Total dependency ratio in Samoa
Samoa: Total dependency ratio was 80.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total dependency ratio in Samoa is 80.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Samoa peaked at 118.5% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2015.
That places Samoa 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.5% | 104.2% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 116.3% | 112.1% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.8% | 99.4% | 117.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 83.0% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 78.9% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 76.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 75.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.2% | 80.0% | 4 |
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More population data for Samoa
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.7 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Samoa?
- Total dependency ratio in Samoa was 80.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 1968.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for total dependency ratio?
- Samoa ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).