Fertility & birth rates in Samoa and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Samoa vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Samoa vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	7.78	6.38
1961	7.77	6.3
1962	7.76	6.23
1963	7.73	6.16
1964	7.7	6.07
1965	7.65	5.98
1966	7.6	5.87
1967	7.55	5.75
1968	7.5	5.61
1969	7.43	5.47
1970	7.34	5.32
1971	7.22	5.17
1972	7.07	5.04
1973	6.91	4.91
1974	6.75	4.79
1975	6.61	4.69
1976	6.47	4.59
1977	6.31	4.49
1978	6.15	4.4
1979	5.99	4.3
1980	5.86	4.2
1981	5.75	4.1
1982	5.68	4.01
1983	5.62	3.93
1984	5.55	3.86
1985	5.49	3.79
1986	5.42	3.73
1987	5.32	3.67
1988	5.21	3.6
1989	5.11	3.52
1990	5.01	3.45
1991	4.91	3.37
1992	4.87	3.29
1993	4.83	3.22
1994	4.79	3.15
1995	4.77	3.08
1996	4.74	3.02
1997	4.7	2.97
1998	4.64	2.91
1999	4.57	2.86
2000	4.52	2.79
2001	4.48	2.78
2002	4.44	2.74
2003	4.39	2.7
2004	4.34	2.64
2005	4.32	2.63
2006	4.32	2.6
2007	4.36	2.52
2008	4.42	2.48
2009	4.47	2.42
2010	4.52	2.4
2011	4.56	2.4
2012	4.55	2.38
2013	4.49	2.33
2014	4.42	2.3
2015	4.34	2.25
2016	4.26	2.22
2017	4.2	2.18
2018	4.14	2.15
2019	4.06	2.13
2020	4	2.12
2021	3.94	2.11
2022	3.88	2.09
2023	3.83	2.08
2024	3.8	2.08
2025	3.75	2.06
2026	3.7	2.04
2027	3.66	2.03
2028	3.62	2.01
2029	3.58	2
2030	3.54	1.99
2031	3.5	1.98
2032	3.46	1.97
2033	3.42	1.96
2034	3.39	1.95
2035	3.35	1.94
2036	3.31	1.93
2037	3.27	1.92
2038	3.24	1.91
2039	3.21	1.91
2040	3.17	1.9
2041	3.13	1.89
2042	3.1	1.88
2043	3.06	1.87
2044	3.04	1.86
2045	3.01	1.86
2046	2.98	1.85
2047	2.95	1.84
2048	2.92	1.84
2049	2.89	1.83
2050	2.86	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Samoa	Venezuela
1960	50.1%	46.8%
1961	50.2%	46.9%
1962	50.6%	47%
1963	50.9%	47%
1964	51.2%	47%
1965	51.3%	46.9%
1966	51.3%	46.8%
1967	51.4%	46.6%
1968	51.4%	46.3%
1969	51.4%	46%
1970	51.2%	45.6%
1971	51%	45.2%
1972	50.8%	44.7%
1973	50.4%	44.3%
1974	49.9%	43.8%
1975	49.3%	43.3%
1976	48.6%	42.9%
1977	48%	42.5%
1978	47.4%	42.1%
1979	46.9%	41.7%
1980	46.4%	41.3%
1981	45.9%	41%
1982	45.2%	40.6%
1983	44.4%	40.3%
1984	43.7%	39.9%
1985	43.1%	39.6%
1986	42.6%	39.3%
1987	42.2%	39%
1988	42%	38.7%
1989	41.8%	38.4%
1990	41.5%	38.1%
1991	41.2%	37.8%
1992	40.8%	37.4%
1993	40.3%	37%
1994	40%	36.6%
1995	39.9%	36.2%
1996	39.9%	35.8%
1997	40.1%	35.3%
1998	40.2%	34.9%
1999	40.3%	34.5%
2000	40.5%	34%
2001	40.7%	33.6%
2002	40.5%	33.1%
2003	40.2%	32.7%
2004	39.9%	32.2%
2005	39.6%	31.8%
2006	39.4%	31.4%
2007	39%	31%
2008	38.7%	30.6%
2009	38.5%	30.3%
2010	38.4%	29.9%
2011	38.4%	29.5%
2012	38.3%	29.2%
2013	38.1%	28.9%
2014	38.1%	28.5%
2015	38.1%	28.2%
2016	38.1%	27.9%
2017	38.2%	27.8%
2018	38.3%	27.9%
2019	38.5%	28%
2020	38.6%	27.8%
2021	38.7%	27.4%
2022	38.8%	26.8%
2023	38.7%	26.2%
2024	38.5%	25.5%
2025	38.1%	24.9%
2026	37.5%	24.3%
2027	36.9%	23.8%
2028	36.3%	23.2%
2029	35.8%	22.8%
2030	35.2%	22.4%
2031	34.7%	22%
2032	34.2%	21.7%
2033	33.7%	21.5%
2034	33.3%	21.4%
2035	33%	21.4%
2036	32.7%	21.4%
2037	32.6%	21.5%
2038	32.6%	21.5%
2039	32.7%	21.4%
2040	32.7%	21.4%
2041	32.8%	21.3%
2042	32.9%	21.2%
2043	33%	21.1%
2044	33.1%	20.9%
2045	33.1%	20.7%
2046	33.1%	20.5%
2047	33%	20.3%
2048	32.9%	20%
2049	32.7%	19.8%
2050	32.5%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.5% of the population in Samoa and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Samoa and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Samoa vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.18% in Samoa and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	4,298	285,105
1961	4,399	292,109
1962	4,498	299,345
1963	4,544	307,279
1964	4,326	314,397
1965	4,605	321,695
1966	4,593	329,697
1967	4,621	335,813
1968	4,605	340,973
1969	4,592	343,596
1970	4,567	350,709
1971	4,534	355,212
1972	4,487	360,749
1973	4,446	367,612
1974	4,411	375,678
1975	4,465	385,045
1976	4,519	395,344
1977	4,555	405,315
1978	4,587	414,032
1979	4,624	421,256
1980	4,672	425,613
1981	4,720	432,059
1982	4,808	436,564
1983	4,914	443,569
1984	4,979	449,186
1985	4,998	455,517
1986	4,983	468,252
1987	4,909	474,204
1988	4,889	477,569
1989	4,845	478,053
1990	4,759	478,168
1991	4,655	477,917
1992	4,652	474,824
1993	4,769	473,189
1994	4,880	469,178
1995	4,976	469,267
1996	5,038	468,653
1997	5,053	472,002
1998	5,022	469,123
1999	4,937	463,787
2000	4,855	459,802
2001	4,759	451,487
2002	4,672	466,821
2003	4,622	456,902
2004	4,554	455,881
2005	4,503	463,260
2006	4,473	460,152
2007	4,480	452,482
2008	4,581	435,870
2009	4,525	427,257
2010	4,779	425,397
2011	4,860	425,958
2012	4,863	420,758
2013	4,875	408,930
2014	4,849	395,088
2015	4,795	384,560
2016	4,720	359,651
2017	4,661	340,222
2018	4,637	317,302
2019	4,495	274,826
2020	4,442	237,223
2021	4,379	207,746
2022	4,288	216,619
2023	4,170	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Samoa vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Samoa	Venezuela
1985	160	83
1986	153	81
1987	147	81
1988	143	80
1989	136	80
1990	135	83
1991	131	80
1992	124	82
1993	117	82
1994	112	84
1995	105	84
1996	103	86
1997	98	82
1998	96	82
1999	94	88
2000	93	86
2001	93	101
2002	89	87
2003	87	97
2004	86	94
2005	87	93
2006	86	96
2007	85	92
2008	87	103
2009	94	109
2010	92	110
2011	93	104
2012	101	113
2013	100	123
2014	106	133
2015	108	136
2016	108	162
2017	111	195
2018	110	205
2019	111	202
2020	114	207
2021	115	251
2022	110	219
2023	101	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.57% in Samoa and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	10.7%	7.97%
1961	10.3%	7.72%
1962	9.93%	7.49%
1963	9.56%	7.3%
1964	11.1%	7.14%
1965	8.9%	7%
1966	8.57%	6.87%
1967	8.23%	6.75%
1968	7.89%	6.61%
1969	7.53%	6.47%
1970	7.19%	6.3%
1971	6.85%	6.12%
1972	6.52%	5.94%
1973	6.2%	5.75%
1974	5.9%	5.57%
1975	5.62%	5.38%
1976	5.34%	5.2%
1977	5.07%	5.01%
1978	4.82%	4.82%
1979	4.59%	4.62%
1980	4.38%	4.42%
1981	4.19%	4.24%
1982	4.01%	4.07%
1983	3.85%	3.91%
1984	3.7%	3.77%
1985	3.56%	3.64%
1986	3.42%	3.5%
1987	3.3%	3.37%
1988	3.18%	3.23%
1989	3.08%	3.09%
1990	2.98%	2.96%
1991	2.89%	2.86%
1992	2.8%	2.78%
1993	2.7%	2.73%
1994	2.61%	2.68%
1995	2.52%	2.63%
1996	2.44%	2.55%
1997	2.35%	2.45%
1998	2.27%	2.34%
1999	2.19%	2.24%
2000	2.12%	2.15%
2001	2.06%	2.09%
2002	2%	2.03%
2003	1.97%	1.98%
2004	1.94%	1.91%
2005	1.93%	1.85%
2006	1.93%	1.79%
2007	1.93%	1.74%
2008	1.93%	1.72%
2009	2.54%	1.71%
2010	1.93%	1.72%
2011	1.92%	1.73%
2012	1.91%	1.76%
2013	1.89%	1.79%
2014	1.87%	1.83%
2015	1.85%	1.92%
2016	1.83%	2.43%
2017	1.81%	2.43%
2018	1.78%	2.43%
2019	2.02%	2.43%
2020	1.7%	2.43%
2021	1.66%	2.43%
2022	1.62%	2.43%
2023	1.57%	2.43%