Fertility & birth rates in Samoa and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Samoa vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Samoa was 3.83 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Samoa vs Slovakia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Samoa	Slovakia
1960	7.78	3.04
1961	7.77	2.96
1962	7.76	2.83
1963	7.73	2.92
1964	7.7	2.89
1965	7.65	2.78
1966	7.6	2.66
1967	7.55	2.48
1968	7.5	2.39
1969	7.43	2.43
1970	7.34	2.41
1971	7.22	2.43
1972	7.07	2.49
1973	6.91	2.56
1974	6.75	2.61
1975	6.61	2.55
1976	6.47	2.55
1977	6.31	2.49
1978	6.15	2.47
1979	5.99	2.45
1980	5.86	2.32
1981	5.75	2.29
1982	5.68	2.28
1983	5.62	2.28
1984	5.55	2.26
1985	5.49	2.26
1986	5.42	2.2
1987	5.32	2.14
1988	5.21	2.13
1989	5.11	2.07
1990	5.01	2.09
1991	4.91	2.05
1992	4.87	1.93
1993	4.83	1.87
1994	4.79	1.67
1995	4.77	1.52
1996	4.74	1.47
1997	4.7	1.43
1998	4.64	1.37
1999	4.57	1.33
2000	4.52	1.3
2001	4.48	1.2
2002	4.44	1.19
2003	4.39	1.2
2004	4.34	1.25
2005	4.32	1.27
2006	4.32	1.25
2007	4.36	1.27
2008	4.42	1.34
2009	4.47	1.44
2010	4.52	1.43
2011	4.56	1.45
2012	4.55	1.34
2013	4.49	1.34
2014	4.42	1.37
2015	4.34	1.4
2016	4.26	1.48
2017	4.2	1.52
2018	4.14	1.54
2019	4.06	1.57
2020	4	1.59
2021	3.94	1.63
2022	3.88	1.57
2023	3.83	1.49
2024	3.8	1.49
2025	3.75	1.5
2026	3.7	1.5
2027	3.66	1.5
2028	3.62	1.51
2029	3.58	1.51
2030	3.54	1.51
2031	3.5	1.51
2032	3.46	1.51
2033	3.42	1.52
2034	3.39	1.52
2035	3.35	1.52
2036	3.31	1.52
2037	3.27	1.52
2038	3.24	1.52
2039	3.21	1.52
2040	3.17	1.52
2041	3.13	1.52
2042	3.1	1.52
2043	3.06	1.52
2044	3.04	1.53
2045	3.01	1.53
2046	2.98	1.53
2047	2.95	1.53
2048	2.92	1.53
2049	2.89	1.53
2050	2.86	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Samoa	Slovakia
1960	50.1%	31.5%
1961	50.2%	31.5%
1962	50.6%	31.3%
1963	50.9%	31%
1964	51.2%	30.8%
1965	51.3%	30.4%
1966	51.3%	29.9%
1967	51.4%	29.3%
1968	51.4%	28.6%
1969	51.4%	28.1%
1970	51.2%	27.5%
1971	51%	27%
1972	50.8%	26.6%
1973	50.4%	26.2%
1974	49.9%	26.1%
1975	49.3%	26%
1976	48.6%	26%
1977	48%	26%
1978	47.4%	26.1%
1979	46.9%	26.1%
1980	46.4%	26.1%
1981	45.9%	26.1%
1982	45.2%	26.2%
1983	44.4%	26.3%
1984	43.7%	26.4%
1985	43.1%	26.5%
1986	42.6%	26.4%
1987	42.2%	26.3%
1988	42%	26.1%
1989	41.8%	25.7%
1990	41.5%	25.2%
1991	41.2%	24.8%
1992	40.8%	24.4%
1993	40.3%	23.9%
1994	40%	23.3%
1995	39.9%	22.7%
1996	39.9%	22.1%
1997	40.1%	21.5%
1998	40.2%	20.9%
1999	40.3%	20.3%
2000	40.5%	19.7%
2001	40.7%	19%
2002	40.5%	18.4%
2003	40.2%	17.9%
2004	39.9%	17.3%
2005	39.6%	16.9%
2006	39.4%	16.4%
2007	39%	16%
2008	38.7%	15.7%
2009	38.5%	15.5%
2010	38.4%	15.5%
2011	38.4%	15.4%
2012	38.3%	15.4%
2013	38.1%	15.3%
2014	38.1%	15.3%
2015	38.1%	15.3%
2016	38.1%	15.4%
2017	38.2%	15.5%
2018	38.3%	15.7%
2019	38.5%	15.8%
2020	38.6%	15.9%
2021	38.7%	15.9%
2022	38.8%	16%
2023	38.7%	15.9%
2024	38.5%	15.8%
2025	38.1%	15.6%
2026	37.5%	15.4%
2027	36.9%	15.1%
2028	36.3%	15%
2029	35.8%	14.8%
2030	35.2%	14.6%
2031	34.7%	14.4%
2032	34.2%	14.1%
2033	33.7%	13.8%
2034	33.3%	13.6%
2035	33%	13.4%
2036	32.7%	13.2%
2037	32.6%	13%
2038	32.6%	12.9%
2039	32.7%	12.8%
2040	32.7%	12.7%
2041	32.8%	12.7%
2042	32.9%	12.7%
2043	33%	12.7%
2044	33.1%	12.7%
2045	33.1%	12.8%
2046	33.1%	12.8%
2047	33%	12.9%
2048	32.9%	13%
2049	32.7%	13%
2050	32.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.5% of the population in Samoa and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Samoa and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Samoa vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.18% in Samoa and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Samoa	Slovakia
1960	4,298	56,546
1961	4,399	55,749
1962	4,498	49,587
1963	4,544	54,382
1964	4,326	54,092
1965	4,605	48,517
1966	4,593	45,440
1967	4,621	41,824
1968	4,605	38,113
1969	4,592	39,312
1970	4,567	38,575
1971	4,534	40,105
1972	4,487	46,426
1973	4,446	49,199
1974	4,411	52,524
1975	4,465	52,604
1976	4,519	54,121
1977	4,555	52,762
1978	4,587	52,324
1979	4,624	52,353
1980	4,672	44,320
1981	4,720	43,640
1982	4,808	41,958
1983	4,914	39,717
1984	4,979	38,966
1985	4,998	37,680
1986	4,983	34,279
1987	4,909	31,859
1988	4,889	30,979
1989	4,845	26,380
1990	4,759	25,436
1991	4,655	23,865
1992	4,652	21,220
1993	4,769	20,769
1994	4,880	14,970
1995	4,976	9,115
1996	5,038	9,135
1997	5,053	6,999
1998	5,022	4,312
1999	4,937	3,777
2000	4,855	2,155
2001	4,759	-1,076
2002	4,672	-538
2003	4,622	-537
2004	4,554	1,611
2005	4,503	537
2006	4,473	537
2007	4,480	537
2008	4,581	4,303
2009	4,525	8,619
2010	4,779	7,008
2011	4,860	9,177
2012	4,863	3,245
2013	4,875	2,707
2014	4,849	3,793
2015	4,795	2,170
2016	4,720	5,431
2017	4,661	4,351
2018	4,637	3,268
2019	4,495	3,818
2020	4,442	-2,184
2021	4,379	-16,886
2022	4,288	-7,062
2023	4,170	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Samoa vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 101 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Samoa	Slovakia
1985	160	19
1986	153	19
1987	147	19
1988	143	18
1989	136	17
1990	135	18
1991	131	17
1992	124	15
1993	117	14
1994	112	12
1995	105	11
1996	103	10
1997	98	10
1998	96	10
1999	94	9
2000	93	8
2001	93	8
2002	89	7
2003	87	7
2004	86	7
2005	87	7
2006	86	6
2007	85	6
2008	87	5
2009	94	6
2010	92	5
2011	93	5
2012	101	5
2013	100	5
2014	106	5
2015	108	5
2016	108	5
2017	111	5
2018	110	5
2019	111	5
2020	114	4
2021	115	12
2022	110	5
2023	101	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.57% in Samoa and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Samoa	Slovakia
1960	10.7%	3.67%
1961	10.3%	3.47%
1962	9.93%	3.32%
1963	9.56%	3.21%
1964	11.1%	3.14%
1965	8.9%	3.08%
1966	8.57%	3.05%
1967	8.23%	3.02%
1968	7.89%	3%
1969	7.53%	2.97%
1970	7.19%	2.95%
1971	6.85%	2.92%
1972	6.52%	2.89%
1973	6.2%	2.84%
1974	5.9%	2.78%
1975	5.62%	2.72%
1976	5.34%	2.64%
1977	5.07%	2.55%
1978	4.82%	2.46%
1979	4.59%	2.36%
1980	4.38%	2.27%
1981	4.19%	2.17%
1982	4.01%	2.08%
1983	3.85%	1.99%
1984	3.7%	1.91%
1985	3.56%	1.82%
1986	3.42%	1.73%
1987	3.3%	1.65%
1988	3.18%	1.59%
1989	3.08%	1.53%
1990	2.98%	1.47%
1991	2.89%	1.42%
1992	2.8%	1.37%
1993	2.7%	1.31%
1994	2.61%	1.25%
1995	2.52%	1.2%
1996	2.44%	1.14%
1997	2.35%	1.09%
1998	2.27%	1.05%
1999	2.19%	1%
2000	2.12%	0.96%
2001	2.06%	0.93%
2002	2%	0.91%
2003	1.97%	0.88%
2004	1.94%	0.86%
2005	1.93%	0.83%
2006	1.93%	0.8%
2007	1.93%	0.77%
2008	1.93%	0.74%
2009	2.54%	0.71%
2010	1.93%	0.69%
2011	1.92%	0.67%
2012	1.91%	0.66%
2013	1.89%	0.64%
2014	1.87%	0.63%
2015	1.85%	0.62%
2016	1.83%	0.61%
2017	1.81%	0.6%
2018	1.78%	0.6%
2019	2.02%	0.59%
2020	1.7%	0.59%
2021	1.66%	0.6%
2022	1.62%	0.6%
2023	1.57%	0.61%