Population ages 0-14, female in Samoa
Samoa: Population ages 0-14, female was 37.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 37.1% for population ages 0-14, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Samoa peaked at 51.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 34th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.4% | — |
| 1961 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 46.3% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 45.8% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 44.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 43.2% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 42.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 49.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 46.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 41.8% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 39.9% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 38.3% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.1% | 37.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 Ethiopia 38.1% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 37.4% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 37.3% compare
- 35 Vanuatu 37.1% compare
- 36 Senegal 37.0% compare
- 37 South Sudan 37.0% compare
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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Samoa?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Samoa was 37.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.