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Median age in Samoa

Samoa: Median age was 19.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.9 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.42 years
in 2019
All-time low
13.44 years
in 1968
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Samoa, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 19.9 years for median age in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Samoa peaked at 20.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.44 years, in 1968.

Samoa ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Samoa, year by year

Year years Change
1950 14.7 years —
1951 14.6 years -0.7%
1952 14.52 years -0.5%
1953 14.47 years -0.3%
1954 14.45 years -0.2%
1955 14.42 years -0.2%
1956 14.38 years -0.3%
1957 14.3 years -0.5%
1958 14.19 years -0.8%
1959 14.08 years -0.8%
1960 13.97 years -0.7%
1961 13.88 years -0.6%
1962 13.74 years -1.0%
1963 13.59 years -1.1%
1964 13.51 years -0.6%
1965 13.47 years -0.3%
1966 13.46 years -0.1%
1967 13.45 years -0.1%
1968 13.44 years -0.1%
1969 13.47 years +0.2%
1970 13.52 years +0.4%
1971 13.6 years +0.6%
1972 13.72 years +0.8%
1973 13.87 years +1.1%
1974 14.04 years +1.3%
1975 14.24 years +1.4%
1976 14.47 years +1.6%
1977 14.7 years +1.6%
1978 14.91 years +1.4%
1979 15.1 years +1.3%
1980 15.28 years +1.2%
1981 15.46 years +1.2%
1982 15.7 years +1.6%
1983 16 years +1.9%
1984 16.27 years +1.7%
1985 16.52 years +1.5%
1986 16.73 years +1.3%
1987 16.92 years +1.2%
1988 17.1 years +1.1%
1989 17.24 years +0.8%
1990 17.35 years +0.6%
1991 17.45 years +0.6%
1992 17.69 years +1.3%
1993 18.02 years +1.9%
1994 18.32 years +1.7%
1995 18.57 years +1.3%
1996 18.73 years +0.9%
1997 18.84 years +0.6%
1998 18.89 years +0.3%
1999 18.87 years -0.1%
2000 18.8 years -0.4%
2001 18.65 years -0.8%
2002 18.67 years +0.1%
2003 18.89 years +1.2%
2004 19.11 years +1.1%
2005 19.28 years +0.9%
2006 19.41 years +0.7%
2007 19.52 years +0.6%
2008 19.63 years +0.6%
2009 19.7 years +0.4%
2010 19.73 years +0.1%
2011 19.71 years -0.1%
2012 19.77 years +0.3%
2013 19.9 years +0.7%
2014 20.03 years +0.6%
2015 20.12 years +0.4%
2016 20.18 years +0.3%
2017 20.29 years +0.5%
2018 20.4 years +0.6%
2019 20.42 years +0.1%
2020 20.37 years -0.3%
2021 20.25 years -0.6%
2022 20.09 years -0.8%
2023 19.9 years -0.9%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 19.9 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 19.9 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 67% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 14.41 years 14.08 years 14.7 years 10
1960s 13.6 years 13.44 years 13.97 years 10
1970s 14.22 years 13.52 years 15.1 years 10
1980s 16.32 years 15.28 years 17.24 years 10
1990s 18.27 years 17.35 years 18.89 years 10
2000s 19.17 years 18.65 years 19.7 years 10
2010s 20.06 years 19.71 years 20.42 years 10
2020s 20.15 years 19.9 years 20.37 years 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 193 Pakistan 20.29 years compare
  2. 194 Solomon Islands 20.25 years compare
  3. 195 Vanuatu 20.14 years compare
  4. 197 Palestine 19.76 years compare
  5. 198 Kenya 19.53 years compare
  6. 199 Rwanda 19.44 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Samoa?
Median age in Samoa was 19.9 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 20.42 years in 2019.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 13.44 years in 1968.
How does Samoa rank for median age?
Samoa ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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