What is birth rate by women's age group in Samoa?

Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa was 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 96.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1951.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 39.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2006.

How does Samoa rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Samoa ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Samoa: Birth rate by women's age group was 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

82nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

96.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1951

All-time low

39.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2006

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Samoa stood at 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Samoa peaked at 96.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 39.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2006.

That places Samoa 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	96.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	96.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1952	96.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1953	95.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1954	95.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1955	94.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1956	93.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1957	92.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1958	89.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
1959	87.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1960	82.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
1961	78.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.2%
1962	74.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.4%
1963	67.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.9%
1964	64.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.5%
1965	58.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.3%
1966	56.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
1967	55.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1968	54.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1969	59.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+8.7%
1970	63.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+6.1%
1971	58.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.4%
1972	57.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.5%
1973	57.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1974	55.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
1975	52.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.3%
1976	53.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1977	53.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.9%
1978	53.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1979	53.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1980	53.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1981	53.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1982	54.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.2%
1983	55.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.0%
1984	56.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.7%
1985	56.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1986	56.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1987	55.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1988	54.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1989	53.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
1990	51.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.3%
1991	49.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.9%
1992	50.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.3%
1993	51.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.2%
1994	52.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.2%
1995	51.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1996	51.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1997	51.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1998	49.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
1999	46.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.5%
2000	44.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.1%
2001	42.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
2002	41.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2003	41.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
2004	40.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2005	39.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
2006	39.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
2007	39.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.0%
2008	40.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.5%
2009	43.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+5.7%
2010	45.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.5%
2011	47.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.5%
2012	51.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+8.1%
2013	51.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
2014	51.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
2015	50.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
2016	48.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
2017	47.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
2018	47.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
2019	47.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.7%
2020	45.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2021	44.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.2%
2022	43.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
2023	43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%

Samoa compared with similar countries

Samoa's 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Samoa's 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	93.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	87.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	96.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	65.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	54.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	82.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	55.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	52.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	63.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	55.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	53.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	56.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	50.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	46.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	52.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	41.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	39.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	44.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	48.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	45.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	51.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	44.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	45.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Samoa

79 Kiribati 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
80 Micronesia (country) 43.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
81 Peru 43.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
83 Brazil 42.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 42.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
85 Egypt 41.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Samoa

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5509 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Samoa?: Birth rate by women's age group in Samoa was 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 96.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1951.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 39.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2006.
How does Samoa rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Samoa ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.