From trade to employment, an online portal for Samoa’s national statistics has launched, built on the same world-class, open-source platform used by other statistics innovators internationally. The Samoa Bureau of Statistics has today launched data.sbs.gov.ws, a new portal serving as a single entry point to Samoa’s most important official statistics—enabling

We’re on Day 3 of our mission to expand Civil Registration Services across Upolu, and today, we’re at Lalomanu District Hospital! Why does this matter? Because every birth and every life event deserves to be officially recorded easily and accessibly. No long trips, no hassles—just a simple, efficient process to

This week, we have the privilege of engaging in a workshop focused on the Sustainability and Extension of the Data Portal, a crucial initiative aimed at enhancing access to quality statistics for informed decision-making. With the valuable support of our development partners—Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Pacific Community (SPC), and

O se vaaiga lea i le uluai aso o le resitala i le Falemai i Lufilufi. O lea ua tuuina mai i tua le auaunaga ina ia faigofie ma taugofie mo nai o tatou tagata. Anoamaa atoa e aofia ai ma Fagaloa, o le avanoa lelei lenei e agai mai

The Census and Survey Division started the Training of Trainers (ToT) and Pre-test of the Questionnaires for the Samoa Demographic and Health Survey-Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (SDHS-MICS) 2025   on the 10th of February to the 14th of March. The overall objective of the ToT and pre-test of the questionnaires is

Final week of our two-week Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) services in Savai’i. A huge thank you to everyone who visited us at the District Hospitals over the past two weeks! It was a pleasure serving you and helping to keep your civil records up to date. We appreciate