Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa
Samoa: Age dependency ratio, young was 68.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Samoa stood at 68.1%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Samoa peaked at 112.3% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 28th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 106.2% | — |
| 1961 | 107.0% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 108.4% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 110.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 111.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 111.6% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 111.9% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 112.1% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 112.3% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 112.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 111.7% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 110.8% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 109.5% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 107.9% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 105.7% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 103.2% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 100.4% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 97.8% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 95.6% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 93.5% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 91.6% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 89.7% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 87.4% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 82.3% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 80.2% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 77.6% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 73.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.3% | 106.2% | 112.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.6% | 93.5% | 111.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 76.4% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 68.1% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.1% | 69.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Samoa?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa was 68.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 112.3% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.