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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	Samoa	Dominica	Samoa
1960	59,372	112,490	-	-
1961	60,209	115,496	1.41%	2.67%
1962	60,948	118,597	1.23%	2.68%
1963	61,739	121,764	1.3%	2.67%
1964	62,587	124,894	1.37%	2.57%
1965	63,505	127,978	1.47%	2.47%
1966	64,507	131,073	1.58%	2.42%
1967	65,585	133,764	1.67%	2.05%
1968	66,732	136,020	1.75%	1.69%
1969	67,934	138,233	1.8%	1.63%
1970	68,908	140,400	1.43%	1.57%
1971	69,532	142,503	0.91%	1.5%
1972	70,060	144,538	0.76%	1.43%
1973	70,585	146,516	0.75%	1.37%
1974	71,091	149,431	0.72%	1.99%
1975	71,570	153,344	0.67%	2.62%
1976	72,017	157,113	0.62%	2.46%
1977	72,406	159,753	0.54%	1.68%
1978	72,724	161,375	0.44%	1.02%
1979	72,959	162,882	0.32%	0.93%
1980	73,083	164,322	0.17%	0.88%
1981	72,986	165,678	-0.13%	0.83%
1982	72,688	166,484	-0.41%	0.49%
1983	72,365	166,714	-0.44%	0.14%
1984	72,056	166,796	-0.43%	0.05%
1985	71,744	166,849	-0.43%	0.03%
1986	71,406	167,061	-0.47%	0.13%
1987	71,023	167,661	-0.54%	0.36%
1988	70,608	168,346	-0.58%	0.41%
1989	70,153	168,768	-0.64%	0.25%
1990	69,627	169,042	-0.75%	0.16%
1991	69,296	169,368	-0.48%	0.19%
1992	69,325	170,331	0.04%	0.57%
1993	69,433	171,774	0.16%	0.85%
1994	69,477	173,159	0.06%	0.81%
1995	69,469	174,571	-0.01%	0.82%
1996	69,410	176,071	-0.08%	0.86%
1997	69,299	177,547	-0.16%	0.84%
1998	69,124	178,905	-0.25%	0.76%
1999	68,870	180,275	-0.37%	0.77%
2000	68,511	181,685	-0.52%	0.78%
2001	68,288	183,166	-0.33%	0.82%
2002	68,367	184,471	0.12%	0.71%
2003	68,531	185,430	0.24%	0.52%
2004	68,649	186,249	0.17%	0.44%
2005	68,734	186,978	0.12%	0.39%
2006	68,806	187,709	0.1%	0.39%
2007	68,847	188,753	0.06%	0.56%
2008	68,854	190,107	0.01%	0.72%
2009	68,864	191,513	0.01%	0.74%
2010	68,859	193,023	-0.007%	0.79%
2011	69,053	194,713	0.28%	0.88%
2012	69,118	196,498	0.09%	0.92%
2013	69,715	198,268	0.86%	0.9%
2014	70,373	200,037	0.94%	0.89%
2015	70,410	201,782	0.05%	0.87%
2016	69,606	203,499	-1.14%	0.85%
2017	68,496	205,415	-1.59%	0.94%
2018	68,174	207,582	-0.47%	1.05%
2019	67,880	209,780	-0.43%	1.06%
2020	67,573	211,944	-0.45%	1.03%
2021	67,202	213,779	-0.55%	0.87%
2022	66,826	215,261	-0.56%	0.69%
2023	66,510	216,663	-0.47%	0.65%
2024	66,205	218,019	-0.46%	0.63%
2025	65,870	219,302	-0.51%	0.59%
2026	65,508	220,530	-0.55%	0.56%
2027	65,160	221,772	-0.53%	0.56%
2028	64,808	223,104	-0.54%	0.6%
2029	64,475	224,504	-0.51%	0.63%
2030	64,169	225,968	-0.47%	0.65%
2031	63,949	227,581	-0.34%	0.71%
2032	63,825	229,298	-0.19%	0.75%
2033	63,775	231,110	-0.08%	0.79%
2034	63,756	233,061	-0.03%	0.84%
2035	63,764	235,172	0.01%	0.91%
2036	63,757	237,415	-0.01%	0.95%
2037	63,770	239,730	0.02%	0.98%
2038	63,784	242,155	0.02%	1.01%
2039	63,792	244,653	0.01%	1.03%
2040	63,798	247,196	0.009%	1.04%
2041	63,804	249,796	0.009%	1.05%
2042	63,778	252,427	-0.04%	1.05%
2043	63,731	255,023	-0.07%	1.03%
2044	63,677	257,609	-0.08%	1.01%
2045	63,630	260,250	-0.07%	1.03%
2046	63,575	262,849	-0.09%	1%
2047	63,501	265,365	-0.12%	0.96%
2048	63,411	267,836	-0.14%	0.93%
2049	63,303	270,291	-0.17%	0.92%
2050	63,191	272,711	-0.18%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.