Samoa vs Vanuatu: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Samoa
12,365 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
13,516 people
in 2023
Samoa rank
198th
Vanuatu rank
196th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 13,516 people against 12,365 people in Samoa, a difference of 1,151 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 198th and Vanuatu ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,666 people | 2,679 people | 12.9 people | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 3,539 people | 2,371 people | 1,167 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 4,449 people | 3,035 people | 1,414 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5,394 people | 5,498 people | 103.9 people | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 7,216 people | 5,277 people | 1,939 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 8,760 people | 6,068 people | 2,692 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9,935 people | 9,687 people | 248.4 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11,791 people | 12,794 people | 1,002 people | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 13,516 people against 12,365 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 1,151 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Samoa ranks 198th and Vanuatu ranks 196th 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+.