Age dependency ratio in Samoa
Samoa: Age dependency ratio was 79.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Samoa is 79.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Samoa peaked at 118.5% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2015.
That places Samoa 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 112.1% | — |
| 1961 | 113.0% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 114.4% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 116.0% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 117.0% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 117.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 118.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 118.3% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 118.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 118.4% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 117.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 117.1% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 115.8% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 114.1% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 112.0% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 109.4% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 106.5% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 103.8% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 101.5% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 99.4% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 97.5% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 95.6% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 93.2% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 90.6% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 84.7% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.3% | 112.1% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.8% | 99.4% | 117.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 83.0% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 78.9% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 76.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 75.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.2% | 80.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.9791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5587 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Samoa?
- Age dependency ratio in Samoa was 79.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for age dependency ratio?
- Samoa ranks 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.