Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0607 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0607 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0607 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0275 units per person, in 1964.
That places Samoa 137th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.028 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.028 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0279 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0276 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0277 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.028 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0284 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0286 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0288 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.029 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0293 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0293 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0295 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0296 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0303 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.031 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0317 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0324 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0331 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0339 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0348 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.036 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0373 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0385 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0397 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0406 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0414 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0421 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0427 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0446 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0448 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0453 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.046 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0467 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0475 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0481 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0485 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0486 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0487 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0488 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.049 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.049 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0487 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0487 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0488 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0495 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0506 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0517 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.053 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0542 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0556 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0571 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0588 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0607 units per person | +3.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0607 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0858 units per person, 71% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0607 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0754 units per person, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 units per person | 0.0275 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0293 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | 0.036 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0414 units per person | 0.0373 units per person | 0.0443 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0469 units per person | 0.0446 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | 0.0517 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0566 units per person | 0.053 units per person | 0.0607 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 134 Cambodia 0.0638 units per person compare
- 135 Micronesia (country) 0.0618 units per person compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 0.0607 units per person compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.0597 units per person compare
- 139 Bolivia 0.0574 units per person compare
- 140 Philippines 0.0572 units per person 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)
- 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 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Samoa was 0.0607 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0607 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0275 units per person in 1964.
- How does Samoa rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 137th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.