Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate was -0.4639 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.4639 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 678.5%
World rank
115th
of 217 countries
All-time high
3.44 % change on previous year
in 1963
All-time low
-1.6 % change on previous year
in 1984
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa is -0.4639 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 678.5% on the previous year and down 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 3.44 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -1.6 % change on previous year, in 1984.
Samoa ranks 115th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8552 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5971 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1974 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +70.2% |
| 1975 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1976 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3298 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1565 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 1979 | -0.1842 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1980 | -0.2042 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1981 | -0.2899 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 1982 | -0.9655 % change on previous year | +233.1% |
| 1983 | -1.59 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 1984 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1985 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1986 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1987 | -0.4164 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1988 | -0.1441 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1989 | -0.324 % change on previous year | +124.8% |
| 1990 | -0.4442 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 1991 | -0.4947 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1992 | -0.4527 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2547 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0563 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4038 % change on previous year | +617.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9206 % change on previous year | +128.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4351 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 2003 | -0.353 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 2004 | -0.2616 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2005 | -0.2852 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2006 | -0.3211 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2558 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0529 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2227 % change on previous year | -520.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5093 % change on previous year | +128.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7844 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5844 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4746 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.79 % change on previous year | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8376 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9556 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.893 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5007 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0596 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2025 | -0.4639 % change on previous year | +678.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -0.4639 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.04 % change on previous year, 45% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -0.4639 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.6836 % change on previous year, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -678.5% | -0.0596 % change on previous year | -0.4639 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +617.5% | 0.0563 % change on previous year | 0.4038 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +520.7% | -0.0529 % change on previous year | 0.2227 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -233.1% | -0.2899 % change on previous year | -0.9655 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7392 % change on previous year | -0.1842 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8041 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | -0.1441 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3145 % change on previous year | -0.4947 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1561 % change on previous year | -0.353 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8923 % change on previous year | 0.4746 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5712 % change on previous year | -0.4639 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 114 Peru -0.4535 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Fiji -0.5114 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Dominican Republic -0.6265 % change on previous year compare
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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)
- 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 population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Samoa was -0.4639 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6 % change on previous year in 1984.
- How does Samoa rank for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 155.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.