Samoa statistics

Official statistics for Samoa, with sources: 47 figures on population, age, income, prices, work and internet use. Figures by state or province are not available yet.

National figures

FigureValueUnitYearSource
Population220,528people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Population growth0.56%/year2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age19.8years2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share aged 0–1437.5%2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share aged 15–6456.2%2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share aged 65+6.2%2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–3467,563people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Fertility rate3.7people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Life expectancy72.1years2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Urban population share17.5%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Population density77.9people/km²2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Average household size6.6people2019UN Household Size and Composition
Household consumption937 millionUSD2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption (local currency)2.6 billionlocal currency2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption (PPP)1.4 billioninternational $2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption per person4,274USD/person2025Calculated (household consumption ÷ population)
Household consumption per person (PPP)6,322international $/person2025Calculated (household consumption ÷ population)
Household consumption growth-5.1%/year2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Household consumption share of GDP72.8%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Inflation (CPI)2.2%/year2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Exchange rate (local currency per USD)2.8local currency/USD2025World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP1.3 billionUSD2025World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP per person5,873USD/person2025World Bank World Development Indicators
GDP per person (PPP)9,319international $/person2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Economic growth4.2%/year2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Services share of the economy72.1%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
New business density0.72per 1,000 people2022World Bank World Development Indicators
International tourist arrivals177,000people2025Asian Development Bank Key Indicators
Outbound departures18,500people2020World Bank World Development Indicators
Unemployment rate5.0%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Youth unemployment rate13.0%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Labour force participation rate42.5%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Female labour force participation rate30.7%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Employment in services57.2%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Wage and salaried workers55.5%2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Informal employment51.5%2022ILO ILOSTAT
Gross national income per person5,640USD/person2025World Bank World Development Indicators
Income inequality (Gini index)38.70–1002013World Bank World Development Indicators
Income share of the top 10%31.3%2013World Bank World Development Indicators
Extreme poverty rate4.5%2013UN SDG Indicators
Internet users21.2%2014UN SDG Indicators
Number of internet users42,408people2014Calculated (household consumption ÷ population)
Mobile phone ownership70.3%2020UN SDG Indicators
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people62.4per 100 people2022World Bank World Development Indicators
Fixed broadband per 100 people0.88per 100 people2022World Bank World Development Indicators
Population covered by 4G99.0%2024UN SDG Indicators
Tertiary enrolment16.0%2024World Bank World Development Indicators

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