Population, female, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Population, female, per capita was 0.4963 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4963 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
164th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.497 units per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.4763 units per person
in 1987
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.4963 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.497 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4763 units per person, in 1987.
Samoa ranks 164th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4876 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4873 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4869 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4865 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.486 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4856 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4852 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.485 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.485 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.485 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4851 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4851 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4852 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4853 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.485 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4842 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4836 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4835 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4837 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.483 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4812 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4795 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4778 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4764 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4763 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.477 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4777 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4785 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4792 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4803 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4807 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4812 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4822 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4831 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4834 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.484 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4851 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4856 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4862 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4867 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4884 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4891 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4897 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4903 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4909 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4915 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4922 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.497 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4966 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4964 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4963 units per person | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4963 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5034 units per person, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4963 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4977 units per person, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.486 units per person | 0.485 units per person | 0.4876 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4844 units per person | 0.4835 units per person | 0.4853 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4797 units per person | 0.4763 units per person | 0.4839 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4809 units per person | 0.4785 units per person | 0.4831 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4854 units per person | 0.4834 units per person | 0.4878 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4915 units per person | 0.4884 units per person | 0.4955 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4966 units per person | 0.4963 units per person | 0.497 units per person | 6 |
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 population, female, per capita in Samoa?
- Population, female, per capita in Samoa was 0.4963 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.497 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4763 units per person in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for population, female, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.