Samoa Population Pyramid 2006
Year
2006Samoa in 2006
In 2006, Samoa had a total population of 187,709 people. That is 6.6% more than in 1996, when the population stood at 176,071.
Half of the population was younger than 20.4 years; 39.4% were children under 15 and 4.8% were 65 or older. 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 | 187,709 | 20.4 | |
| French Polynesia | 263,223 | 27.2 | |
| Tonga | 106,253 | 20.8 |





