Samoa - Labor Force Participation 2010
54.92%
−0.21pp from 2009
Samoa's labor force participation was 54.92% in 2010, decreased +0.21pp from 55.13% in 2009. This was the 137th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2010▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 86.56% | 0.1% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.49% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Tanzania | 86.31% | -0.6% |
| 4th | Cambodia | 84.75% | 3.3% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | 84.34% | -0.2% |
| 6th | Mozambique | 82.23% | -0.7% |
| 7th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.09% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Nigeria | 81.28% | -0.3% |
| 9th | Burkina Faso | 79.82% | -0.3% |
| 10th | Eritrea | 79.70% | -0.1% |
| 11th | Niger | 79.50% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Peru | 79.24% | 0.8% |
| 13th | Burundi | 78.42% | 0.3% |
| 14th | Angola | 77.26% | 0.0% |
| 15th | Liberia | 77.11% | 0.0% |
| 16th | United Arab Emirates | 76.64% | 0.1% |
| 17th | Viet Nam | 76.27% | 0.3% |
| 18th | Cameroon | 76.23% | -2.5% |
| 19th | Malawi | 74.74% | -1.7% |
| 20th | Iceland | 74.69% | -0.2% |
| 21st | Bahamas, The | 73.85% | -0.1% |
| 22nd | South Sudan | 73.76% | -0.2% |
| 23rd | Kenya | 73.71% | 0.2% |
| 24th | Uganda | 73.35% | -0.2% |
| 25th | Central African Republic | 72.74% | 0.1% |
| 26th | Benin | 71.87% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Ghana | 71.85% | -0.1% |
| 28th | Bahrain | 71.75% | 1.5% |
| 29th | Thailand | 71.66% | -1.6% |
| 30th | China | 70.96% | -0.5% |
| 31st | Kazakhstan | 70.92% | -0.1% |
| 32nd | Mali | 70.41% | 0.1% |
| 33rd | Macao SAR, China | 69.99% | 0.0% |
| 34th | Barbados | 68.90% | -0.4% |
| 35th | Kuwait | 68.70% | 0.7% |
| 36th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 68.42% | -0.3% |
| 37th | Bhutan | 68.15% | -2.2% |
| 38th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 67.98% | -1.4% |
| 39th | Paraguay | 67.74% | -2.7% |
| 40th | Congo, Republic of | 67.74% | 0.0% |
| 41st | Georgia | 67.70% | -0.7% |
| 42nd | Timor-Leste | 67.65% | -0.7% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 67.54% | -0.3% |
| 44th | Singapore | 67.37% | 1.2% |
| 45th | Norway | 67.33% | -1.0% |
| 46th | Colombia | 67.08% | 0.2% |
| 47th | Switzerland | 67.01% | -1.8% |
| 48th | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.97% | 0.2% |
| 49th | Lesotho | 66.97% | -0.8% |
| 50th | St. Lucia | 66.78% | 0.4% |
| 51st | Canada | 66.73% | -0.3% |
| 52nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.59% | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Indonesia | 66.58% | 0.8% |
| 54th | Brunei Darussalam | 66.56% | -0.2% |
| 55th | Netherlands | 66.50% | -0.5% |
| 56th | Brazil | 66.15% | -1.9% |
| 57th | Zimbabwe | 65.93% | 0.1% |
| 58th | Haiti | 65.62% | 0.5% |
| 59th | Australia | 65.48% | 0.0% |
| 60th | Myanmar | 65.37% | -0.3% |
| 61st | Panama | 64.88% | 2.1% |
| 62nd | Vanuatu | 64.39% | -5.0% |
| 63rd | New Caledonia | 64.33% | 0.0% |
| 64th | Uruguay | 64.29% | -0.7% |
| 65th | Cyprus | 64.19% | 0.8% |
| 66th | Chad | 64.15% | -0.8% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.82% | -1.7% |
| 68th | United States | 63.73% | -1.0% |
| 69th | Nicaragua | 63.63% | 0.5% |
| 70th | Denmark | 63.60% | -1.4% |
| 71st | Guinea-Bissau | 63.41% | -0.1% |
| 72nd | Moldova | 63.37% | 4.4% |
| 73rd | Israel | 63.26% | 0.6% |
| 74th | Sweden | 63.20% | -0.3% |
| 75th | Belarus | 62.83% | 0.8% |
| 76th | Ecuador | 62.68% | -2.1% |
| 77th | Russian Federation | 62.65% | 0.0% |
| 78th | Ireland | 62.60% | -2.3% |
| 79th | Kyrgyz Republic | 62.34% | 0.5% |
| 80th | Fiji | 62.03% | 1.7% |
| 81st | Armenia | 61.96% | 0.1% |
| 82nd | Belize | 61.93% | 0.4% |
| 83rd | Honduras | 61.92% | 1.8% |
| 84th | United Kingdom | 61.80% | -0.3% |
| 85th | Malaysia | 61.60% | 0.5% |
| 86th | Philippines | 61.43% | 0.0% |
| 87th | Guam | 61.40% | -0.5% |
| 88th | Portugal | 61.20% | -0.2% |
| 89th | Rwanda | 61.00% | -0.1% |
| 90th | Virgin Islands (US) | 60.90% | -3.2% |
| 91st | Azerbaijan | 60.86% | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Sierra Leone | 60.71% | -1.5% |
| 93rd | Lao PDR | 60.68% | -0.2% |
| 94th | Estonia | 60.51% | -0.4% |
| 95th | Jamaica | 60.49% | -2.7% |
| 96th | Guatemala | 60.46% | -0.7% |
| 97th | Mexico | 60.39% | -0.3% |
| 98th | Chile | 60.37% | 3.5% |
| 99th | Korea | 60.33% | 0.2% |
| 100th | Argentina | 60.19% | -1.0% |
| 101st | Channel Islands | 59.96% | 0.5% |
| 102nd | El Salvador | 59.89% | -0.9% |
| 103rd | Austria | 59.88% | -0.1% |
| 104th | Botswana | 59.86% | -4.5% |
| 105th | Finland | 59.71% | -1.1% |
| 106th | Oman | 59.64% | 1.8% |
| 107th | Japan | 59.58% | -0.5% |
| 108th | Slovenia | 59.36% | -0.5% |
| 109th | Spain | 59.36% | 0.2% |
| 110th | Germany | 59.31% | 0.2% |
| 111th | Equatorial Guinea | 59.28% | 0.4% |
| 112th | Costa Rica | 59.21% | -2.1% |
| 113th | Mauritius | 59.20% | 1.3% |
| 114th | Cabo Verde | 59.12% | 5.9% |
| 115th | Guinea | 59.11% | -1.1% |
| 116th | Zambia | 59.06% | -0.1% |
| 117th | Slovak Republic | 58.84% | 0.2% |
| 118th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 58.82% | -1.9% |
| 119th | Latvia | 58.82% | -2.1% |
| 120th | Mongolia | 58.81% | 0.2% |
| 121st | Bangladesh | 58.58% | 0.2% |
| 122nd | Czechia | 58.34% | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Togo | 58.17% | 0.0% |
| 124th | Luxembourg | 57.05% | -0.7% |
| 125th | Namibia | 56.97% | 0.5% |
| 126th | Dominican Republic | 56.71% | 2.2% |
| 127th | Lithuania | 56.63% | 0.2% |
| 128th | Tonga | 56.50% | -0.5% |
| 129th | European Union | 56.46% | 0.3% |
| 130th | Guyana | 56.41% | -0.1% |
| 131st | Ukraine | 56.26% | 0.0% |
| 132nd | France | 56.22% | -0.2% |
| 133rd | Poland | 56.16% | 1.6% |
| 134th | French Polynesia | 56.16% | 0.1% |
| 135th | Uzbekistan | 55.37% | -0.1% |
| 136th | Albania | 55.20% | 0.4% |
| 137th | Samoa | 54.92% | -0.4% |
| 138th | Cuba | 54.82% | -1.2% |
| 139th | India | 54.77% | -1.5% |
| 140th | Belgium | 54.16% | 1.2% |
| 141st | Bulgaria | 53.50% | -1.1% |
| 142nd | Sri Lanka | 53.30% | -0.4% |
| 143rd | North Macedonia | 53.19% | -2.8% |
| 144th | Greece | 52.89% | 0.3% |
| 145th | Maldives | 52.79% | 1.3% |
| 146th | Suriname | 52.78% | 1.1% |
| 147th | Croatia | 52.54% | -1.0% |
| 148th | South Africa | 52.27% | -3.1% |
| 149th | Hungary | 51.99% | 0.8% |
| 150th | Eswatini | 51.84% | -0.3% |
| 151st | Saudi Arabia | 51.43% | 3.7% |
| 152nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.15% | -0.3% |
| 153rd | Pakistan | 51.00% | 0.9% |
| 154th | Malta | 50.63% | 1.2% |
| 155th | Romania | 50.26% | 6.5% |
| 156th | Serbia | 49.65% | -2.6% |
| 157th | Morocco | 49.61% | -1.0% |
| 158th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 49.37% | 3.1% |
| 159th | Gabon | 49.08% | 0.4% |
| 160th | Libya | 48.80% | 0.9% |
| 161st | Türkiye | 48.80% | 1.9% |
| 162nd | Sudan | 48.74% | 0.1% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | 48.34% | -0.3% |
| 164th | Montenegro | 48.26% | 0.0% |
| 165th | Gambia, The | 48.11% | 0.0% |
| 166th | Italy | 47.99% | -0.6% |
| 167th | Senegal | 47.99% | -1.0% |
| 168th | Tunisia | 47.43% | 0.6% |
| 169th | Afghanistan | 46.82% | 0.1% |
| 170th | Turkmenistan | 46.55% | -1.4% |
| 171st | Lebanon | 44.76% | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 43.96% | -0.5% |
| 173rd | Algeria | 43.51% | 0.8% |
| 174th | Comoros | 43.22% | 0.7% |
| 175th | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.70% | -0.6% |
| 176th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 42.30% | -1.7% |
| 177th | Tajikistan | 42.11% | -1.0% |
| 178th | Puerto Rico (US) | 41.90% | -3.0% |
| 179th | Iraq | 41.28% | -0.4% |
| 180th | Nepal | 40.91% | -0.1% |
| 181st | West Bank and Gaza | 40.00% | 1.2% |
| 182nd | Yemen, Republic of | 39.72% | -0.9% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 39.50% | -1.5% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.44% | -0.1% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 33.18% | -0.3% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.03% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Samoa's labor force participation in 2010?▾
Samoa's labor force participation in 2010 was 54.92%. This ranked 137th globally.
How did Samoa's labor force participation change in 2010?▾
Samoa's labor force participation decreased by 0.4% in 2010 compared to 2009.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2010?▾
Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2010 at 86.56%.
What is the labor force participation of Samoa in 2010?▾
The labor force participation of Samoa in 2010 was 54.92%. This ranked 137th globally.
How does 2010 compare to 2009 for Samoa's labor force participation?▾
Samoa's labor force participation went from 55.13% in 2009 to 54.92% in 2010, a 0.4% decrease.
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