Samoa




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Polynesia
Population (000, 2025) 219
Pop. density (per km2, 2025) 775
Capital city  Apia
Capital city pop. (000, 2025) 361
UN membership date  151,976
Surface area (km2) 2,842
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 1,015
National currency  Tala (WST)
Exchange rate (per US$) 28
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 1,032
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 102
GDP per capita (current US$) 47,650
Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) 125
Economy: Industrye,g (% of Gross Value Added) 115
Economy: Services and other activitye,h (% of GVA) 76
Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) 302
Employment in industryi (% of employed) 138
Employment in servicesi (% employed) 56
Unemploymenti (% of labour force) 43
Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %) 301,542
CPI: Consumer Price Indexi,j (2010=100) 146
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 84
International trade: exports (million current US$) 42
International trade: imports (million current US$) 494
International trade: balance (million current US$) 451
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 65
Population growth rate (average annual %) 6
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 38
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 740,701
Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) 38,194
International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.) 3,818
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 0
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 149
Health: Current expenditureo (% of GDP) 63
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) 6
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 10,021,029
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 986,975
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) ... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) ...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 13
Individuals using the Interneti (per 100 inhabitants) 581
Threatened species (number) 206
Forested area (% of land area) 578
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 211
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 1
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 22
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) 49
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 471
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) 902,562
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) 367,443
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 1,271

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