Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa
Samoa: Age dependency ratio, young was 68.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Samoa stood at 68.1%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Samoa peaked at 112.3% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.3% | 106.2% | 112.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.6% | 93.5% | 111.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 76.4% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 68.1% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.1% | 69.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Samoa?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Samoa was 68.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 112.3% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.