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Demographics of Samoa
Population pyramid of Samoa in 2020
Population206,179 (2022 est.)
Growth rate0.63% (2022 est.)
Birth rate19.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate5.37 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy75.19 years
 • male72.28 years
 • female78.25 years
Fertility rate2.42 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate18 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-7.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years29.31%
65 and over6.18%
Nationality
NationalitySamoan
Language
OfficialSamoan, English

Demographic features of the population of Samoa include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Vital statistics

UN estimates

The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.[1]

Mid-year population (thousands) Live births (thousands) Deaths (thousands) Natural change (thousands) Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate (TFR) Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) Life expectancy (in years)
1950 87,951 4,509 1,503 3,006 50.9 17.0 33.9 7.39 108.7 47.73
1951 89,907 4,610 1,505 3,105 51.0 16.6 34.3 7.44 106.0 48.38
1952 91,942 4,720 1,502 3,218 51.0 16.2 34.8 7.49 103.2 49.07
1953 93,972 4,821 1,495 3,326 50.9 15.8 35.1 7.52 100.3 49.81
1954 95,999 4,917 1,489 3,428 50.8 15.4 35.4 7.56 97.3 50.50
1955 98,037 5,004 1,483 3,521 50.7 15.0 35.6 7.58 94.1 51.14
1956 100,301 5,089 1,471 3,618 50.4 14.6 35.9 7.61 90.9 51.86
1957 103,087 5,192 1,453 3,739 50.2 14.1 36.1 7.63 87.7 52.62
1958 106,345 5,271 1,463 3,808 49.5 13.7 35.7 7.65 84.6 53.32
1959 109,811 5,389 1,458 3,931 49.0 13.2 35.7 7.68 81.6 54.00
1960 113,335 5,460 1,448 4,012 48.1 12.7 35.3 7.65 78.7 54.69
1961 116,820 5,545 1,442 4,103 47.3 12.3 35.0 7.64 75.8 55.32
1962 120,163 5,617 1,449 4,168 46.6 12.0 34.6 7.65 73.3 55.89
1963 123,416 5,658 1,407 4,251 45.7 11.4 34.3 7.66 70.9 56.46
1964 126,582 5,703 1,639 4,064 44.9 12.9 32.0 7.67 75.2 53.60
1965 129,789 5,707 1,339 4,368 43.8 10.3 33.5 7.65 66.6 57.54
1966 132,976 5,743 1,325 4,418 43.0 9.9 33.0 7.63 64.7 57.92
1967 135,752 5,755 1,294 4,461 42.1 9.5 32.6 7.61 62.2 58.55
1968 138,154 5,798 1,275 4,523 41.6 9.2 32.5 7.59 59.9 59.08
1969 140,457 5,845 1,253 4,592 41.3 8.9 32.4 7.55 57.6 59.64
1970 142,771 5,851 1,232 4,619 40.7 8.6 32.1 7.46 55.2 60.18
1971 145,064 5,825 1,211 4,614 39.8 8.3 31.5 7.34 52.9 60.70
1972 147,332 5,809 1,191 4,618 39.1 8.0 31.1 7.18 50.7 61.23
1973 149,587 5,789 1,171 4,618 38.4 7.8 30.6 7.02 48.5 61.75
1974 152,240 5,779 1,153 4,626 37.8 7.5 30.2 6.85 46.3 62.25
1975 155,263 5,796 1,148 4,648 37.1 7.4 29.8 6.68 44.2 62.76
1976 158,136 5,783 1,148 4,635 36.3 7.2 29.1 6.53 42.2 63.21
1977 160,362 5,742 1,147 4,595 35.5 7.1 28.4 6.38 40.3 63.64
1978 161,988 5,763 1,135 4,628 35.2 6.9 28.3 6.23 38.5 64.00
1979 163,489 5,785 1,120 4,665 35.0 6.8 28.3 6.08 36.8 64.39
1980 164,905 5,772 1,105 4,667 34.6 6.6 28.0 5.93 35.2 64.75
1981 166,190 5,764 1,091 4,673 34.3 6.5 27.8 5.78 33.8 65.10
1982 166,885 5,785 1,080 4,705 34.2 6.4 27.8 5.66 32.5 65.42
1983 166,944 5,799 1,072 4,727 34.2 6.3 27.9 5.53 31.3 65.74
1984 166,779 5,791 1,062 4,729 34.2 6.3 27.9 5.42 30.2 66.05
1985 166,517 5,786 1,054 4,732 34.2 6.2 28.0 5.34 29.1 66.35
1986 166,365 5,762 1,046 4,716 34.1 6.2 27.9 5.29 28.0 66.62
1987 166,773 5,682 1,039 4,643 33.7 6.2 27.5 5.19 27.1 66.88
1988 167,452 5,658 1,029 4,629 33.4 6.1 27.3 5.09 26.2 67.19
1989 167,886 5,599 1,018 4,581 32.9 6.0 26.9 4.99 25.4 67.47
1990 168,186 5,552 1,014 4,538 32.6 6.0 26.6 4.93 24.9 67.66
1991 168,701 5,501 1,007 4,494 32.2 5.9 26.3 4.89 24.3 67.88
1992 169,799 5,554 984 4,570 32.4 5.7 26.7 4.89 23.3 68.39
1993 171,362 5,644 979 4,665 32.6 5.7 27.0 4.87 22.6 68.70
1994 173,107 5,731 977 4,754 32.8 5.6 27.2 4.85 21.8 68.98
1995 174,902 5,776 971 4,805 32.7 5.5 27.2 4.80 21.1 69.30
1996 176,713 5,799 968 4,831 32.5 5.4 27.1 4.74 20.4 69.59
1997 178,543 5,790 964 4,826 32.2 5.4 26.8 4.66 19.7 69.88
1998 180,385 5,787 960 4,827 31.8 5.3 26.5 4.61 19.1 70.17
1999 182,211 5,767 956 4,811 31.4 5.2 26.2 4.56 18.4 70.46
2000 184,008 5,752 953 4,799 31.0 5.1 25.9 4.51 17.8 70.75
2001 185,530 5,708 951 4,757 30.5 5.1 25.4 4.47 17.3 71.02
2002 186,630 5,644 949 4,695 29.9 5.0 24.9 4.43 16.9 71.28
2003 187,440 5,611 958 4,653 29.6 5.1 24.6 4.40 16.6 71.50
2004 188,073 5,578 967 4,611 29.3 5.1 24.3 4.38 16.4 71.70
2005 188,626 5,551 986 4,565 29.1 5.2 23.9 4.37 16.4 71.75
2006 189,379 5,526 988 4,538 28.9 5.2 23.7 4.37 16.2 72.02
2007 190,478 5,547 1,003 4,544 28.9 5.2 23.6 4.39 16.3 72.10
2008 191,787 5,667 1,013 4,654 29.3 5.2 24.1 4.47 16.3 72.16
2009 193,176 5,803 1,182 4,621 29.8 6.1 23.7 4.55 18.5 70.07
2010 194,672 5,929 1,036 4,893 30.2 5.3 24.9 4.61 16.3 72.25
2011 196,351 6,033 1,051 4,982 30.5 5.3 25.2 4.64 16.2 72.26
2012 198,124 6,090 1,073 5,017 30.5 5.4 25.1 4.61 16.4 72.17
2013 199,939 6,077 1,068 5,009 30.2 5.3 24.9 4.53 16.0 72.39
2014 201,757 6,060 1,075 4,985 29.8 5.3 24.5 4.44 15.8 72.46
2015 203,571 6,031 1,083 4,948 29.4 5.3 24.1 4.36 15.7 72.52
2016 205,544 5,990 1,095 4,895 28.9 5.3 23.7 4.27 15.5 72.54
2017 207,630 5,974 1,106 4,868 28.6 5.3 23.3 4.18 15.3 72.59
2018 209,701 5,957 1,118 4,839 28.2 5.3 22.9 4.11 15.1 72.64
2019 211,905 5,946 1,172 4,774 27.9 5.5 22.4 4.05 15.3 72.16
2020 214,929 5,952 1,143 4,809 27.6 5.3 22.3 4.00 14.4 72.77
2021 218,764 5,975 1,171 4,804 27.3 5.3 21.9 3.93 14.1 72.77

Births and deaths[2]

Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
1961 114,427
1966 131,377 7.3
1971 146,647 7.4
1976 151,983 6.7
1981 156,349
1986 157,408 5.6
1991 161,298 4.8
2001 176,710 5,065 29.0 4.4
2006 180,741 4,935 728 4,207 27.3 4.0 23.3 4.2
2011 187,820 5,703 828 4,875 30.4 4.4 26.0 4.7
2016 195,979 4,835 853 3,982 24.7 4.4 20.3 3.8

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 07.XI.2016): [3]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 100 892 95 087 195 979 100
0–4 14 601 13 558 28 159 14.37
5–9 13 151 11 868 25 019 12.77
10–14 11 056 10 382 21 438 10.94
15–19 9 968 8 984 18 952 9.67
20–24 8 184 7 735 15 919 8.12
25–29 6 700 6 632 13 332 6.80
30–34 6 051 5 865 11 916 6.08
35–39 5 564 5 235 10 799 5.51
40–44 5 333 4 919 10 252 5.23
45–49 5 240 4 534 9 774 4.99
50–54 4 336 4 112 8 448 4.31
55–59 3 658 3 352 7 010 3.58
60–64 2 667 2 558 5 225 2.67
65-69 1 702 1 773 3 475 1.77
70-74 1 267 1 421 2 688 1.37
75-79 746 1 004 1 750 0.89
80-84 365 646 1 011 0.52
85-89 163 313 476 0.24
90-94 48 111 159 0.08
95-99 6 21 27 0.01
100+ 2 4 6 <0.01
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 38 808 35 808 74 616 38.07
15–64 57 701 53 926 111 627 56.96
65+ 4 299 5 293 9 592 4.89
unknown 84 60 144 0.07
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2020): [3]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 104 014 98 493 202 506 100
0–4 15 120 14 103 29 223 14.43
5–9 14 153 12 446 26 599 13.13
10–14 10 703 10 272 20 975 10.36
15–19 9 630 8 633 18 262 9.02
20–24 8 571 8 217 16 788 8.29
25–29 6 779 7 005 13 784 6.81
30–34 6 136 6 079 12 214 6.03
35–39 5 427 5 309 10 737 5.30
40–44 5 118 4 987 10 105 4.99
45–49 5 773 4 711 10 484 5.18
50–54 4 632 4 514 9 146 4.52
55–59 4 179 3 716 7 895 3.90
60–64 3 199 3 024 6 223 3.07
65-69 1 780 1 776 3 556 1.76
70-74 1 331 1 462 2 793 1.38
75-79 777 1 044 1 821 0.90
80-84 350 633 983 0.49
85-89 152 302 454 0.22
90-94 66 136 202 0.10
95-99 5 23 28 0.01
100+ 1 0 1 <0.01
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 39 976 36 821 76 797 37.92
15–64 59 444 56 193 115 637 57.10
65+ 4 462 5 376 9 838 4.86
unknown 132 103 235 0.12

Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey)

[4] Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
2009 28.6 4.6 (3.5) 28.1 4.1 (3.1) 28.7 4.7 (3.6)

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

Estimated population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate by year according to United Nations estimates

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[5]

Total population

Age structure

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Death rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Religions

Main article: Religion in Samoa

Languages

Literacy


References

  1. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2022). "World Population Prospects 2022 Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XLS (91MB)). United Nations Population Division. 27 (Online ed.). New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. rows 20237:20308, cols M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09.
  2. ^ "2. Population and Demography". Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. ^ a b "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. ^ "Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs". The DHS Program. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  5. ^ "Australia-Oceania ::Samoa". CIA The World Factbook. 21 April 2022.

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