Fertility rate: births per woman in Samoa
Samoa: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.83 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.83 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.79 live births per woman
in 1959
All-time low
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 3.83 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Samoa peaked at 7.79 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.83 live births per woman, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Samoa, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.55 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.6 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 7.63 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 7.66 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 7.69 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.71 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 7.73 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 7.76 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 7.77 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.79 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.78 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 7.77 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 7.76 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.73 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 7.7 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.65 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 7.6 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 7.55 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 7.5 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.43 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.34 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 7.22 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.07 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 6.91 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 6.75 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 6.61 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.47 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 6.31 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 6.15 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 5.99 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.86 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.75 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.68 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.62 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 5.55 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.49 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.42 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.32 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.21 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5.11 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.01 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.87 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.83 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.79 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.77 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.74 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.64 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.57 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.52 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.48 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.44 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.39 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.32 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.32 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.36 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.42 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.47 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.52 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.56 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.54 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.42 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.34 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.26 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.06 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.94 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.83 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.83 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.83 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.55 live births per woman | 7.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.43 live births per woman | 7.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.57 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 4 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 Comoros 3.88 live births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 live births per woman compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 live births per woman compare
- 35 Senegal 3.82 live births per woman compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 3.79 live births per woman compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 3.72 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Samoa?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Samoa was 3.83 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.