WSM / East Asia & Pacific

Samoa

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Capital
Apia
Currency
Samoan tālā
Continent
Oceania
Area
2,842 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q683 · Official languages: English, Samoan
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
219.31K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
1.29B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
5,872.78 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
2.21 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
5 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.8 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
71.83 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Samoa: 219.31K
Samoa · Population184.55K194.03K203.51K212.99K222.47K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Population · people
YearSamoa
2025219,306
2024218,019
2023216,663
2022215,261
2021213,779
2020211,944
2019209,780
2018207,582
2017205,415
2016203,499
2015201,782
2014200,037
2013198,268
2012196,498
2011194,713
2010193,023
2009191,513
2008190,107
2007188,753
2006187,709
current US$ · 20062025
2025Samoa: 1.29B
Samoa · GDP421.12M657.53M893.93M1.13B1.37B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · GDP · current US$
YearSamoa
20251,287,936,621.65
20241,175,749,785.65
20231,044,909,500.03
2022889,554,711.84
2021859,724,936.06
2020868,884,902.95
2019912,950,466.06
2018878,448,433.4
2017884,844,384.46
2016843,924,796.7
2015824,150,498.65
2014796,683,519.59
2013797,736,334.28
2012773,141,661.17
2011744,097,050.17
2010680,260,907.15
2009628,006,115.42
2008641,346,191.66
2007573,548,459.83
2006499,923,757.78

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Samoa: 5,872.78
Samoa · GDP per capita2,342.343,305.194,268.045,230.886,193.732006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSamoa
20255,872.78
20245,392.88
20234,822.74
20224,132.45
20214,021.56
20204,099.6
20194,351.94
20184,231.81
20174,307.59
20164,147.07
20154,084.36
20143,982.68
20134,023.53
20123,934.6
20113,821.51
20103,524.25
20093,279.18
20083,373.61
20073,038.62
20062,663.29
% · 20062025
2025Samoa: 2.21
Samoa · Inflation-2.881.0658.9412.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Inflation · %
YearSamoa
20252.21
20242.17
20237.92
202210.96
20213.13
2020-1.57
20190.98
20184.2
20171.75
20161.3
20150.72
2014-0.41
20130.61
20122.05
20115.24
20100.78
20096.32
200811.57
20075.58
20063.7

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Samoa: 5
Samoa · Unemployment4.45.767.138.499.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSamoa
20255
20244.86
20234.92
20225.05
20216.66
20207.47
20197.86
20188.65
20179.4
20169.06
20158.9
20148.72
20138.77
20128.75
20115.68
20105.62
20095.65
20085.54
20075.43
20065.32

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Samoa:
Samoa · Fertility rate3.733.954.184.414.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSamoa
2025No data available
20243.8
20233.83
20223.88
20213.94
20204
20194.06
20184.14
20174.2
20164.26
20154.34
20144.42
20134.49
20124.55
20114.56
20104.52
20094.47
20084.42
20074.36
20064.32

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Samoa:
Samoa · Life expectancy69.2569.9570.6671.3672.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Life expectancy · years
YearSamoa
2025No data available
202471.83
202371.7
202271.55
202171.1
202070.73
201970.27
201871.05
201770.99
201671
201571.06
201471.14
201371.23
201271.16
201171.39
201071.45
200969.49
200871.53
200771.61
200671.62
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology