Cameroon 78.00% 0.1%
8th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.74% -0.1%
9th Nigeria 77.13% -0.3%
10th Burkina Faso 76.57% -0.3%
11th Angola 75.57% 0.0%
12th Cambodia 75.56% -1.0%
13th Vanuatu 74.32% -0.1%
14th Eritrea 74.07% 0.0%
15th Iceland 72.06% 0.4%
16th Liberia 71.82% 0.0%
17th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.30% 0.0%
18th Uganda 71.14% -0.1%
19th South Sudan 71.03% -0.1%
20th Kenya 70.65% 0.1%
21st Viet Nam 70.35% -0.7%
22nd Niger 68.85% -0.1%
23rd Bahamas, The 68.67% 0.3%
24th Ghana 68.49% -0.2%
25th China 66.67% -0.6%
26th Azerbaijan 66.63% -3.2%
27th Congo, Republic of 66.60% 0.1%
28th Central African Republic 65.86% 0.1%
29th Benin 65.78% 0.7%
30th Kazakhstan 65.09% 0.1%
31st Georgia 65.00% -2.2%
32nd Thailand 64.99% -0.2%
33rd Sierra Leone 64.66% 0.0%
34th Lesotho 64.62% -1.1%
35th Timor-Leste 64.22% 0.1%
36th Barbados 64.05% 0.2%
37th Norway 62.57% 0.5%
38th Bhutan 61.96% 1.5%
39th Guinea 61.57% -1.8%
40th Peru 61.49% 2.4%
41st Canada 61.17% 1.7%
42nd Zimbabwe 61.01% 0.0%
43rd Mali 60.56% 0.0%
44th Denmark 59.95% -0.6%
45th Netherlands 59.92% 0.1%
46th Switzerland 59.50% 0.2%
47th New Caledonia 59.06% 0.0%
48th Sweden 58.79% 0.1%
49th New Zealand 58.61% 0.5%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.56% -0.2%
51st Chad 58.30% -1.1%
52nd United States 58.22% -0.2%
53rd Lao PDR 58.18% -0.3%
54th Haiti 57.78% 0.5%
55th Finland 57.63% -0.2%
56th Jamaica 56.53% -0.7%
57th Virgin Islands (US) 56.19% -2.2%
58th Moldova 56.09% 2.3%
59th Australia 56.01% 1.2%
60th Brunei Darussalam 55.96% 0.2%
61st Kyrgyz Republic 55.84% -2.2%
62nd Guinea-Bissau 55.62% 0.1%
63rd Togo 55.36% 0.1%
64th St. Lucia 55.08% 1.5%
65th Belarus 54.93% 0.6%
66th Lithuania 54.79% 5.0%
67th Portugal 54.78% 1.3%
68th Brazil 54.78% 0.4%
69th Myanmar 54.57% -1.1%
70th Israel 54.17% 1.7%
71st Russian Federation 54.12% -0.3%
72nd United Kingdom 54.11% -0.1%
73rd Mongolia 53.95% 0.0%
74th Rwanda 53.84% 0.3%
75th Armenia 53.75% -0.5%
76th Cyprus 53.75% 2.7%
77th Colombia 53.71% 2.6%
78th Macao SAR, China 53.53% -4.9%
79th Guam 53.50% -1.6%
80th Côte d'Ivoire 53.38% 1.9%
81st Ireland 53.23% 0.2%
82nd Slovak Republic 52.91% 0.7%
83rd Ukraine 52.75% -0.1%
84th Equatorial Guinea 52.50% -0.1%
85th Estonia 52.27% 2.4%
86th Singapore 52.27% 1.5%
87th Paraguay 51.51% -0.4%
88th Botswana 51.26% 1.2%
89th Zambia 51.23% 0.1%
90th Trinidad and Tobago 51.20% 3.9%
91st Hong Kong SAR, China 51.02% -0.8%
92nd Czechia 50.83% -0.2%
93rd Channel Islands 50.56% 0.6%
94th Latvia 50.52% -1.1%
95th Slovenia 50.44% -2.9%
96th Austria 50.23% 0.2%
97th Germany 49.99% 0.8%
98th France 49.74% 2.5%
99th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 49.65% 1.5%
100th Qatar 49.62% 0.7%
101st Turkmenistan 49.57% -0.4%
102nd Korea 49.48% -1.8%
103rd Uruguay 49.31% -0.6%
104th Ecuador 49.17% 2.3%
105th Argentina 48.94% 2.1%
106th Namibia 48.72% 1.0%
107th Albania 48.46% -1.3%
108th Papua New Guinea 48.27% 0.1%
109th Poland 48.25% -0.9%
110th Japan 48.16% -0.6%
111th Guatemala 47.98% 3.5%
112th Indonesia 47.85% -0.4%
113th French Polynesia 47.52% -0.2%
114th South Africa 47.33% 0.5%
115th European Union 47.28% 1.0%
116th Philippines 47.03% -0.2%
117th Panama 46.93% 1.1%
118th Hungary 46.40% 0.5%
119th El Salvador 46.28% 3.0%
120th Serbia 45.67% -0.7%
121st Kuwait 45.62% 1.3%
122nd Gambia, The 45.45% 0.6%
123rd Cabo Verde 45.35% 0.9%
124th Eswatini 45.08% 0.4%
125th Bulgaria 44.87% -2.9%
126th Tajikistan 44.40% 0.0%
127th Tonga 44.24% -0.2%
128th Croatia 44.09% -0.1%
129th Spain 43.38% 3.5%
130th Belgium 42.88% 0.9%
131st Luxembourg 42.88% 0.2%
132nd North Macedonia 42.44% 2.4%
133rd Honduras 42.18% -0.9%
134th Romania 42.15% 0.0%
135th Montenegro 42.08% -0.5%
136th Samoa 42.04% -0.3%
137th Malaysia 41.87% 1.0%
138th Costa Rica 41.45% 0.8%
139th Belize 41.35% 1.3%
140th Mauritius 41.13% 8.7%
141st Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.93% -0.5%
142nd Greece 39.86% 1.5%
143rd Uzbekistan 39.19% -0.6%
144th Dominican Republic 39.18% -2.1%
145th Mexico 38.98% 1.7%
146th Nicaragua 38.41% 2.3%
147th Gabon 38.31% 0.4%
148th Chile 37.80% 3.7%
149th Cuba 37.51% 1.2%
150th Maldives 37.06% 0.0%
151st Italy 36.80% 1.3%
152nd Puerto Rico (US) 36.73% 2.1%
153rd Fiji 36.61% -1.1%
154th Bahrain 36.07% 1.6%
155th United Arab Emirates 35.83% 1.9%
156th Sri Lanka 35.59% -0.7%
157th Suriname 35.44% 2.0%
158th Guyana 34.89% 1.9%
159th India 34.66% 0.3%
160th Senegal 33.26% 0.2%
161st Comoros 32.46% 0.3%
162nd Libya 31.47% 1.2%
163rd Malta 30.11% -1.5%
164th Bangladesh 29.06% 0.3%
165th Mauritania 28.09% -0.3%
166th Sudan 26.96% -1.0%
167th Türkiye 26.55% -4.7%
168th Morocco 25.04% 1.0%
169th Oman 24.60% 1.4%
170th Tunisia 23.66% 0.0%
171st São Tomé and Principe 22.69% 0.2%
172nd Nepal 21.95% 1.1%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.95% -0.2%
174th Lebanon 20.09% 0.7%
175th Syrian Arab Republic 19.01% -3.1%
176th Egypt, Arab Republic of 18.93% 4.0%
177th Pakistan 17.00% 4.8%
178th Djibouti 16.54% 0.2%
179th Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.49% 6.4%
180th Yemen, Republic of 16.48% -6.7%
181st Saudi Arabia 16.17% 2.4%
182nd Afghanistan 14.15% 0.0%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 12.50% 24.2%
184th Algeria 12.50% 1.5%
185th Jordan 10.85% -8.7%
186th Iraq 10.77% 3.3%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS)

FAQ

What was Samoa's female labor participation in 2003?▾

Samoa's female labor participation in 2003 was 42.04%. This ranked 136th globally.

How did Samoa's female labor participation change in 2003?▾

Samoa's female labor participation decreased by 0.3% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2003?▾

Mozambique had the highest female labor participation in 2003 at 87.83%.

What is the female labor participation of Samoa in 2003?▾

The female labor participation of Samoa in 2003 was 42.04%. This ranked 136th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Samoa's female labor participation?▾

Samoa's female labor participation went from 42.15% in 2002 to 42.04% in 2003, a 0.3% decrease.

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