Bahamas vs Samoa: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bahamas
73,209 people
in 2023
Samoa
83,911 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
181st
Samoa rank
180th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 83,911 people against 73,209 people in Bahamas, a difference of 10,702 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38,748 people | 48,336 people | 9,588 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 59,244 people | 64,273 people | 5,029 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 80,158 people | 74,799 people | 5,359 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 79,836 people | 72,942 people | 6,894 people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 85,002 people | 70,366 people | 14,636 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 88,865 people | 74,088 people | 14,777 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 82,168 people | 76,904 people | 5,264 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 75,188 people | 82,991 people | 7,802 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 83,911 people against 73,209 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 10,702 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bahamas ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.