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Live births in Samoa

Live births in Samoa was 5,503 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 179th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count5,503 Estimated
Change on 2022-2.1%
Rank179th of 236Countries ranked
Series high6,0542013
Series low4,7181950
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Live births in Samoa, 1950 to 2023

4,5005,0005,5006,0006,50019501961197219831994200520231950: 4,718 count1951: 4,837 count1952: 4,952 count1953: 5,044 count1954: 5,136 count1955: 5,222 count1956: 5,310 count1957: 5,408 count1958: 5,525 count1959: 5,640 count1960: 5,736 count1961: 5,830 count1962: 5,923 count1963: 5,940 count1964: 5,955 count1965: 5,949 count1966: 5,929 count1967: 5,926 count1968: 5,883 count1969: 5,847 count1970: 5,797 count1971: 5,743 count1972: 5,674 count1973: 5,613 count1974: 5,559 count1975: 5,607 count1976: 5,661 count1977: 5,694 count1978: 5,711 count1979: 5,731 count1980: 5,763 count1981: 5,798 count1982: 5,876 count1983: 5,974 count1984: 6,032 count1985: 6,046 count1986: 6,023 count1987: 5,945 count1988: 5,916 count1989: 5,860 count1990: 5,768 count1991: 5,654 count1992: 5,627 count1993: 5,747 count1994: 5,854 count1995: 5,950 count1996: 6,013 count1997: 6,027 count1998: 5,995 count1999: 5,908 count2000: 5,824 count2001: 5,725 count2002: 5,637 count2003: 5,595 count2004: 5,545 count2005: 5,520 count2006: 5,505 count2007: 5,536 count2008: 5,659 count2009: 5,771 count2010: 5,894 count2011: 5,994 count2012: 6,031 count2013: 6,054 count2014: 6,051 count2015: 6,016 count2016: 5,958 count2017: 5,915 count2018: 5,914 count2019: 5,865 count2020: 5,819 count2021: 5,749 count2022: 5,619 count2023: 5,503 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20235,503 Estimated
20225,619 Estimated
20215,749 Estimated
20205,819 Estimated
20195,865 Estimated
20185,914 Estimated
20175,915 Estimated
20165,958 Estimated
20156,016 Estimated
20146,051 Estimated
20136,054 Estimated
20126,031 Estimated
20115,994 Estimated
20105,894 Estimated
20095,771 Estimated
20085,659 Estimated
20075,536 Estimated
20065,505 Estimated
20055,520 Estimated
20045,545 Estimated
20035,595 Estimated
20025,637 Estimated
20015,725 Estimated
20005,824 Estimated
19995,908 Estimated
19985,995 Estimated
19976,027 Estimated
19966,013 Estimated
19955,950 Estimated
19945,854 Estimated
19935,747 Estimated
19925,627 Estimated
19915,654 Estimated
19905,768 Estimated
19895,860 Estimated
19885,916 Estimated
19875,945 Estimated
19866,023 Estimated
19856,046 Estimated
19846,032 Estimated
19835,974 Estimated
19825,876 Estimated
19815,798 Estimated
19805,763 Estimated
19795,731 Estimated
19785,711 Estimated
19775,694 Estimated
19765,661 Estimated
19755,607 Estimated
19745,559 Estimated
19735,613 Estimated
19725,674 Estimated
19715,743 Estimated
19705,797 Estimated
19695,847 Estimated
19685,883 Estimated
19675,926 Estimated
19665,929 Estimated
19655,949 Estimated
19645,955 Estimated
19635,940 Estimated
19625,923 Estimated
19615,830 Estimated
19605,736 Estimated
19595,640 Estimated
19585,525 Estimated
19575,408 Estimated
19565,310 Estimated
19555,222 Estimated
19545,136 Estimated
19535,044 Estimated
19524,952 Estimated
19514,837 Estimated
19504,718 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Samoa, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Samoa, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/samoa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Samoa, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/samoa.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Samoa, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/samoa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_samoa_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Samoa, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/samoa. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Samoa?

Live births in Samoa was 5,503 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 179th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Samoa?

6,054 in 2013, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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