Youth dependency ratio in Samoa stood at 68.12% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is down 0.99 percentage points from 69.11% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 66.71% (up 1.42 percentage points since). The highest value since 1960 was 112.3% in 1968, the lowest 66.71% in 2015. Samoa ranked 28th highest of the 217 countries in this dataset in 2025; Central African Republic ranked first.
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Youth dependency ratio in Samoa stood at 68.12% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is down 0.99 percentage points from 69.11% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 66.71% (up 1.42 percentage points since).
Samoa ranked 28th highest of the 217 countries in this dataset in 2025; Central African Republic ranked first.
The highest value since 1960 was 112.3% in 1968, the lowest 66.71% in 2015.
| Indicator | Youth dependency ratio |
|---|---|
| Country | Samoa |
| Category | Demographics |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Youth dependency ratio — Samoa [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/WSM. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG
World Bank. "Youth dependency ratio — Samoa." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/WSM. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG.
World Bank. 2026. "Youth dependency ratio — Samoa." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/WSM. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG.
@misc{econdash_youth_dependency_ratio_wsm,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Youth dependency ratio --- Samoa}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/youth-dependency-ratio/WSM},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.DPND.YG}
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