Rural population, male (% of total) in Samoa
Samoa: Rural population, male (% of total) was 41.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, male in Samoa, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Samoa is 41.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Samoa peaked at 41.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 5th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.4% | — |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 41.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 41.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.5%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.7% | 40.4% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.6% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 41.4% | 41.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Samoa?
- Rural population, male in Samoa was 41.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for rural population, male?
- Samoa ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.