Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of Samoa

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to recent data from the World Bank, the annual youth unemployment rate of Samoa was 12.98% in 2025, a difference of +0.31 points compared to 2024. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 8.52% and 21.37% respectively in 2025.

The chart and table below shows the annual youth unemployment rate, and the male and female unemployment rates of Samoa for 1991 - 2025.

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The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

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Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of Samoa (%)

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Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of Samoa

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Year	Total Youth Unempl.(%)	Male Youth Unempl.(%)	Female Youth Unempl.(%)
1991	4.3	3.66	5.35
1992	5.01	4.27	6.22
1993	5.6	4.78	6.93
1994	6.3	5.39	7.75
1995	6.96	5.95	8.54
1996	7.71	6.59	9.48
1997	8.45	7.21	10.39
1998	9.36	7.97	11.55
1999	10.3	8.75	12.74
2000	11	9.33	13.65
2001	11.65	9.86	14.52
2002	11.89	10.03	14.9
2003	12.25	10.29	15.41
2004	12.73	10.67	16.07
2005	13.1	10.93	16.62
2006	13.51	11.24	17.19
2007	13.84	11.51	17.59
2008	14.2	11.8	18.05
2009	14.5	12.06	18.39
2010	14.62	12.13	18.59
2011	14.88	12.32	18.97
2012	17.49	14.56	22.11
2013	17.56	14.61	22.17
2014	17.52	14.57	22.13
2015	18.06	13.98	24.44
2016	18.61	13.43	26.79
2017	19.38	13.09	29.27
2018	18.45	12.31	28.18
2019	17.49	11.5	27.23
2020	17.83	11.38	28.64
2021	16.03	10.2	26.13
2022	13.25	8.24	22.85
2023	12.9	8.01	22.24
2024	12.67	7.85	21.75
2025	12.98	8.52	21.37