Samoa, year by year

Every index this site holds for Samoa, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1995

Human development rose from 0.655 in 1995 to 0.708 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 29 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 71.8 years2024at birthUp 0.3 years from 71.5 years in 2005
Urban population: 18%2025of people in towns and citiesDown 3 points from 21% in 2006
Births per woman: 3.802024births per womanDown 0.52 from 4.32 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 36%2022of energy usedDown 13 points from 49% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityUp 9 points from 91% in 2005
Infant mortality: 122024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 3 from 15 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 1.6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 0.4 t from 1.2 t in 2005
Forest area: 58%2023of land under forestDown 2 points from 60% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 1 value marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	67.8	—	—	5.01	64.0	—	23	0.7	62.2	—	—
1991	—	68.0	—	21.1	4.91	61.8	79	22	0.8	62.1	—	—
1992	—	68.5	—	21.2	4.87	60.6	82	22	0.7	61.9	—	—
1993	—	68.8	—	21.3	4.83	59.2	82	21	0.8	61.7	—	—
1994	—	69.2	—	21.4	4.79	60.0	80	20	0.8	61.6	—	—
1995	0.655	69.5	—	21.6	4.77	58.6	84	20	0.8	61.4	—	—
1996	0.663	69.8	—	21.7	4.74	58.2	85	19	0.8	61.2	—	—
1997	0.665	70.0	0.2	21.8	4.70	59.1	86	18	0.8	61.0	—	—
1998	0.669	70.3	0.2	21.8	4.64	58.0	86	18	0.8	60.9	—	—
1999	0.672	70.6	0.3	21.9	4.57	57.9	87	17	0.8	60.7	—	—
2000	0.676	70.8	0.6	21.9	4.52	59.7	88	16	1.0	60.5	—	—
2001	0.683	71.0	1.7	22.0	4.48	52.4	89	16	1.1	60.4	—	—
2002	0.682	71.2	2.2	21.9	4.44	49.6	89	16	1.1	60.2	—	—
2003	0.687	71.4	2.8	21.8	4.39	52.4	90	15	1.2	60.0	—	—
2004	0.691	71.5	3.1	21.5	4.34	48.8	91	15	1.1	59.9	—	—
2005	0.694	71.5	3.4	21.2	4.32	48.9	91	15	1.2	59.7	—	—
2006	0.697	71.6	4.5	21.0	4.32	46.0	96	15	1.2	59.5	2663	4592
2007	0.701	71.6	4.8	20.7	4.36	43.2	93	15	1.3	59.3	3039	4713
2008	0.702	71.5	5.0	20.4	4.42	45.0	98	15	1.3	59.2	3374	4939
2009	0.694	69.5	6.0	20.1	4.47	43.2	98	17	1.3	59.0	3279	4906
2010	0.708	71.5	7.0	19.8	4.52	41.9	96	15	1.4	58.8	3524	5229
2011	0.711	71.4	11.0	19.6	4.56	40.6	97	15	1.4	58.7	3822	5494
2012	0.707	71.2	12.9	19.5	4.55	40.2	97	15	1.4	58.5	3935	5339
2013	0.706	71.2	15.3	19.4	4.49	42.6	97	15	1.4	58.3	4024	5387
2014	0.706	71.1	21.2	19.3	4.42	41.4	98	15	1.4	58.1	3983	5468
2015	0.708	71.1	—	19.2	4.34	37.1	98	15	1.6	58.0	4084	5682
2016	0.712	71.0	—	19.1	4.26	36.8	99	15	1.7	57.8	4147	6141
2017	0.712	71.0	—	19.0	4.20	35.8	97	15	1.5	58.7	4308	6280
2018	0.711	71.0	—	18.7	4.14	36.6	100	14	1.7	58.5	4232	6318
2019	0.708	70.3	—	18.4	4.06	34.2	99	15	1.8	58.3	4352	6638
2020	0.708	70.7	—	18.1	4.00	35.6	100	14	1.5	58.1	4100	6452
2021	0.706	71.1	—	17.6	3.94	36.0	98	13	1.6	58.0	4022	6351
2022	0.703	71.5	—	17.5	3.88	35.9	98	13	1.5	57.8	4132	6909
2023	0.708	71.7	—	17.5	3.83	—	100	13	1.5	57.6	4823	8203
2024	—	71.8	—	17.5	3.80	—	100	12	1.6	—	5393	8751
2025	—	—	—	17.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	5873	9319
On the profile	0.708	71.8	—	17.5	3.80	35.9	—	—	1.6	57.6	5873	9319

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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