Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population

1960 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 72.985 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 73.375 % for 2016. Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 82.063 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116.864 % in 1967 and a record low of 72.985 % in 2017. Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Samoa – Table WS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
72.98 2017	73.38 2016	72.98 2017	116.86 1967	%	yearly	1960 - 2017

Related Indicators for Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)	72.98 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)	69.41 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Samoa WS: Net Migration (Person)	-12,690.00 2012	yearly	1962 - 2012
Samoa WS: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin (Person)	1.00 2015	yearly	1994 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)	4,929.00 2015	yearly	1960 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)	2.55 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Samoa WS: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	24.69 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	4.97 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	36.59 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	57.81 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)	5.61 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)	9.70 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)	63.29 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Growth (%)	0.67 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Total (Person)	196,440.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)	48.40 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population (Person)	159,450.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population Growth (%)	0.83 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)	81.17 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population Growth (%)	0.01 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population (Person)	36,990.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)	18.83 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Completeness of Birth Registration (%)	58.60 2014	yearly	2009 - 2014
Samoa WS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Urban (%)	67.80 2014	yearly	2009 - 2014
Samoa WS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Rural (%)	56.70 2014	yearly	2009 - 2014
Samoa WS: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 (%)	10.80 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 0-4: % of Male Population (%)	11.78 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 5-9: % of Male Population (%)	12.99 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 10-14: % of Male Population (%)	11.97 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 15-19: % of Male Population (%)	10.66 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population (%)	9.25 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population (%)	6.90 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population (%)	5.50 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population (%)	5.15 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population (%)	5.13 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population (%)	5.12 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population (%)	4.41 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % of Male Population (%)	3.64 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 60-64: % of Male Population (%)	2.82 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 65-69: % of Male Population (%)	1.81 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 70-74: % of Male Population (%)	1.21 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 75-79: % of Male Population (%)	0.87 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population (%)	0.79 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 0-4: % of Female Population (%)	11.70 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population (%)	12.78 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 10-14: % of Female Population (%)	11.95 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 15-19: % of Female Population (%)	10.38 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population (%)	8.73 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population (%)	6.50 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 30-34: % of Female Population (%)	5.33 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 35-39: % of Female Population (%)	5.19 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population (%)	4.99 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 45-49: % of Female Population (%)	4.77 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 50-54: % of Female Population (%)	4.40 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 55-59: % of Female Population (%)	3.73 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 60-64: % of Female Population (%)	2.97 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 65-69: % of Female Population (%)	2.08 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population (%)	1.64 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 75-79: % of Female Population (%)	1.28 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Ages 80 and Above: % of Female Population (%)	1.59 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disaste... (Case)	63.00 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Samoa WS: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births (Ratio)	1.08 2016	yearly	1962 - 2016
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 (%)	36.43 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 (%)	56.99 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above (%)	6.59 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Male (%)	51.60 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 0-14 (%)	36.74 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 (%)	58.58 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 65 and Above (%)	4.68 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female (Person)	95,083.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 (Person)	34,635.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 (Person)	54,185.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above (Person)	6,263.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male (Person)	101,357.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Aged 0-14 (Person)	37,235.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Aged 15-64 (Person)	59,377.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Male: Aged 65 and Above (Person)	4,745.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 (Person)	71,869.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Total: Aged 15-64 (Person)	113,559.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above (Person)	11,012.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Male (%)	59.10 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Samoa WS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female (%)	58.00 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014

Samoa Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	7,554.500 2027	yearly	1998 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	4,895.220 2027	yearly	1998 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.250 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (WST bn)	1.377 2029	yearly	1992 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (WST bn)	1.263 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (WST bn)	1.289 2029	yearly	1992 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	0.227 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.000 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.030 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Samoa

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Samoa WS: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	14.80 2016	yearly	1984 - 2016
Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)	78.27 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)	75.01 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)	72.03 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)	3.98 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)	85.63 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)	75.92 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	36.59 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	57.81 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)	5.61 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)	9.70 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)	63.29 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Growth (%)	0.67 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Total (Person)	196,440.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)	48.40 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population (Person)	159,450.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population Growth (%)	0.83 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)	81.17 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population Growth (%)	0.01 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population (Person)	36,990.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)	18.83 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)	134,000.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Number of Departures (Person)	54,000.00 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)	126.40 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)	57.64 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	0.40 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	1.20 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)	126.00 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)	1.70 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)	2.90 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)	0.78 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)	51.71 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Samoa WS: Import Volume Index (2000=100)	254.25 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	2.50 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)	27.77 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)	15.94 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: ICT: Goods Imports: % Total Goods Imports (%)	4.62 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)	12.81 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)	53.14 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)	0.61 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	350.49 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)	66.49 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)	0.40 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)	0.51 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	364.63 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Import Value Index (2000=100)	388.14 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)	48.77 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	87.48 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)	36.78 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)	1.64 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)	85.84 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Export Volume Index (2000=100)	65.79 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	0.30 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)	56.00 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)	29.06 2017	yearly	1963 - 2017
Samoa WS: ICT: Goods Exports: % of Total Goods Exports (%)	0.13 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)	6.11 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)	12.16 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)	1.44 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	56.17 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports (%)	54.20 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: O... (%)	15.66 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: L... (%)	4.25 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: M... (%)	0.04 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: S... (%)	11.21 2016	yearly	1979 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual (%)	3.23 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	66.53 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Export Value Index (2000=100)	86.22 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)	21.15 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	218.45 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)	0.14 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)	0.85 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Transport (%)	3.36 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel (%)	69.37 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (WST mn)	5.00 2009	yearly	1961 - 2009
Samoa WS: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (WST mn)	5.00 2009	yearly	1961 - 2009
Samoa WS: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)	0.87 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Samoa WS: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)	0.91 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Samoa WS: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area (%)	6.77 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Samoa WS: Claims on Central Government: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)	-3.17 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: Annual Growth as % of... (%)	4.72 2017	yearly	2002 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Private Sector: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)	3.32 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money (WST mn)	1,092.09 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money: % of GDP (%)	51.20 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money: to Total Reserves Ratio (%)	3.30 2017	yearly	1972 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money: Average Annual Growth Rate (%)	15.21 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Central Government: % GDP (%)	-6.24 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: % of GDP (%)	84.92 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Samoa WS: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	10.40 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection (Day)	9.80 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month (Unit)	4.60 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	48.30 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	29.30 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firm... (%)	10.30 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	4.80 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	79.80 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	88.40 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	6.60 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	79.10 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % ... (%)	13.90 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009

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