Demographics & population — Samoa
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Samoa: 203,774
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Population overview
- Population
203,774
- Population - note
note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures
- Population Growth Rate
0.59%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
APIA (capital) 37,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
22
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
5.33
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
3.03
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
28.7%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
28.7%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
23.6
- Mother's mean age at first birth
23.6
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-10.46
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%
- Language Note
Samoan is probably the oldest Polynesian language, and it is the official language of both Independent Samoa and American Samoa. English is the second official language. Samoans are proud of their language.
- Nationality Noun
Samoan(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
99.7%
- Literacy - male
99.6%
- Literacy - female
99.7%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.8%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
100
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.48
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
7%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
54.1%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
