Birth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Birth rate was 25.4 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 25.4 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Samoa peaked at 53.45 births per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 25.4 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 51.48 births per 1,000 people | 53.45 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 42.3 births per 1,000 people | 50.99 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 35.19 births per 1,000 people | 41.29 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 34.73 births per 1,000 people | 36.23 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 32.77 births per 1,000 people | 34.15 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 29.33 births per 1,000 people | 32.06 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 30.79 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 25.4 births per 1,000 people | 27.45 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 51 Kiribati 25.81 births per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Iraq 25.73 births per 1,000 people compare
- 53 Nauru 25.5 births per 1,000 people compare
- 54 French Guiana 25.4 births per 1,000 people compare
- 56 Botswana 24.71 births per 1,000 people compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 24.58 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Samoa
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Samoa?
- Birth rate in Samoa was 25.4 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.45 births per 1,000 people in 1951.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for birth rate?
- Samoa ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.