Median age in Samoa
Samoa: Median age was 19.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 19.9 years for median age in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Samoa peaked at 20.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.44 years, in 1968.
Samoa ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.41 years | 14.08 years | 14.7 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.6 years | 13.44 years | 13.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.22 years | 13.52 years | 15.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.32 years | 15.28 years | 17.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.27 years | 17.35 years | 18.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.17 years | 18.65 years | 19.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.06 years | 19.71 years | 20.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.15 years | 19.9 years | 20.37 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Samoa
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.708 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 75.09 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 72.39 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.8879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Samoa?
- Median age in Samoa was 19.9 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.42 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.44 years in 1968.
- How does Samoa rank for median age?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.