Editing Demographics of Samoa (section)

==Vital statistics==
===Registered births and deaths=== 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="70"|Year<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sbs.gov.ws/populationanddemography | title=2. Population and Demography | access-date=2020-11-11 | archive-date=2021-09-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908012441/https://www.sbs.gov.ws/populationanddemography | url-status=dead }}</ref>
! width="70"|Population
! width="70"|Live births
! width="70"|Deaths
! width="70"|Natural increase
! width="70"|Crude birth rate
! width="70"|Crude death rate
! width="70"|Rate of natural increase
! width="70"|TFR
|-
| align="right" | 1961
| align="right" | 114,427
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" |
|-
| align="right" | 1966
| align="right" | 131,377
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 7.3
|-
| align="right" | 1971
| align="right" | 146,647
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 7.4
|-
| align="right" | 1976
| align="right" | 151,983
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 6.7
|-
| align="right" | 1981
| align="right" | 156,349
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 1986
| align="right" | 157,408
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 5.6
|-
| align="right" | 1991
| align="right" | 161,298
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 4.8
|-
| align="right" | 2001
| align="right" | 176,710
| align="right" | 5,065
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 29.0
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 4.4
|-
| align="right" | 2006
| align="right" | 180,741
| align="right" | 4,935
| align="right" | 728
| align="right" | 4,207
| align="right" | 27.3
| align="right" | 4.0
| align="right" | 23.3
| align="right" | 4.2
|-
| align="right" | 2011
| align="right" | 187,820
| align="right" | 5,703
| align="right" | 828
| align="right" | 4,875
| align="right" | 30.4
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 26.0
| align="right" | 4.7
|-
| align="right" | 2016
| align="right" | 195,979
| align="right" | 4,835
| align="right" | 853
| align="right" | 3,982
| align="right" | 24.7
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 20.3
| align="right" | 3.8
|-
| align="right" | 2021<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sbs.gov.ws/documents/census/2021/Factsheet-Samoa-PHC2021SBS_21112022_v4FINAL.pdf | title=Samoa Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2021 | access-date=2024-03-20 | archive-date=2024-03-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320173844/https://sbs.gov.ws/documents/census/2021/Factsheet-Samoa-PHC2021SBS_21112022_v4FINAL.pdf}}</ref> 
| align="right" | 205,557
| align="right" | 4,056
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 19.7
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" | 15.2
| align="right" | 3.0
|-
|}

===Demographic and Health Surveys===
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhsprogram.com/ |title=Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs |publisher=The DHS Program |date=2015-08-14 |access-date=2016-09-24}}</ref>
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total
! colspan=2| Urban
! colspan=2| Rural
|-
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
|-
| 2009
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.6 (3.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.1 (3.1)
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (3.6)
|}

===UN estimates===

The Population Department of the [[United Nations]] prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=20237:20308|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!
! style="width:80pt;"|Mid-year population (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Live births (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Deaths (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Total fertility rate]] (TFR)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Infant mortality]] (per 1000 live births)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Life expectancy]] (in years)
|-
|1950
|87,951
|4,509
|1,503
|3,006
|50.9
|17.0
|33.9
|7.39
|108.7
|47.73
|-
|1951
|89,907
|4,610
|1,505
|3,105
|51.0
|16.6
|34.3
|7.44
|106.0
|48.38
|-
|1952
|91,942
|4,720
|1,502
|3,218
|51.0
|16.2
|34.8
|7.49
|103.2
|49.07
|-
|1953
|93,972
|4,821
|1,495
|3,326
|50.9
|15.8
|35.1
|7.52
|100.3
|49.81
|-
|1954
|95,999
|4,917
|1,489
|3,428
|50.8
|15.4
|35.4
|7.56
|97.3
|50.50
|-
|1955
|98,037
|5,004
|1,483
|3,521
|50.7
|15.0
|35.6
|7.58
|94.1
|51.14
|-
|1956
|100,301
|5,089
|1,471
|3,618
|50.4
|14.6
|35.9
|7.61
|90.9
|51.86
|-
|1957
|103,087
|5,192
|1,453
|3,739
|50.2
|14.1
|36.1
|7.63
|87.7
|52.62
|-
|1958
|106,345
|5,271
|1,463
|3,808
|49.5
|13.7
|35.7
|7.65
|84.6
|53.32
|-
|1959
|109,811
|5,389
|1,458
|3,931
|49.0
|13.2
|35.7
|7.68
|81.6
|54.00
|-
|1960
|113,335
|5,460
|1,448
|4,012
|48.1
|12.7
|35.3
|7.65
|78.7
|54.69
|-
|1961
|116,820
|5,545
|1,442
|4,103
|47.3
|12.3
|35.0
|7.64
|75.8
|55.32
|-
|1962
|120,163
|5,617
|1,449
|4,168
|46.6
|12.0
|34.6
|7.65
|73.3
|55.89
|-
|1963
|123,416
|5,658
|1,407
|4,251
|45.7
|11.4
|34.3
|7.66
|70.9
|56.46
|-
|1964
|126,582
|5,703   
|1,639
|4,064
|44.9
|12.9
|32.0
|7.67
|75.2
|53.60
|-
|1965
|129,789
|5,707
|1,339
|4,368
|43.8
|10.3
|33.5
|7.65
|66.6
|57.54
|-
|1966
|132,976
|5,743
|1,325
|4,418
|43.0
|9.9
|33.0
|7.63
|64.7
|57.92
|-
|1967
|135,752
|5,755
|1,294
|4,461
|42.1
|9.5
|32.6
|7.61
|62.2
|58.55
|-
|1968
|138,154
|5,798
|1,275
|4,523
|41.6
|9.2
|32.5
|7.59
|59.9
|59.08
|-
|1969
|140,457
|5,845
|1,253
|4,592
|41.3
|8.9
|32.4
|7.55
|57.6
|59.64
|-
|1970
|142,771
|5,851
|1,232
|4,619
|40.7
|8.6
|32.1
|7.46
|55.2
|60.18
|-
|1971
|145,064
|5,825
|1,211
|4,614
|39.8
|8.3
|31.5
|7.34
|52.9
|60.70
|-
|1972
|147,332
|5,809
|1,191
|4,618
|39.1
|8.0
|31.1
|7.18
|50.7
|61.23
|-
|1973
|149,587
|5,789
|1,171
|4,618
|38.4
|7.8
|30.6
|7.02
|48.5
|61.75
|-
|1974
|152,240
|5,779
|1,153
|4,626
|37.8
|7.5
|30.2
|6.85
|46.3
|62.25
|-
|1975
|155,263
|5,796
|1,148
|4,648
|37.1
|7.4
|29.8
|6.68
|44.2
|62.76
|-
|1976
|158,136
|5,783
|1,148
|4,635
|36.3
|7.2
|29.1
|6.53
|42.2
|63.21
|-
|1977
|160,362
|5,742
|1,147
|4,595
|35.5
|7.1
|28.4
|6.38
|40.3
|63.64
|-
|1978
|161,988
|5,763
|1,135
|4,628
|35.2
|6.9
|28.3
|6.23
|38.5
|64.00
|-
|1979
|163,489
|5,785
|1,120
|4,665
|35.0
|6.8
|28.3
|6.08
|36.8
|64.39
|-
|1980
|164,905
|5,772
|1,105
|4,667
|34.6
|6.6
|28.0
|5.93
|35.2
|64.75
|-
|1981
|166,190
|5,764
|1,091
|4,673
|34.3
|6.5
|27.8
|5.78
|33.8
|65.10
|-
|1982
|166,885
|5,785
|1,080
|4,705
|34.2
|6.4
|27.8
|5.66
|32.5
|65.42
|-
|1983
|166,944
|5,799
|1,072
|4,727
|34.2
|6.3
|27.9
|5.53
|31.3
|65.74
|-
|1984
|166,779
|5,791
|1,062
|4,729
|34.2
|6.3
|27.9
|5.42
|30.2
|66.05
|-
|1985
|166,517
|5,786
|1,054
|4,732
|34.2
|6.2
|28.0
|5.34
|29.1
|66.35
|-
|1986
|166,365
|5,762
|1,046
|4,716
|34.1
|6.2
|27.9
|5.29
|28.0
|66.62
|-
|1987
|166,773
|5,682
|1,039
|4,643
|33.7
|6.2
|27.5
|5.19
|27.1
|66.88
|-
|1988
|167,452
|5,658
|1,029
|4,629
|33.4
|6.1
|27.3
|5.09
|26.2
|67.19
|-
|1989
|167,886
|5,599
|1,018
|4,581
|32.9
|6.0
|26.9
|4.99
|25.4
|67.47
|-
|1990
|168,186
|5,552
|1,014
|4,538
|32.6
|6.0
|26.6
|4.93
|24.9
|67.66
|-
|1991
|168,701
|5,501
|1,007
|4,494
|32.2
|5.9
|26.3
|4.89
|24.3
|67.88
|-
|1992
|169,799
|5,554
|984
|4,570
|32.4
|5.7
|26.7
|4.89
|23.3
|68.39
|-
|1993
|171,362
|5,644
|979
|4,665
|32.6
|5.7
|27.0
|4.87
|22.6
|68.70
|-
|1994
|173,107
|5,731
|977
|4,754
|32.8
|5.6
|27.2
|4.85
|21.8
|68.98
|-
|1995
|174,902
|5,776
|971
|4,805
|32.7
|5.5
|27.2
|4.80
|21.1
|69.30
|-
|1996
|176,713
|5,799
|968
|4,831
|32.5
|5.4
|27.1
|4.74
|20.4
|69.59
|-
|1997
|178,543
|5,790
|964
|4,826
|32.2
|5.4
|26.8
|4.66
|19.7
|69.88
|-
|1998
|180,385
|5,787
|960
|4,827
|31.8
|5.3
|26.5
|4.61
|19.1
|70.17
|-
|1999
|182,211
|5,767
|956
|4,811
|31.4
|5.2
|26.2
|4.56
|18.4
|70.46
|-
|2000
|184,008
|5,752
|953
|4,799
|31.0
|5.1
|25.9
|4.51
|17.8
|70.75
|-
|2001
|185,530
|5,708
|951
|4,757
|30.5
|5.1
|25.4
|4.47
|17.3
|71.02
|-
|2002
|186,630
|5,644
|949
|4,695
|29.9
|5.0
|24.9
|4.43
|16.9
|71.28
|-
|2003
|187,440
|5,611
|958
|4,653
|29.6
|5.1
|24.6
|4.40
|16.6
|71.50
|-
|2004
|188,073
|5,578
|967
|4,611
|29.3
|5.1
|24.3
|4.38
|16.4
|71.70
|-
|2005
|188,626
|5,551
|986
|4,565
|29.1
|5.2
|23.9
|4.37
|16.4
|71.75
|-
|2006
|189,379
|5,526
|988
|4,538
|28.9
|5.2
|23.7
|4.37
|16.2
|72.02
|-
|2007
|190,478
|5,547
|1,003
|4,544
|28.9
|5.2
|23.6
|4.39
|16.3
|72.10
|-
|2008
|191,787
|5,667
|1,013
|4,654
|29.3
|5.2
|24.1
|4.47
|16.3
|72.16
|-
|2009
|193,176
|5,803
|1,182
|4,621
|29.8
|6.1
|23.7
|4.55
|18.5
|70.07
|-
|2010
|194,672
|5,929
|1,036
|4,893
|30.2
|5.3
|24.9
|4.61
|16.3
|72.25
|-
|2011
|196,351
|6,033
|1,051
|4,982
|30.5
|5.3
|25.2
|4.64
|16.2
|72.26
|-
|2012
|198,124
|6,090
|1,073
|5,017
|30.5
|5.4
|25.1
|4.61
|16.4
|72.17
|-
|2013
|199,939
|6,077
|1,068
|5,009
|30.2
|5.3
|24.9
|4.53
|16.0
|72.39
|-
|2014
|201,757
|6,060
|1,075
|4,985
|29.8
|5.3
|24.5
|4.44
|15.8
|72.46
|-
|2015
|203,571
|6,031
|1,083
|4,948
|29.4
|5.3
|24.1
|4.36
|15.7
|72.52
|-
|2016
|205,544
|5,990
|1,095
|4,895
|28.9
|5.3
|23.7
|4.27
|15.5
|72.54
|-
|2017
|207,630
|5,974
|1,106
|4,868
|28.6
|5.3
|23.3
|4.18
|15.3
|72.59
|-
|2018
|209,701
|5,957
|1,118
|4,839
|28.2
|5.3
|22.9
|4.11
|15.1
|72.64
|-
|2019
|211,905
|5,946
|1,172
|4,774
|27.9
|5.5
|22.4
|4.05
|15.3
|72.16
|-
|2020
|214,929
|5,952
|1,143
|4,809
|27.6
|5.3
|22.3
|4.00
|14.4
|72.77
|-
|2021
|218,764
|5,975
|1,171
|4,804
|27.3
|5.3
|21.9
|3.93
|14.1
|72.77
|-
|}