Median age estimates and projections in Samoa

The median age in Samoa was 19.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2012.

Samoa, 2023 (latest estimate) 19.9 Years
Change from 2022 −0.9% 2022: 20.1 years
Projection for 2030 20.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 24.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 36.1 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 177th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Samoa over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Samoa
2100 36.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 35.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 33.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 32.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 31.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 29.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 28.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 26.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 25.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 24.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 24.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 23.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 22.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 21.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 20.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 19.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 19.9 years
2022 20.1 years
2021 20.3 years
2020 20.4 years
2019 20.4 years
2018 20.4 years
2017 20.3 years
2016 20.2 years
2015 20.1 years
2014 20.0 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9% from 20.1 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.9 years, the figure has changed by 0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Samoa has the 177th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Samoa
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024