Pacific island small states vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio
Pacific island small states
62.7%
in 2025
Samoa
79.0%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
13th
Samoa rank
16th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Pacific island small states
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 79.0% against 62.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.1% | 116.3% | 17.2% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 109.8% | 16.9% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 88.6% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 80.4% | 1.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 79.9% | 10.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 76.0% | 10.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 79.3% | 15.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Pacific island small states or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 79.0% against 62.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Pacific island small states and Samoa?
- 16.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.