Fertility Rate: Samoa
Samoa's fertility rate is currently 3.801 births per woman as of 2024. # Samoa Fertility Rate Samoa's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.801 births per woman
-0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
7.779 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.801 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Samoa
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Samoa
Analysis# Samoa Fertility Rate
Samoa's fertility rate stands at 3.801 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic 51.1% decline since 1960, when it peaked at 7.779 births per woman. The current rate marks both the lowest point in Samoa's recorded history and reflects a fundamental shift in family size patterns over six decades. This sustained downward trajectory underscores major demographic transitions driven by increased education, economic development, and changing social norms across the Pacific island nation.
The decline accelerated significantly from 2015 onward, dropping from 4.344 births per woman to 3.801 by 2024—a 12% decrease in just nine years. Each year from 2015 through 2024 recorded consistent reductions, with no reversals in this trend. Samoa's fertility rate now approaches levels typical of upper-middle-income countries, suggesting continued momentum toward smaller family sizes as the nation's development trajectory persists.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.801 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 2023 | 3.829 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 2022 | 3.883 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 2021 | 3.94 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2020 | 4.002 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 2019 | 4.061 births per woman | -1.81% |
| 2018 | 4.136 births per woman | -1.43% |
| 2017 | 4.196 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2016 | 4.262 births per woman | -1.89% |
| 2015 | 4.344 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 2014 | 4.423 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 2013 | 4.491 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2012 | 4.545 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 2011 | 4.56 births per woman | +0.88% |
| 2010 | 4.52 births per woman | +1.21% |
| 2009 | 4.466 births per woman | +1.11% |
| 2008 | 4.417 births per woman | +1.35% |
| 2007 | 4.358 births per woman | +0.83% |
| 2006 | 4.322 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2005 | 4.322 births per woman | -0.48% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.343 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 2003 | 4.392 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 2002 | 4.444 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2001 | 4.477 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 2000 | 4.523 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 1999 | 4.572 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 1998 | 4.645 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1997 | 4.695 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1996 | 4.739 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1995 | 4.767 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1994 | 4.792 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 1993 | 4.826 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 1992 | 4.865 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1991 | 4.912 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 1990 | 5.007 births per woman | -1.96% |
| 1989 | 5.107 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 1988 | 5.207 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 1987 | 5.316 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 1986 | 5.421 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1985 | 5.489 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 1984 | 5.553 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 1983 | 5.617 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1982 | 5.677 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 1981 | 5.749 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 1980 | 5.861 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 1979 | 5.991 births per woman | -2.52% |
| 1978 | 6.146 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 1977 | 6.313 births per woman | -2.47% |
| 1976 | 6.473 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 1975 | 6.606 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 1974 | 6.747 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1973 | 6.908 births per woman | -2.29% |
| 1972 | 7.07 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1971 | 7.224 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 1970 | 7.338 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1969 | 7.432 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 1968 | 7.499 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 1967 | 7.551 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1966 | 7.596 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 1965 | 7.653 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1964 | 7.703 births per woman | -0.34% |
| 1963 | 7.729 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 1962 | 7.759 births per woman | -0.15% |
| 1961 | 7.771 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1960 | 7.779 births per woman | — |
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