Population, female (% of total population) in Samoa
Samoa: Population, female (% of total population) was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
165th
of 218 countries
All-time high
49.7%
in 2021
All-time low
47.6%
in 1987
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 49.6% for population, female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Samoa peaked at 49.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1987.
Samoa ranks 165th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female (% of total population) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.8% | — |
| 1961 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 49.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 49.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 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 in Samoa?
- Population, female in Samoa was 49.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for population, female?
- Samoa ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.