Samoa vs Seychelles: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Samoa
12,365 people
in 2023
Seychelles
10,659 people
in 2023
Samoa rank
198th
Seychelles rank
200th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Samoa
- Seychelles
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12,365 people against 10,659 people in Seychelles, a difference of 1,706 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.
Samoa ranks 198th and Seychelles ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,666 people | 3,484 people | 817.8 people | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 3,539 people | 2,803 people | 735.8 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 4,449 people | 3,703 people | 745.4 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5,394 people | 4,684 people | 710 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 7,216 people | 5,554 people | 1,662 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 8,760 people | 6,506 people | 2,254 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9,935 people | 7,578 people | 2,357 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11,791 people | 9,930 people | 1,862 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Samoa or Seychelles?
- Samoa, at 12,365 people against 10,659 people in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Samoa and Seychelles?
- 1,706 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Samoa ranks 198th and Seychelles ranks 200th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.