Samoa Population Pyramid 1978
Year
1978Samoa in 1978
As of 1978, Samoa counted 161,375 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1968, the population was 136,021; it has grown by 18.6% since.
The median age was 16.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 95.6 children under 15 and 5.9 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Samoa had on average 3.83 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 71.7 years in 2023: 73.7 for women and 69.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,076 immigrants live in Samoa, 1.0% of the population.
| New Zealand | 1,164 |
| United States of America | 284 |
| Australia | 258 |
| Fiji | 105 |
| Tonga | 57 |
103,124 people born in Samoa live in other countries.
| New Zealand | 63,075 |
| Australia | 38,964 |
| Greece | 483 |
| Fiji | 308 |
| Tonga | 208 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 161,375 | 16.0 | |
| French Polynesia | 146,822 | 18.8 | |
| Tonga | 97,205 | 17.1 |





