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
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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

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.