Samoa birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Samoa chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Samoa is 3.83, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.83 — a -20.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Samoa	World
1960	7.78	4.69
1961	7.77	4.56
1962	7.76	5.02
1963	7.73	5.31
1964	7.7	5.13
1965	7.65	5.08
1966	7.6	4.97
1967	7.55	4.87
1968	7.5	4.98
1969	7.43	4.88
1970	7.34	4.84
1971	7.22	4.69
1972	7.07	4.55
1973	6.91	4.42
1974	6.75	4.26
1975	6.61	4.07
1976	6.47	3.97
1977	6.31	3.84
1978	6.15	3.77
1979	5.99	3.76
1980	5.86	3.73
1981	5.75	3.71
1982	5.68	3.72
1983	5.62	3.59
1984	5.55	3.57
1985	5.49	3.53
1986	5.42	3.51
1987	5.32	3.48
1988	5.21	3.39
1989	5.11	3.35
1990	5.01	3.31
1991	4.91	3.13
1992	4.87	3.04
1993	4.83	2.97
1994	4.79	2.92
1995	4.77	2.87
1996	4.74	2.82
1997	4.7	2.78
1998	4.64	2.75
1999	4.57	2.72
2000	4.52	2.73
2001	4.48	2.69
2002	4.44	2.66
2003	4.39	2.64
2004	4.34	2.63
2005	4.32	2.61
2006	4.32	2.61
2007	4.36	2.6
2008	4.42	2.6
2009	4.47	2.59
2010	4.52	2.57
2011	4.56	2.55
2012	4.55	2.56
2013	4.49	2.53
2014	4.42	2.52
2015	4.34	2.49
2016	4.26	2.49
2017	4.2	2.46
2018	4.14	2.39
2019	4.06	2.35
2020	4	2.28
2021	3.94	2.25
2022	3.88	2.22
2023	3.83	2.2
2024	3.8	2.19
2025	3.75	2.18
2026	3.7	2.18
2027	3.66	2.17
2028	3.62	2.16
2029	3.58	2.15
2030	3.54	2.14
2031	3.5	2.13
2032	3.46	2.12
2033	3.42	2.12
2034	3.39	2.11
2035	3.35	2.1
2036	3.31	2.09
2037	3.27	2.09
2038	3.24	2.08
2039	3.21	2.08
2040	3.17	2.08
2041	3.13	2.07
2042	3.1	2.07
2043	3.06	2.07
2044	3.04	2.07
2045	3.01	2.06
2046	2.98	2.06
2047	2.95	2.06
2048	2.92	2.05
2049	2.89	2.05
2050	2.86	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.09% were to women under 20 years old, 53.9% to women ages 20-29, and 37% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.63%, 56.5%, and 34.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Samoa by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Samoa	World
1960	50.1%	37.4%
1961	50.2%	37.5%
1962	50.6%	37.6%
1963	50.9%	37.8%
1964	51.2%	38%
1965	51.3%	38%
1966	51.3%	38%
1967	51.4%	38%
1968	51.4%	37.9%
1969	51.4%	37.8%
1970	51.2%	37.7%
1971	51%	37.6%
1972	50.8%	37.5%
1973	50.4%	37.3%
1974	49.9%	37.2%
1975	49.3%	37.1%
1976	48.6%	36.9%
1977	48%	36.7%
1978	47.4%	36.3%
1979	46.9%	35.9%
1980	46.4%	35.5%
1981	45.9%	35.2%
1982	45.2%	34.9%
1983	44.4%	34.6%
1984	43.7%	34.3%
1985	43.1%	34%
1986	42.6%	33.8%
1987	42.2%	33.6%
1988	42%	33.4%
1989	41.8%	33.2%
1990	41.5%	33%
1991	41.2%	32.9%
1992	40.8%	32.7%
1993	40.3%	32.5%
1994	40%	32.3%
1995	39.9%	32.1%
1996	39.9%	31.8%
1997	40.1%	31.5%
1998	40.2%	31.1%
1999	40.3%	30.8%
2000	40.5%	30.4%
2001	40.7%	30%
2002	40.5%	29.6%
2003	40.2%	29.2%
2004	39.9%	28.8%
2005	39.6%	28.5%
2006	39.4%	28.1%
2007	39%	27.9%
2008	38.7%	27.6%
2009	38.5%	27.5%
2010	38.4%	27.3%
2011	38.4%	27.1%
2012	38.3%	27%
2013	38.1%	26.9%
2014	38.1%	26.8%
2015	38.1%	26.6%
2016	38.1%	26.5%
2017	38.2%	26.4%
2018	38.3%	26.2%
2019	38.5%	26%
2020	38.6%	25.8%
2021	38.7%	25.6%
2022	38.8%	25.3%
2023	38.7%	25%
2024	38.5%	24.7%
2025	38.1%	24.4%
2026	37.5%	24.1%
2027	36.9%	23.8%
2028	36.3%	23.4%
2029	35.8%	23.1%
2030	35.2%	22.8%
2031	34.7%	22.6%
2032	34.2%	22.3%
2033	33.7%	22.1%
2034	33.3%	21.9%
2035	33%	21.7%
2036	32.7%	21.6%
2037	32.6%	21.5%
2038	32.6%	21.4%
2039	32.7%	21.3%
2040	32.7%	21.2%
2041	32.8%	21.1%
2042	32.9%	21%
2043	33%	21%
2044	33.1%	20.9%
2045	33.1%	20.8%
2046	33.1%	20.7%
2047	33%	20.7%
2048	32.9%	20.6%
2049	32.7%	20.5%
2050	32.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Samoa was 50.1% in 1960, 40.3% in 1993, and 38.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Samoa.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Samoa, excluding migration, has been +2.18% annually. On average, 4,543 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Samoa
1960	4,298
1961	4,399
1962	4,498
1963	4,544
1964	4,326
1965	4,605
1966	4,593
1967	4,621
1968	4,605
1969	4,592
1970	4,567
1971	4,534
1972	4,487
1973	4,446
1974	4,411
1975	4,465
1976	4,519
1977	4,555
1978	4,587
1979	4,624
1980	4,672
1981	4,720
1982	4,808
1983	4,914
1984	4,979
1985	4,998
1986	4,983
1987	4,909
1988	4,889
1989	4,845
1990	4,759
1991	4,655
1992	4,652
1993	4,769
1994	4,880
1995	4,976
1996	5,038
1997	5,053
1998	5,022
1999	4,937
2000	4,855
2001	4,759
2002	4,672
2003	4,622
2004	4,554
2005	4,503
2006	4,473
2007	4,480
2008	4,581
2009	4,525
2010	4,779
2011	4,860
2012	4,863
2013	4,875
2014	4,849
2015	4,795
2016	4,720
2017	4,661
2018	4,637
2019	4,495
2020	4,442
2021	4,379
2022	4,288
2023	4,170

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Samoa was 101 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.1% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +8.6% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Samoa	World
1985	160	460
1986	153	438
1987	147	429
1988	143	414
1989	136	401
1990	135	391
1991	131	395
1992	124	395
1993	117	389
1994	112	382
1995	105	371
1996	103	366
1997	98	358
1998	96	360
1999	94	340
2000	93	328
2001	93	321
2002	89	311
2003	87	301
2004	86	291
2005	87	283
2006	86	276
2007	85	269
2008	87	264
2009	94	258
2010	92	253
2011	93	247
2012	101	239
2013	100	235
2014	106	231
2015	108	228
2016	108	220
2017	111	215
2018	110	211
2019	111	207
2020	114	211
2021	115	242
2022	110	203
2023	101	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Samoa was 15.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.57% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 21.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Samoa	World
1960	10.7%	18.5%
1961	10.3%	18.1%
1962	9.93%	17.8%
1963	9.56%	17.5%
1964	11.1%	17.7%
1965	8.9%	17.5%
1966	8.57%	17.3%
1967	8.23%	17%
1968	7.89%	16.5%
1969	7.53%	15.5%
1970	7.19%	15.2%
1971	6.85%	15.1%
1972	6.52%	14.4%
1973	6.2%	14.1%
1974	5.9%	13.7%
1975	5.62%	13.4%
1976	5.34%	13%
1977	5.07%	12.5%
1978	4.82%	12.1%
1979	4.59%	11.7%
1980	4.38%	11.4%
1981	4.19%	11%
1982	4.01%	10.8%
1983	3.85%	10.6%
1984	3.7%	10.4%
1985	3.56%	10.1%
1986	3.42%	9.81%
1987	3.3%	9.47%
1988	3.18%	9.31%
1989	3.08%	9.02%
1990	2.98%	8.81%
1991	2.89%	8.66%
1992	2.8%	8.46%
1993	2.7%	8.19%
1994	2.61%	7.98%
1995	2.52%	7.76%
1996	2.44%	7.52%
1997	2.35%	7.28%
1998	2.27%	7.05%
1999	2.19%	6.76%
2000	2.12%	6.48%
2001	2.06%	6.21%
2002	2%	5.94%
2003	1.97%	5.65%
2004	1.94%	5.43%
2005	1.93%	5.16%
2006	1.93%	4.92%
2007	1.93%	4.7%
2008	1.93%	4.5%
2009	2.54%	4.31%
2010	1.93%	4.11%
2011	1.92%	3.97%
2012	1.91%	3.77%
2013	1.89%	3.61%
2014	1.87%	3.48%
2015	1.85%	3.35%
2016	1.83%	3.23%
2017	1.81%	3.11%
2018	1.78%	2.97%
2019	2.02%	2.86%
2020	1.7%	2.75%
2021	1.66%	2.66%
2022	1.62%	2.59%
2023	1.57%	2.49%