Samoa
Polynesia · Independent country · Capital: Apia
- 218,697Population7th of 22 · 2025
- 127,950 km²Ocean area22nd of 22 · 2021
- US$5,868GDP per person14th of 22 · 2025
- 183,147Overseas visitors a year7th of 20 · 2025
Samoa has 46 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 79 people per km² of land.
Population
2000–2025
GDP per person (US$, current prices)
2005–2025
Overseas visitors per year
2005–2025
Life expectancy of women at birth
2001–2021
People
- Population
- 218,6972025, estimate
- Population growth per year
- 0.6%2025, estimate
- People per km² of land
- 792025, estimate
- Median age
- 20 years2025, estimate
- Children (0–14)share of the population
- 38%2025, estimate
- Youth (15–24)share of the population
- 18%2025, estimate
- Aged 60 and overshare of the population
- 9%2025, estimate
- Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
- 91%2025, estimate
Health
- Life expectancy, women
- 71.6 years2021
- Life expectancy, men
- 69.1 years2021
- Births per woman
- 4.72020
- Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
- 312016
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
- 14.32016
- Births per 1,000 people
- 272018
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 4.82018
Economy
- GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
- US$1.3 billion2025
- GDP per person
- US$5,8682025
- Inflation
- 2.2%2025, estimate
- Exports of goods
- US$42.3 million2023
- Imports of goods
- US$468 million2023
- Trade balance
- −US$426 million2023
- Government revenueshare of GDP
- 29.3%2024
- Government spendingshare of GDP
- 22.6%2023
- Overseas visitors per year
- 183,1472025
Land and sea
- Land area
- 2,780 km²2025, estimate
- Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
- 127,950 km²2021
- Highest point above sea level
- 1,857 m2021
Happening nearby now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Apia, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.
- M 5.1 · 91 km ENE of Hihifo, TongaEarthquake · 240 km from Apia · 7 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC
- M 4.8 · 59 km WSW of Houma, TongaEarthquake · 940 km from Apia · 13 Nov 2026, 11:18 UTC
- M 4.5 · Fiji regionEarthquake · 900 km from Apia · 14 Nov 2026, 02:21 UTC
- M 4.5 · 278 km E of Levuka, FijiEarthquake · 810 km from Apia · 13 Nov 2026, 02:26 UTC
Open datasets about Samoa
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in Samoa
OurAirportsUpdated 21 May 2026
List of airports in Samoa, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries/WS/
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Samoa - Key Indicators
Asian Development BankUpdated 28 Oct 2026
This dataset contains key indicators for Samoa compiled from the [ADB Key Indicators Database](https://kidb.adb.org …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Airports in American Samoa
OurAirportsUpdated 8 Jan 2026
List of airports in American Samoa, with latitude and longitude. Unverified community data from http://ourairports.com/countries …
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Samoa Healthsites
Open Healthsite ConsultingUpdated 29 Sept 2026
This dataset shows the list of operating health facilities. Attributes included: Name,Nature of Facility, Activities, Lat, Long
- CSV
- GEOJSON
- SHP
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
Samoa: Daily Port Activity Data and Shipment Estimates
PortWatchUpdated 11 Nov 2026
… port calls, estimates of incoming shipment volumes and outgoing shipment volumes (in metric tons) for ports in Samoa.
- CSV
- Humanitarian Data Exchange
American Samoa - Historical Health Indicators
World Health OrganizationUpdated 7 Feb 2025
This dataset contains historical data from WHO's [data portal](https://www.who.int/gho/en/).
- CSV
Other Pacific countries and territories
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.