Population ages 15-64 in Samoa
Samoa: Population ages 15-64 was 55.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Samoa stood at 55.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Samoa peaked at 57.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1968.
Samoa ranks 202nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.1% | — |
| 1961 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 46.3% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.2% | 45.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 45.9% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 50.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 54.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 54.9% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 56.4% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.6% | 56.1% | 6 |
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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 0-14 38.1% (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 15-64 in Samoa?
- Population ages 15-64 in Samoa was 55.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1968.
- How does Samoa rank for population ages 15-64?
- Samoa ranks 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.