Life expectancy by sex in Samoa
Samoa: Life expectancy by sex was 73.66 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 73.66 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Samoa peaked at 74.54 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51.5 years, in 1950.
Samoa ranks 163rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.22 years | 51.5 years | 56.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.66 years | 55.61 years | 62.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.36 years | 63.05 years | 67.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.54 years | 67.96 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.49 years | 71.04 years | 73.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.09 years | 71.85 years | 74.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.32 years | 72.2 years | 74.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.26 years | 72.88 years | 73.66 years | 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 life expectancy by sex in Samoa?
- Life expectancy by sex in Samoa was 73.66 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.54 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5 years in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Samoa ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.