Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Samoa
Samoa: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 12,365 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12,365 people
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12,365 people
in 2023
All-time low
2,215 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 12,365 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Samoa peaked at 12,365 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,215 people, in 1950.
Samoa ranks 198th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,215 people | — |
| 1951 | 2,313 people | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 2,415 people | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 2,521 people | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 2,632 people | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 2,732 people | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 2,831 people | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 2,918 people | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 3,003 people | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 3,085 people | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 3,163 people | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 3,248 people | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 3,308 people | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 3,369 people | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3,446 people | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 3,550 people | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3,682 people | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 3,795 people | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 3,869 people | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3,957 people | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 4,049 people | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 4,135 people | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 4,220 people | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4,308 people | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 4,395 people | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4,496 people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4,613 people | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4,704 people | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4,754 people | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 4,813 people | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 4,874 people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4,943 people | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 5,050 people | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 5,177 people | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 5,298 people | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 5,418 people | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5,545 people | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5,690 people | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 5,869 people | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 6,080 people | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 6,306 people | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 6,531 people | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 6,765 people | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6,981 people | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7,175 people | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 7,364 people | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,522 people | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7,679 people | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7,839 people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,998 people | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 8,115 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8,208 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8,360 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8,535 people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8,712 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,889 people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9,037 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9,159 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 9,253 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9,336 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,430 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9,551 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9,632 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9,686 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9,757 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9,841 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9,933 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,166 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10,500 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 10,856 people | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 11,236 people | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 11,598 people | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 11,966 people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 12,365 people | +3.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 12,365 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 499,572 people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 12,365 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,191 people, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,666 people | 2,215 people | 3,085 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,539 people | 3,163 people | 3,957 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,449 people | 4,049 people | 4,813 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,394 people | 4,874 people | 6,080 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,216 people | 6,306 people | 7,998 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,760 people | 8,115 people | 9,336 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,935 people | 9,430 people | 10,856 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,791 people | 11,236 people | 12,365 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 195 Bermuda 13,523 people compare
- 196 Vanuatu 13,516 people compare
- 197 Andorra 12,458 people compare
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,717 people compare
- 200 Seychelles 10,659 people compare
- 201 Antigua and Barbuda 10,484 people compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Samoa?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Samoa was 12,365 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,365 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,215 people in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Samoa ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.