Share of the population that is female in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population that is female was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.7%
in 2021
All-time low
47.6%
in 1987
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 49.6% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Samoa peaked at 49.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1987.
Samoa ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that is female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.8% | — |
| 1961 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 49.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 49.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 6 |
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 share of the population that is female in Samoa?
- Share of the population that is female in Samoa was 49.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for share of the population that is female?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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