Bahamas vs Samoa: Number of children under 15, by world region
Bahamas
73,209 people
in 2023
Samoa
83,911 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
181st
Samoa rank
180th
Number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 83,911 people against 73,209 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region?
- 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 Number of children under 15, by world region. 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.