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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Samoa	Eritrea	Samoa
1960	972,547	112,490	-	-
1961	995,573	115,496	2.37%	2.67%
1962	1,019,788	118,597	2.43%	2.68%
1963	1,045,092	121,764	2.48%	2.67%
1964	1,071,287	124,894	2.51%	2.57%
1965	1,098,335	127,978	2.52%	2.47%
1966	1,124,957	131,073	2.42%	2.42%
1967	1,152,339	133,764	2.43%	2.05%
1968	1,181,737	136,020	2.55%	1.69%
1969	1,212,005	138,233	2.56%	1.63%
1970	1,243,453	140,400	2.59%	1.57%
1971	1,276,154	142,503	2.63%	1.5%
1972	1,309,235	144,538	2.59%	1.43%
1973	1,342,669	146,516	2.55%	1.37%
1974	1,375,688	149,431	2.46%	1.99%
1975	1,408,210	153,344	2.36%	2.62%
1976	1,443,807	157,113	2.53%	2.46%
1977	1,482,565	159,753	2.68%	1.68%
1978	1,522,378	161,375	2.69%	1.02%
1979	1,563,332	162,882	2.69%	0.93%
1980	1,605,797	164,322	2.72%	0.88%
1981	1,649,939	165,678	2.75%	0.83%
1982	1,695,461	166,484	2.76%	0.49%
1983	1,736,160	166,714	2.4%	0.14%
1984	1,771,730	166,796	2.05%	0.05%
1985	1,807,816	166,849	2.04%	0.03%
1986	1,845,164	167,061	2.07%	0.13%
1987	1,888,669	167,661	2.36%	0.36%
1988	1,938,255	168,346	2.63%	0.41%
1989	1,987,017	168,768	2.52%	0.25%
1990	2,032,737	169,042	2.3%	0.16%
1991	1,919,571	169,368	-5.57%	0.19%
1992	1,798,748	170,331	-6.29%	0.57%
1993	1,856,006	171,774	3.18%	0.85%
1994	1,913,915	173,159	3.12%	0.81%
1995	2,025,267	174,571	5.82%	0.82%
1996	2,128,464	176,071	5.1%	0.86%
1997	2,152,135	177,547	1.11%	0.84%
1998	2,180,419	178,905	1.31%	0.76%
1999	2,212,780	180,275	1.48%	0.77%
2000	2,247,031	181,685	1.55%	0.78%
2001	2,312,079	183,166	2.89%	0.82%
2002	2,392,978	184,471	3.5%	0.71%
2003	2,493,903	185,430	4.22%	0.52%
2004	2,598,284	186,249	4.19%	0.44%
2005	2,661,215	186,978	2.42%	0.39%
2006	2,703,502	187,709	1.59%	0.39%
2007	2,743,222	188,753	1.47%	0.56%
2008	2,816,327	190,107	2.66%	0.72%
2009	2,887,885	191,513	2.54%	0.74%
2010	2,945,186	193,023	1.98%	0.79%
2011	2,998,485	194,713	1.81%	0.88%
2012	3,036,988	196,498	1.28%	0.92%
2013	3,074,360	198,268	1.23%	0.9%
2014	3,095,173	200,037	0.68%	0.89%
2015	3,105,546	201,782	0.34%	0.87%
2016	3,124,698	203,499	0.62%	0.85%
2017	3,150,347	205,415	0.82%	0.94%
2018	3,192,760	207,582	1.35%	1.05%
2019	3,240,194	209,780	1.49%	1.06%
2020	3,291,271	211,944	1.58%	1.03%
2021	3,350,183	213,779	1.79%	0.87%
2022	3,409,447	215,261	1.77%	0.69%
2023	3,470,390	216,663	1.79%	0.65%
2024	3,535,603	218,019	1.88%	0.63%
2025	3,606,996	219,302	2.02%	0.59%
2026	3,682,659	220,530	2.1%	0.56%
2027	3,760,368	221,772	2.11%	0.56%
2028	3,840,135	223,104	2.12%	0.6%
2029	3,920,467	224,504	2.09%	0.63%
2030	4,002,671	225,968	2.1%	0.65%
2031	4,085,037	227,581	2.06%	0.71%
2032	4,166,507	229,298	1.99%	0.75%
2033	4,249,501	231,110	1.99%	0.79%
2034	4,334,727	233,061	2.01%	0.84%
2035	4,420,915	235,172	1.99%	0.91%
2036	4,509,755	237,415	2.01%	0.95%
2037	4,601,933	239,730	2.04%	0.98%
2038	4,692,340	242,155	1.96%	1.01%
2039	4,780,469	244,653	1.88%	1.03%
2040	4,868,668	247,196	1.84%	1.04%
2041	4,954,481	249,796	1.76%	1.05%
2042	5,039,298	252,427	1.71%	1.05%
2043	5,124,256	255,023	1.69%	1.03%
2044	5,207,858	257,609	1.63%	1.01%
2045	5,292,756	260,250	1.63%	1.03%
2046	5,375,963	262,849	1.57%	1%
2047	5,456,488	265,365	1.5%	0.96%
2048	5,537,538	267,836	1.49%	0.93%
2049	5,617,348	270,291	1.44%	0.92%
2050	5,696,052	272,711	1.4%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eritrea increased by 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eritrea gained 562,228 (a 18.1% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 136th most populous country in 2005 and is 131st 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) Eritrea's population will grow by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.