Samoa Population Pyramid 1990
Year
1990Samoa in 1990
The population of Samoa in 1990 was 169,042. A decade earlier, in 1980, the population was 164,323; it has grown by 2.9% since.
With a median age of 18.4 years, Samoa had a youth dependency ratio of 75.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 169,042 | 18.4 | |
| French Polynesia | 203,777 | 21.5 | |
| Tonga | 99,700 | 19.1 |





