Fertility rate, total in Samoa
Samoa: Fertility rate, total was 3.83 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Samoa, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Samoa is 3.83 births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Samoa peaked at 7.34 births per woman in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.83 births per woman, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 32nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.68 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 7.34 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5 births per woman | 5.11 births per woman | 5.86 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 births per woman | 4.57 births per woman | 5.01 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman | 4.52 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 4.56 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 4 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 29 Comoros 3.88 births per woman compare
- 30 South Sudan 3.86 births per woman compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 births per woman compare
- 33 Senegal 3.82 births per woman compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 3.79 births per woman compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 3.72 births per woman compare
More population data for Samoa
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.307 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 25,608 (2100)
- Population density 137.97 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.307 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.8 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.92 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.83 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 3.83 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Samoa?
- Fertility rate, total in Samoa was 3.83 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 births per woman in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for fertility rate, total?
- Samoa ranks 32nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release