Samoa Population Pyramid 2019
Year
2019Samoa in 2019
In 2019, Samoa had a total population of 209,779 people. That is 9.5% more than in 2009, when the population stood at 191,513.
With a median age of 21.5 years, Samoa had a youth dependency ratio of 68.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.2 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 | 209,780 | 21.5 | |
| French Polynesia | 279,034 | 33.4 | |
| Tonga | 105,670 | 22.0 |





