Brunei vs Samoa: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brunei
96,492 people
in 2023
Samoa
83,911 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
177th
Samoa rank
180th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brunei
- Samoa
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 96,492 people against 83,911 people in Samoa, a difference of 12,581 people.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Brunei ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25,875 people | 48,336 people | 22,460 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 49,631 people | 64,273 people | 14,642 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 64,488 people | 74,799 people | 10,311 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 78,064 people | 72,942 people | 5,122 people | Brunei |
| 1990s | 95,168 people | 70,366 people | 24,802 people | Brunei |
| 2000s | 96,896 people | 74,088 people | 22,808 people | Brunei |
| 2010s | 99,342 people | 76,904 people | 22,438 people | Brunei |
| 2020s | 96,494 people | 82,991 people | 13,503 people | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Brunei or Samoa?
- Brunei, at 96,492 people against 83,911 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brunei and Samoa?
- 12,581 people, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Samoa rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brunei ranks 177th 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.