Macau, China vs Samoa: Number of births, by world region
Macau, China
4,515 births
in 2023
Samoa
5,503 births
in 2023
Macau, China rank
180th
Samoa rank
179th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Macau, China
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5,503 births against 4,515 births in Macau, China, a difference of 988 births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.
Macau, China ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,969 births | 5,179 births | 2,790 births | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 4,242 births | 5,892 births | 1,650 births | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2,054 births | 5,679 births | 3,626 births | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6,107 births | 5,923 births | 184 births | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 5,803 births | 5,854 births | 50.9 births | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3,936 births | 5,632 births | 1,695 births | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6,532 births | 5,969 births | 562.3 births | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 4,986 births | 5,672 births | 686.75 births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Macau, China or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5,503 births against 4,515 births in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Macau, China and Samoa?
- 988 births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Samoa rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Macau, China ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.