Malta vs Samoa: Number of children under 15, by world region
Malta
70,098 people
in 2023
Samoa
83,911 people
in 2023
Malta rank
182nd
Samoa rank
180th
Number of children under 15, by world region over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 83,911 people against 70,098 people in Malta, a difference of 13,813 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 182nd and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,103 people | 48,336 people | 65,767 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 105,399 people | 64,273 people | 41,126 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 83,515 people | 74,799 people | 8,716 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 83,850 people | 72,942 people | 10,908 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 84,117 people | 70,366 people | 13,751 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 72,494 people | 74,088 people | 1,594 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 64,307 people | 76,904 people | 12,597 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 69,582 people | 82,991 people | 13,408 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, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 83,911 people against 70,098 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Malta and Samoa?
- 13,813 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
- Malta ranks 182nd 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.