Which has higher female population by age group, Malta or Samoa?

Samoa, at 13,642 people against 10,746 people in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in female population by age group between Malta and Samoa?

2,896 people, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Samoa: Female population by age group

Malta

10,746 people

in 2023

Samoa

13,642 people

in 2023

Malta rank

183rd

Samoa rank

180th

Female population by age group over time

Malta
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13,642 people against 10,746 people in Malta, a difference of 2,896 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,264 people	10,073 people	10,191 people	Malta
1960s	15,745 people	12,433 people	3,312 people	Malta
1970s	12,981 people	12,658 people	323.1 people	Malta
1980s	13,911 people	12,461 people	1,450 people	Malta
1990s	12,763 people	12,619 people	144.3 people	Malta
2000s	10,255 people	12,773 people	2,517 people	Samoa
2010s	10,526 people	13,976 people	3,450 people	Samoa
2020s	11,046 people	14,027 people	2,981 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female population by age group, Malta or Samoa?: Samoa, at 13,642 people against 10,746 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in female population by age group between Malta and Samoa?: 2,896 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for female population by age group?: Malta ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Female population by age group
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.