Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa
Samoa: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa is 1.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa peaked at 3.8% in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
That places Samoa 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.7% | — |
| 1951 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Samoa was 1.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1959.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.