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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	China	Samoa	China	Samoa
1960	667,070,000	112,490	-	-
1961	660,330,000	115,496	-1.01%	2.67%
1962	665,770,000	118,597	0.82%	2.68%
1963	682,335,000	121,764	2.49%	2.67%
1964	698,355,000	124,894	2.35%	2.57%
1965	715,185,000	127,978	2.41%	2.47%
1966	735,400,000	131,073	2.83%	2.42%
1967	754,550,000	133,764	2.6%	2.05%
1968	774,510,000	136,020	2.65%	1.69%
1969	796,025,000	138,233	2.78%	1.63%
1970	818,315,000	140,400	2.8%	1.57%
1971	841,105,000	142,503	2.78%	1.5%
1972	862,030,000	144,538	2.49%	1.43%
1973	881,940,000	146,516	2.31%	1.37%
1974	900,350,000	149,431	2.09%	1.99%
1975	916,395,000	153,344	1.78%	2.62%
1976	930,685,000	157,113	1.56%	2.46%
1977	943,455,000	159,753	1.37%	1.68%
1978	956,165,000	161,375	1.35%	1.02%
1979	969,005,000	162,882	1.34%	0.93%
1980	981,235,000	164,322	1.26%	0.88%
1981	993,885,000	165,678	1.29%	0.83%
1982	1,008,630,000	166,484	1.48%	0.49%
1983	1,023,310,000	166,714	1.46%	0.14%
1984	1,036,825,000	166,796	1.32%	0.05%
1985	1,051,040,000	166,849	1.37%	0.03%
1986	1,066,790,000	167,061	1.5%	0.13%
1987	1,084,035,000	167,661	1.62%	0.36%
1988	1,101,630,000	168,346	1.62%	0.41%
1989	1,118,650,000	168,768	1.54%	0.25%
1990	1,135,185,000	169,042	1.48%	0.16%
1991	1,150,780,000	169,368	1.37%	0.19%
1992	1,164,970,000	170,331	1.23%	0.57%
1993	1,178,440,000	171,774	1.16%	0.85%
1994	1,191,835,000	173,159	1.14%	0.81%
1995	1,204,855,000	174,571	1.09%	0.82%
1996	1,217,550,000	176,071	1.05%	0.86%
1997	1,230,075,000	177,547	1.03%	0.84%
1998	1,241,935,000	178,905	0.96%	0.76%
1999	1,252,735,000	180,275	0.87%	0.77%
2000	1,262,645,000	181,685	0.79%	0.78%
2001	1,271,850,000	183,166	0.73%	0.82%
2002	1,280,400,000	184,471	0.67%	0.71%
2003	1,288,400,000	185,430	0.62%	0.52%
2004	1,296,075,000	186,249	0.6%	0.44%
2005	1,303,720,000	186,978	0.59%	0.39%
2006	1,311,020,000	187,709	0.56%	0.39%
2007	1,317,885,000	188,753	0.52%	0.56%
2008	1,324,655,000	190,107	0.51%	0.72%
2009	1,331,260,000	191,513	0.5%	0.74%
2010	1,337,705,000	193,023	0.48%	0.79%
2011	1,345,035,000	194,713	0.55%	0.88%
2012	1,354,190,000	196,498	0.68%	0.92%
2013	1,363,240,000	198,268	0.67%	0.9%
2014	1,371,860,000	200,037	0.63%	0.89%
2015	1,379,860,000	201,782	0.58%	0.87%
2016	1,387,790,000	203,499	0.57%	0.85%
2017	1,396,215,000	205,415	0.61%	0.94%
2018	1,402,760,000	207,582	0.47%	1.05%
2019	1,407,745,000	209,780	0.36%	1.06%
2020	1,411,100,000	211,944	0.24%	1.03%
2021	1,412,360,000	213,779	0.09%	0.87%
2022	1,412,175,000	215,261	-0.01%	0.69%
2023	1,410,710,000	216,663	-0.1%	0.65%
2024	1,408,975,000	218,019	-0.12%	0.63%
2025	1,405,773,318	219,302	-0.23%	0.59%
2026	1,402,614,510	220,530	-0.22%	0.56%
2027	1,399,403,406	221,772	-0.23%	0.56%
2028	1,395,886,569	223,104	-0.25%	0.6%
2029	1,392,060,666	224,504	-0.27%	0.63%
2030	1,387,961,846	225,968	-0.29%	0.65%
2031	1,383,588,794	227,581	-0.32%	0.71%
2032	1,378,934,346	229,298	-0.34%	0.75%
2033	1,374,007,012	231,110	-0.36%	0.79%
2034	1,368,825,481	233,061	-0.38%	0.84%
2035	1,363,415,793	235,172	-0.4%	0.91%
2036	1,357,772,486	237,415	-0.41%	0.95%
2037	1,351,902,859	239,730	-0.43%	0.98%
2038	1,345,840,038	242,155	-0.45%	1.01%
2039	1,339,558,174	244,653	-0.47%	1.03%
2040	1,333,028,062	247,196	-0.49%	1.04%
2041	1,326,251,398	249,796	-0.51%	1.05%
2042	1,319,222,019	252,427	-0.53%	1.05%
2043	1,311,956,934	255,023	-0.55%	1.03%
2044	1,304,437,340	257,609	-0.57%	1.01%
2045	1,296,592,737	260,250	-0.6%	1.03%
2046	1,288,357,014	262,849	-0.64%	1%
2047	1,279,723,262	265,365	-0.67%	0.96%
2048	1,270,661,954	267,836	-0.71%	0.93%
2049	1,261,120,581	270,291	-0.75%	0.92%
2050	1,251,102,086	272,711	-0.79%	0.9%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd 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) China's population will shrink by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.