Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Birth rate, crude

Papua New Guinea
24.29 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Samoa
24.97 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Samoa rank
52nd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 24.97 per 1,000 people against 24.29 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.68 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 44.65 per 1,000 people 46.94 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people Samoa
1970s 41.49 per 1,000 people 37.52 per 1,000 people 3.97 per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
1980s 37.62 per 1,000 people 35.5 per 1,000 people 2.12 per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
1990s 35.37 per 1,000 people 33.63 per 1,000 people 1.74 per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
2000s 32.92 per 1,000 people 30.19 per 1,000 people 2.73 per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 28.61 per 1,000 people 29.71 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people Samoa
2020s 25.14 per 1,000 people 26.16 per 1,000 people 1.02 per 1,000 people Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 24.97 per 1,000 people against 24.29 per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.68 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.