Luxembourg vs Samoa: Share of the population that is female

Luxembourg
49.6%
in 2025
Samoa
49.6%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
160th
Samoa rank
162nd

Share of the population that is female over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 49.6% against 49.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 160th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 215 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 50.8% 48.6% 2.2% Luxembourg
1970s 50.9% 48.4% 2.5% Luxembourg
1980s 51.3% 48.0% 3.3% Luxembourg
1990s 50.9% 48.1% 2.8% Luxembourg
2000s 50.6% 48.5% 2.0% Luxembourg
2010s 49.9% 49.2% 0.8% Luxembourg
2020s 49.7% 49.7% 0.0% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population that is female, Luxembourg or Samoa?
Luxembourg, at 49.6% against 49.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Luxembourg and Samoa?
0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Samoa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Samoa rank globally for share of the population that is female?
Luxembourg ranks 160th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed