Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Samoa

Share of population under 15 in Samoa in 2025 — 38.1%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12 pp.

2025 38.1% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 217
Period maximum 51.4%1968
Period minimum 38.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Samoa, 1960–2025354045505519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.1%1962: 50.6%1964: 51.2%1966: 51.3%1968: 51.4%1970: 51.2%1972: 50.8%1974: 49.9%1976: 48.6%1978: 47.4%1980: 46.4%1982: 45.2%1984: 43.7%1986: 42.6%1988: 42%1990: 41.5%1992: 40.8%1994: 40%1996: 39.9%1998: 40.2%2000: 40.5%2002: 40.5%2004: 39.9%2006: 39.4%2008: 38.7%2010: 38.4%2012: 38.3%2014: 38.1%2016: 38.1%2018: 38.3%2020: 38.6%2022: 38.8%2024: 38.5%2025: 38.1%
Change over the period: −12 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Samoa 38.1%
World 24.4%
Share of population under 15 — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.1 −0.4 pp
2024 38.5 −0.3 pp
2023 38.7 −0.1 pp
2022 38.8 +0.1 pp
2021 38.7 +0.1 pp
2020 38.6 +0.1 pp
2019 38.5 +0.1 pp
2018 38.3 +0.1 pp
2017 38.2 +0.1 pp
2016 38.1 +0 pp
2015 38.1 −0 pp
2014 38.1 −0 pp
2013 38.1 −0.2 pp
2012 38.3 −0.1 pp
2011 38.4 −0 pp
2010 38.4 −0.1 pp
2009 38.5 −0.2 pp
2008 38.7 −0.3 pp
2007 39 −0.3 pp
2006 39.4 −0.3 pp
2005 39.6 −0.3 pp
2004 39.9 −0.3 pp
2003 40.2 −0.4 pp
2002 40.5 −0.1 pp
2001 40.7 +0.2 pp
2000 40.5 +0.2 pp
1999 40.3 +0.1 pp
1998 40.2 +0.1 pp
1997 40.1 +0.1 pp
1996 39.9 +0 pp
1995 39.9 −0.2 pp
1994 40 −0.3 pp
1993 40.3 −0.4 pp
1992 40.8 −0.4 pp
1991 41.2 −0.3 pp
1990 41.5 −0.3 pp
1989 41.8 −0.2 pp
1988 42 −0.2 pp
1987 42.2 −0.3 pp
1986 42.6 −0.5 pp
1985 43.1 −0.6 pp
1984 43.7 −0.7 pp
1983 44.4 −0.8 pp
1982 45.2 −0.7 pp
1981 45.9 −0.5 pp
1980 46.4 −0.5 pp
1979 46.9 −0.5 pp
1978 47.4 −0.6 pp
1977 48 −0.6 pp
1976 48.6 −0.7 pp
1975 49.3 −0.6 pp
1974 49.9 −0.5 pp
1973 50.4 −0.4 pp
1972 50.8 −0.3 pp
1971 51 −0.2 pp
1970 51.2 −0.1 pp
1969 51.4 −0 pp
1968 51.4 +0 pp
1967 51.4 +0 pp
1966 51.3 +0 pp
1965 51.3 +0.1 pp
1964 51.2 +0.2 pp
1963 50.9 +0.4 pp
1962 50.6 +0.3 pp
1961 50.2 +0.2 pp
1960 50.1

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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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