Urban population, female in Samoa
Samoa: Urban population, female was 9.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Urban population, female in Samoa, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Samoa is 9.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Samoa peaked at 10.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 183rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.3% | — |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 180 Micronesia (country) 10.5% compare
- 181 Ethiopia 9.8% compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 9.7% compare
- 184 South Sudan 9.3% compare
- 185 Niger 9.3% compare
- 186 Sri Lanka 9.2% compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Samoa?
- Urban population, female in Samoa was 9.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for urban population, female?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.