Population ages 0-14 in Samoa
Samoa: Population ages 0-14 was 38.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Samoa is 38.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Samoa peaked at 51.4% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2025.
That places Samoa 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.1% | — |
| 1961 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 46.9% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 45.2% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 44.4% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 46.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 41.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.9% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 38.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.1% | 38.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 29 Madagascar 38.9% compare
- 30 Ethiopia 38.8% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 38.3% compare
- 33 South Sudan 38.0% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 38.0% compare
- 35 Senegal 37.7% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Samoa?
- Population ages 0-14 in Samoa was 38.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for population ages 0-14?
- Samoa ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.