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Samoa

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IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population219,306 people2025182 of 217 · 2025+8.68%
Life expectancy at birth71.83 years2024139 of 217 · 2024+0.96%
Total fertility rate3.8 births per woman202431 of 217 · 2024−14.06%
Population growth+0.59%2025130 of 217 · 2025−0.28 pp
Infant mortality12.3 per 1,000 live births202497 of 196 · 2024−17.45%
Urban population17.51%2025215 of 217 · 2025−1.73 pp
Population ages 65 and above6.07%2025137 of 217 · 2025+1.2 pp
Population density77.94 people per km²2023125 of 215 · 2023+11.24%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP9,318.96 current international dollars (PPP)2025130 of 185 · 2025+64.01%
Annual GDP growth+4.2%202568 of 186 · 2025+0.35 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.21%202563 of 165 · 2025+1.49 pp
Employment
Total unemployment5%202586 of 182 · 2025−3.9 pp
Youth unemployment12.98%202593 of 182 · 2025−5.08 pp
Labor force participation42.53%2025168 of 182 · 2025−12.18 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet21.2%2014No data+18.12 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.88 per 100 people2022No data+59.07%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption35.9%202266 of 212 · 2021−4.3 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.6 t CO₂e per person202479 of 203 · 2024+12.02%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 2024+2.1 pp
Forest area57.64%202332 of 213 · 2023−0.68 pp
Society
Current health expenditure6.78%202389 of 192 · 2023+0.56 pp
Maternal mortality101 per 100,000 live births2023130 of 194 · 2023+1%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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