Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Samoa

Population aged 65 and over in Samoa in 2025 — 13,309 people. Ranked 192 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 322%.

2025 13,309 people +3.81% vs 2024
World rank 192of 217
Period maximum 13,309 people2025
Period minimum 3,154 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Samoa, 1960–202505,00010,00015,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,154 people1962: 3,303 people1964: 3,439 people1966: 3,675 people1968: 3,864 people1970: 4,042 people1972: 4,214 people1974: 4,390 people1976: 4,609 people1978: 4,751 people1980: 4,866 people1982: 5,042 people1984: 5,292 people1986: 5,537 people1988: 5,861 people1990: 6,297 people1992: 6,756 people1994: 7,168 people1996: 7,514 people1998: 7,833 people2000: 8,108 people2002: 8,353 people2004: 8,707 people2006: 9,031 people2008: 9,247 people2010: 9,423 people2012: 9,625 people2014: 9,750 people2016: 9,929 people2018: 10,496 people2020: 11,229 people2022: 11,961 people2024: 12,821 people2025: 13,309 people
Change over the period: +10,155 (+321.97%) Average annual rate: 2.24 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 13,309 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 13,309 +488 +3.81%
2024 12,821 +459 +3.71%
2023 12,362 +401 +3.35%
2022 11,961 +373 +3.22%
2021 11,588 +359 +3.2%
2020 11,229 +381 +3.51%
2019 10,848 +352 +3.35%
2018 10,496 +336 +3.31%
2017 10,160 +231 +2.33%
2016 9,929 +95 +0.97%
2015 9,834 +84 +0.86%
2014 9,750 +72 +0.74%
2013 9,678 +53 +0.55%
2012 9,625 +81 +0.85%
2011 9,544 +121 +1.28%
2010 9,423 +97 +1.04%
2009 9,326 +79 +0.85%
2008 9,247 +97 +1.06%
2007 9,150 +119 +1.32%
2006 9,031 +153 +1.72%
2005 8,878 +171 +1.96%
2004 8,707 +179 +2.1%
2003 8,528 +175 +2.1%
2002 8,353 +151 +1.84%
2001 8,202 +94 +1.16%
2000 8,108 +116 +1.45%
1999 7,992 +159 +2.03%
1998 7,833 +163 +2.13%
1997 7,670 +156 +2.08%
1996 7,514 +159 +2.16%
1995 7,355 +187 +2.61%
1994 7,168 +196 +2.81%
1993 6,972 +216 +3.2%
1992 6,756 +231 +3.54%
1991 6,525 +228 +3.62%
1990 6,297 +228 +3.76%
1989 6,069 +208 +3.55%
1988 5,861 +177 +3.11%
1987 5,684 +147 +2.65%
1986 5,537 +126 +2.33%
1985 5,411 +119 +2.25%
1984 5,292 +122 +2.36%
1983 5,170 +128 +2.54%
1982 5,042 +106 +2.15%
1981 4,936 +70 +1.44%
1980 4,866 +60 +1.25%
1979 4,806 +55 +1.16%
1978 4,751 +53 +1.13%
1977 4,698 +89 +1.93%
1976 4,609 +117 +2.6%
1975 4,492 +102 +2.32%
1974 4,390 +89 +2.07%
1973 4,301 +87 +2.06%
1972 4,214 +85 +2.06%
1971 4,129 +87 +2.15%
1970 4,042 +91 +2.3%
1969 3,951 +87 +2.25%
1968 3,864 +80 +2.11%
1967 3,784 +109 +2.97%
1966 3,675 +133 +3.75%
1965 3,542 +103 +3%
1964 3,439 +77 +2.29%
1963 3,362 +59 +1.79%
1962 3,303 +66 +2.04%
1961 3,237 +83 +2.63%
1960 3,154

Polynesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.