Population in Australia compared to Samoa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Australia and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Australia	Samoa	Australia	Samoa
1960	10,276,477	112,490	-	-
1961	10,483,000	115,496	2.01%	2.67%
1962	10,742,000	118,597	2.47%	2.68%
1963	10,950,000	121,764	1.94%	2.67%
1964	11,167,000	124,894	1.98%	2.57%
1965	11,388,000	127,978	1.98%	2.47%
1966	11,651,000	131,073	2.31%	2.42%
1967	11,799,000	133,764	1.27%	2.05%
1968	12,009,000	136,020	1.78%	1.69%
1969	12,263,000	138,233	2.12%	1.63%
1970	12,507,000	140,400	1.99%	1.57%
1971	12,937,000	142,503	3.44%	1.5%
1972	13,177,000	144,538	1.86%	1.43%
1973	13,380,000	146,516	1.54%	1.37%
1974	13,723,000	149,431	2.56%	1.99%
1975	13,893,000	153,344	1.24%	2.62%
1976	14,033,000	157,113	1.01%	2.46%
1977	14,192,000	159,753	1.13%	1.68%
1978	14,358,000	161,375	1.17%	1.02%
1979	14,514,000	162,882	1.09%	0.93%
1980	14,692,000	164,322	1.23%	0.88%
1981	14,923,260	165,678	1.57%	0.83%
1982	15,184,247	166,484	1.75%	0.49%
1983	15,393,472	166,714	1.38%	0.14%
1984	15,579,391	166,796	1.21%	0.05%
1985	15,788,312	166,849	1.34%	0.03%
1986	16,018,350	167,061	1.46%	0.13%
1987	16,263,874	167,661	1.53%	0.36%
1988	16,532,164	168,346	1.65%	0.41%
1989	16,814,416	168,768	1.71%	0.25%
1990	17,065,128	169,042	1.49%	0.16%
1991	17,284,036	169,368	1.28%	0.19%
1992	17,478,635	170,331	1.13%	0.57%
1993	17,634,808	171,774	0.89%	0.85%
1994	17,805,468	173,159	0.97%	0.81%
1995	18,004,882	174,571	1.12%	0.82%
1996	18,224,767	176,071	1.22%	0.86%
1997	18,423,037	177,547	1.09%	0.84%
1998	18,607,584	178,905	1%	0.76%
1999	18,812,264	180,275	1.1%	0.77%
2000	19,028,802	181,685	1.15%	0.78%
2001	19,274,701	183,166	1.29%	0.82%
2002	19,495,210	184,471	1.14%	0.71%
2003	19,720,737	185,430	1.16%	0.52%
2004	19,932,722	186,249	1.07%	0.44%
2005	20,176,844	186,978	1.22%	0.39%
2006	20,450,966	187,709	1.36%	0.39%
2007	20,827,622	188,753	1.84%	0.56%
2008	21,249,199	190,107	2.02%	0.72%
2009	21,691,653	191,513	2.08%	0.74%
2010	22,031,750	193,023	1.57%	0.79%
2011	22,340,024	194,713	1.4%	0.88%
2012	22,733,465	196,498	1.76%	0.92%
2013	23,128,129	198,268	1.74%	0.9%
2014	23,475,686	200,037	1.5%	0.89%
2015	23,815,995	201,782	1.45%	0.87%
2016	24,190,907	203,499	1.57%	0.85%
2017	24,592,588	205,415	1.66%	0.94%
2018	24,963,258	207,582	1.51%	1.05%
2019	25,334,826	209,780	1.49%	1.06%
2020	25,649,248	211,944	1.24%	1.03%
2021	25,685,412	213,779	0.14%	0.87%
2022	26,018,721	215,261	1.3%	0.69%
2023	26,659,922	216,663	2.46%	0.65%
2024	27,196,812	218,019	2.01%	0.63%
2025	27,462,351	219,302	0.98%	0.59%
2026	27,720,006	220,530	0.94%	0.56%
2027	27,971,653	221,772	0.91%	0.56%
2028	28,220,660	223,104	0.89%	0.6%
2029	28,462,685	224,504	0.86%	0.63%
2030	28,698,853	225,968	0.83%	0.65%
2031	28,932,262	227,581	0.81%	0.71%
2032	29,160,438	229,298	0.79%	0.75%
2033	29,384,107	231,110	0.77%	0.79%
2034	29,605,432	233,061	0.75%	0.84%
2035	29,826,537	235,172	0.75%	0.91%
2036	30,047,917	237,415	0.74%	0.95%
2037	30,264,792	239,730	0.72%	0.98%
2038	30,480,032	242,155	0.71%	1.01%
2039	30,694,219	244,653	0.7%	1.03%
2040	30,907,034	247,196	0.69%	1.04%
2041	31,123,706	249,796	0.7%	1.05%
2042	31,343,677	252,427	0.71%	1.05%
2043	31,563,469	255,023	0.7%	1.03%
2044	31,781,220	257,609	0.69%	1.01%
2045	32,000,146	260,250	0.69%	1.03%
2046	32,223,471	262,849	0.7%	1%
2047	32,443,112	265,365	0.68%	0.96%
2048	32,662,412	267,836	0.68%	0.93%
2049	32,881,878	270,291	0.67%	0.92%
2050	33,095,459	272,711	0.65%	0.9%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,531,849 (a 14.6% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.4% to 33,095,459 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.