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Samoa: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 222,382 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.64 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 74.79 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 17.616 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 14.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.767 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.18 billion kWh (2021) #180
Consumption 0.16 billion kWh (2021) #180
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.06 billion kWh (2021) #157

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 2.44 thousand bbl/day (2021) #178
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 4 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 124,211 (2018 est.)
Internet Users 58,508 (2016 est.)
Telephones 8,454 (2017 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Total Area2,831 sq. km
Land Area2,821 sq. km
Water Area10 sq. km
Coastline403 km
Climatetropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
Terraintwo main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mauga Silisili (Savaii) 1,857 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020