Nauru vs Samoa: Birth rate
Nauru
25.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
53rd
Samoa rank
54th
Birth rate over time
- Nauru
- Samoa
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 25.5 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.1 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Nauru ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.42 births per 1,000 people | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 23.28 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 26.67 births per 1,000 people | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 20.27 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 19.27 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 18.25 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 31.59 births per 1,000 people | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 3.91 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 30.22 births per 1,000 people | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 3.41 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 29.44 births per 1,000 people | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.75 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.94 births per 1,000 people | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 4.22 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 27.14 births per 1,000 people | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.6802 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Nauru or Samoa?
- Nauru, at 25.5 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Nauru and Samoa?
- 0.1 births per 1,000 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Samoa rank globally for birth rate?
- Nauru ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.