Samoa Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Samoa vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Samoa	World
1960	15	22.5
1961	14.9	22.5
1962	14.8	22.4
1963	14.6	22.2
1964	14.6	22
1965	14.5	21.8
1966	14.5	21.7
1967	14.5	21.6
1968	14.5	21.5
1969	14.5	21.5
1970	14.6	21.4
1971	14.7	21.4
1972	14.8	21.5
1973	14.9	21.5
1974	15	21.6
1975	15.3	21.7
1976	15.5	21.9
1977	15.8	22
1978	16	22.2
1979	16.2	22.3
1980	16.4	22.5
1981	16.6	22.6
1982	16.8	22.7
1983	17.1	22.9
1984	17.4	23
1985	17.6	23.2
1986	17.8	23.3
1987	18	23.4
1988	18.2	23.6
1989	18.3	23.8
1990	18.4	23.9
1991	18.5	24.1
1992	18.7	24.3
1993	19	24.5
1994	19.3	24.7
1995	19.6	25
1996	19.7	25.2
1997	19.8	25.4
1998	19.9	25.7
1999	19.9	25.9
2000	19.8	26.1
2001	19.7	26.3
2002	19.7	26.5
2003	19.9	26.7
2004	20.1	27
2005	20.3	27.2
2006	20.4	27.4
2007	20.6	27.6
2008	20.7	27.8
2009	20.8	28
2010	20.8	28.2
2011	20.8	28.4
2012	20.8	28.6
2013	21	28.9
2014	21.1	29.1
2015	21.2	29.3
2016	21.3	29.5
2017	21.4	29.8
2018	21.4	30
2019	21.5	30.3
2020	21.4	30.6
2021	21.4	30.8
2022	21.1	31
2023	21	31.3
2024	20.9	31.6
2025	20.8	31.9
2026	20.8	32.1
2027	20.9	32.3
2028	21	32.6
2029	21.2	32.8
2030	21.3	33
2031	21.5	33.2
2032	21.7	33.4
2033	22	33.6
2034	22.2	33.8
2035	22.4	34
2036	22.7	34.2
2037	22.9	34.4
2038	23.1	34.6
2039	23.3	34.8
2040	23.5	35
2041	23.7	35.2
2042	23.9	35.4
2043	24.1	35.6
2044	24.3	35.8
2045	24.5	36
2046	24.6	36.2
2047	24.7	36.4
2048	24.8	36.6
2049	24.9	36.8
2050	25	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Samoa was 15 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 20.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 194th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Samoa ranks 158th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Samoa is expected to increase to around 25 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Samoa demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Samoa
	Male	Female
0-4	6.54%	6.09%
5-9	6.83%	6.44%
10-14	6.44%	6.11%
15-19	5.22%	4.93%
20-24	3.95%	3.64%
25-29	3.06%	3.28%
30-34	2.68%	3.02%
35-39	2.38%	2.67%
40-44	2.3%	2.42%
45-49	2.25%	2.17%
50-54	2.31%	2.21%
55-59	2.05%	1.84%
60-64	1.64%	1.65%
65-69	1.21%	1.23%
70-74	0.76%	0.83%
75-79	0.42%	0.56%
80+	0.32%	0.55%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Samoa has average demographic potential with 68.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 59/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Samoa			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	112.1%	106.2%	5.95%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	113%	107%	5.97%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	114.4%	108.4%	5.97%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	116%	110.1%	5.96%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	117%	111%	5.97%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	117.6%	111.6%	6.02%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	118%	111.9%	6.11%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	118.3%	112.1%	6.17%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	118.5%	112.3%	6.21%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	118.4%	112.1%	6.24%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	117.9%	111.7%	6.27%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	117.1%	110.8%	6.29%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	115.8%	109.5%	6.29%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	114.1%	107.9%	6.29%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	112%	105.7%	6.23%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	109.4%	103.2%	6.13%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	106.5%	100.4%	6.06%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	103.8%	97.8%	5.99%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	101.5%	95.6%	5.93%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	99.4%	93.5%	5.88%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	97.5%	91.6%	5.85%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	95.6%	89.7%	5.83%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	93.2%	87.4%	5.85%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	90.6%	84.7%	5.91%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	88.3%	82.3%	5.97%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	86.2%	80.2%	6.04%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	84.7%	78.6%	6.12%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	83.9%	77.6%	6.23%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	83.4%	77%	6.38%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	83%	76.4%	6.58%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	82.6%	75.8%	6.8%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	82%	75%	7.01%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	81%	73.8%	7.18%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	79.9%	72.6%	7.3%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	79.2%	71.8%	7.42%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	78.9%	71.3%	7.54%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	79.1%	71.5%	7.64%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	79.8%	72%	7.77%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	80.4%	72.5%	7.9%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	81%	73%	8.03%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	81.7%	73.6%	8.11%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	82.3%	74.1%	8.16%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	82.1%	73.8%	8.24%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	81.1%	72.8%	8.33%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	80.5%	72%	8.44%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	79.8%	71.3%	8.54%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	79.1%	70.5%	8.62%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	78.2%	69.6%	8.64%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	77.3%	68.7%	8.63%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	76.7%	68.1%	8.61%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	76.4%	67.8%	8.61%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	76.4%	67.7%	8.65%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	76%	67.4%	8.62%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	75.4%	66.9%	8.56%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	75.3%	66.7%	8.54%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	75.3%	66.7%	8.54%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	75.4%	66.8%	8.56%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	75.9%	67.2%	8.7%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	76.6%	67.7%	8.93%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	77.4%	68.2%	9.17%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	78.2%	68.8%	9.44%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	79%	69.3%	9.7%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	79.7%	69.7%	9.98%	54%	39%	15%
2023	80%	69.7%	10.3%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	79.7%	69.1%	10.6%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Samoa decreased from 80.5% to 79.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Samoa working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Samoa	World
1960	47.1%	57.6%
1961	46.9%	57.5%
1962	46.6%	57.4%
1963	46.3%	57.2%
1964	46.1%	57%
1965	46%	56.9%
1966	45.9%	56.8%
1967	45.8%	56.9%
1968	45.8%	56.9%
1969	45.8%	56.9%
1970	45.9%	57%
1971	46.1%	57.1%
1972	46.3%	57.2%
1973	46.7%	57.3%
1974	47.2%	57.3%
1975	47.8%	57.4%
1976	48.4%	57.5%
1977	49.1%	57.7%
1978	49.6%	58%
1979	50.1%	58.4%
1980	50.6%	58.7%
1981	51.1%	59%
1982	51.8%	59.3%
1983	52.5%	59.6%
1984	53.1%	59.9%
1985	53.7%	60.1%
1986	54.1%	60.4%
1987	54.4%	60.5%
1988	54.5%	60.7%
1989	54.7%	60.8%
1990	54.8%	60.9%
1991	54.9%	61%
1992	55.2%	61.1%
1993	55.6%	61.2%
1994	55.8%	61.3%
1995	55.9%	61.5%
1996	55.8%	61.7%
1997	55.6%	61.9%
1998	55.4%	62.2%
1999	55.2%	62.5%
2000	55%	62.8%
2001	54.9%	63.1%
2002	54.9%	63.4%
2003	55.2%	63.7%
2004	55.4%	64%
2005	55.6%	64.3%
2006	55.8%	64.5%
2007	56.1%	64.7%
2008	56.4%	64.9%
2009	56.6%	65%
2010	56.7%	65.1%
2011	56.7%	65.2%
2012	56.8%	65.2%
2013	57%	65.2%
2014	57%	65.2%
2015	57.1%	65.1%
2016	57%	65.1%
2017	56.8%	65%
2018	56.6%	64.9%
2019	56.4%	64.9%
2020	56.1%	64.8%
2021	55.9%	64.9%
2022	55.7%	64.9%
2023	55.6%	65%
2024	55.7%	65.1%
2025	55.9%	65.2%
2026	56.2%	65.3%
2027	56.7%	65.4%
2028	57.1%	65.4%
2029	57.5%	65.4%
2030	57.9%	65.4%
2031	58.3%	65.4%
2032	58.6%	65.4%
2033	58.9%	65.4%
2034	59.2%	65.3%
2035	59.4%	65.2%
2036	59.4%	65%
2037	59.4%	64.9%
2038	59.3%	64.7%
2039	59.2%	64.6%
2040	59.1%	64.5%
2041	59%	64.4%
2042	58.9%	64.3%
2043	58.8%	64.2%
2044	58.7%	64.1%
2045	58.7%	63.9%
2046	58.7%	63.8%
2047	58.8%	63.7%
2048	59%	63.6%
2049	59.2%	63.4%
2050	59.4%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Samoa changed from 55.4% to 55.7% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 39.9% to 38.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Samoa	World
1960	2.8%	4.97%
1961	2.8%	4.99%
1962	2.78%	5.01%
1963	2.76%	5.02%
1964	2.75%	5.04%
1965	2.77%	5.08%
1966	2.8%	5.12%
1967	2.83%	5.16%
1968	2.84%	5.2%
1969	2.86%	5.24%
1970	2.88%	5.28%
1971	2.9%	5.32%
1972	2.92%	5.37%
1973	2.94%	5.42%
1974	2.94%	5.47%
1975	2.93%	5.53%
1976	2.93%	5.59%
1977	2.94%	5.65%
1978	2.94%	5.71%
1979	2.95%	5.77%
1980	2.96%	5.81%
1981	2.98%	5.81%
1982	3.03%	5.8%
1983	3.1%	5.79%
1984	3.17%	5.8%
1985	3.24%	5.82%
1986	3.31%	5.86%
1987	3.39%	5.91%
1988	3.48%	5.95%
1989	3.6%	6.01%
1990	3.72%	6.07%
1991	3.85%	6.14%
1992	3.97%	6.21%
1993	4.06%	6.29%
1994	4.14%	6.37%
1995	4.21%	6.45%
1996	4.27%	6.53%
1997	4.32%	6.61%
1998	4.38%	6.68%
1999	4.43%	6.76%
2000	4.46%	6.84%
2001	4.48%	6.92%
2002	4.53%	7.01%
2003	4.6%	7.1%
2004	4.67%	7.18%
2005	4.75%	7.26%
2006	4.81%	7.34%
2007	4.85%	7.41%
2008	4.86%	7.47%
2009	4.87%	7.52%
2010	4.88%	7.58%
2011	4.9%	7.66%
2012	4.9%	7.78%
2013	4.88%	7.92%
2014	4.87%	8.08%
2015	4.87%	8.26%
2016	4.88%	8.45%
2017	4.95%	8.65%
2018	5.06%	8.88%
2019	5.17%	9.1%
2020	5.3%	9.33%
2021	5.42%	9.53%
2022	5.56%	9.74%
2023	5.71%	9.98%
2024	5.88%	10.2%
2025	6.07%	10.4%
2026	6.23%	10.6%
2027	6.4%	10.8%
2028	6.59%	11.1%
2029	6.76%	11.5%
2030	6.91%	11.7%
2031	7.06%	12%
2032	7.21%	12.3%
2033	7.36%	12.6%
2034	7.51%	12.8%
2035	7.67%	13.1%
2036	7.83%	13.4%
2037	7.96%	13.7%
2038	8.06%	13.9%
2039	8.13%	14.1%
2040	8.15%	14.3%
2041	8.16%	14.5%
2042	8.16%	14.7%
2043	8.17%	14.9%
2044	8.18%	15%
2045	8.21%	15.2%
2046	8.19%	15.4%
2047	8.15%	15.7%
2048	8.13%	15.9%
2049	8.12%	16.1%
2050	8.11%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Samoa increased from 4.67% to 5.88% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.