Samoa Population Pyramid 2021
Year
2021Samoa in 2021
As of 2021, Samoa counted 213,779 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 9.8%, up from 194,713 in 2011.
With a median age of 21.4 years, Samoa had a youth dependency ratio of 69.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.7 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 213,779 | 21.4 | |
| French Polynesia | 279,792 | 34.6 | |
| Tonga | 105,490 | 22.1 |





