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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 219,306 people in Samoa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 221,158 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Estonia's population is 6.09 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.84% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.8% growth).

Estonia vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Samoa
2100 836,010 384,035
2099 841,611 382,728
2098 847,091 381,414
2097 852,580 380,066
2096 858,210 378,599
2095 863,813 377,074
2094 869,346 375,519
2093 874,966 373,888
2092 880,538 372,169
2091 886,175 370,373
2090 891,952 368,608
2089 897,814 366,755
2088 903,726 364,803
2087 909,938 362,850
2086 916,313 360,862
2085 922,817 358,840
2084 929,590 356,781
2083 936,429 354,649
2082 943,318 352,438
2081 950,224 350,145
2080 957,303 347,866
2079 964,518 345,496
2078 971,861 343,017
2077 979,290 340,475
2076 986,730 337,881
2075 994,224 335,254
2074 1,001,883 332,652
2073 1,009,652 329,962
2072 1,017,490 327,203
2071 1,025,441 324,322
2070 1,033,527 321,610
2069 1,041,579 318,855
2068 1,049,614 316,041
2067 1,057,732 313,344
2066 1,065,824 310,581
2065 1,073,994 307,946
2064 1,082,173 305,328
2063 1,090,322 302,731
2062 1,098,483 300,188
2061 1,106,624 297,795
2060 1,114,804 295,379
2059 1,122,732 292,975
2058 1,130,617 290,541
2057 1,138,317 288,249
2056 1,145,937 286,049
2055 1,153,485 283,835
2054 1,160,725 281,645
2053 1,167,900 279,406
2052 1,174,867 277,095
2051 1,181,816 274,684
2050 1,188,591 272,285
2049 1,195,231 269,817
2048 1,201,594 267,350
2047 1,207,963 264,875
2046 1,214,281 262,303
2045 1,220,553 259,670
2044 1,226,815 256,996
2043 1,232,969 254,462
2042 1,239,123 251,813
2041 1,245,261 249,169
2040 1,251,349 246,598
2039 1,257,523 244,088
2038 1,263,757 241,568
2037 1,270,161 239,227
2036 1,276,749 236,940
2035 1,283,416 234,725
2034 1,290,282 232,695
2033 1,297,198 230,809
2032 1,304,236 229,073
2031 1,311,342 227,359
2030 1,318,468 225,842
2029 1,325,543 224,425
2028 1,332,712 223,027
2027 1,339,889 221,755
2026 1,347,027 220,528
2025 1,366,475 219,306
2024 1,372,341 218,019
2023 1,370,286 216,663
2022 1,348,840 215,261
2021 1,330,932 213,779
2020 1,329,522 211,944
2019 1,326,898 209,780
2018 1,321,977 207,582
2017 1,317,384 205,415
2016 1,315,790 203,499
2015 1,315,407 201,782
2014 1,314,545 200,037
2013 1,317,997 198,268
2012 1,322,696 196,498
2011 1,327,439 194,713
2010 1,331,475 193,023
2009 1,334,515 191,513
2008 1,337,090 190,107
2007 1,340,680 188,753
2006 1,346,810 187,709
2005 1,354,775 186,978
2004 1,362,550 186,249
2003 1,370,720 185,430
2002 1,379,350 184,471
2001 1,388,115 183,166
2000 1,396,985 181,685
1999 1,390,244 180,275
1998 1,386,156 178,905
1997 1,399,535 177,547
1996 1,415,594 176,071
1995 1,436,634 174,571
1994 1,462,514 173,159
1993 1,494,128 171,774
1992 1,533,091 170,331
1991 1,561,314 169,368
1990 1,569,174 169,042
1989 1,568,131 168,768
1988 1,561,900 168,346
1987 1,552,221 167,661
1986 1,540,190 167,061
1985 1,528,781 166,849
1984 1,518,617 166,796
1983 1,508,745 166,714
1982 1,498,414 166,484
1981 1,487,666 165,678
1980 1,477,219 164,322
1979 1,468,333 162,882
1978 1,460,188 161,375
1977 1,450,211 159,753
1976 1,439,576 157,113
1975 1,429,352 153,344
1974 1,418,169 149,431
1973 1,405,951 146,516
1972 1,392,518 144,538
1971 1,376,955 142,503
1970 1,360,076 140,400
1969 1,345,249 138,233
1968 1,331,214 136,020
1967 1,318,946 133,764
1966 1,308,597 131,073
1965 1,294,566 127,978
1964 1,277,086 124,894
1963 1,258,857 121,764
1962 1,241,623 118,597
1961 1,225,077 115,496
1960 1,211,537 112,490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,659 people (a 8.68% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.1% to 272,285 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Samoa
2100 -0.67% 0.34%
2099 -0.65% 0.34%
2098 -0.64% 0.35%
2097 -0.66% 0.39%
2096 -0.65% 0.4%
2095 -0.64% 0.41%
2094 -0.64% 0.44%
2093 -0.63% 0.46%
2092 -0.64% 0.48%
2091 -0.65% 0.48%
2090 -0.65% 0.51%
2089 -0.65% 0.54%
2088 -0.68% 0.54%
2087 -0.7% 0.55%
2086 -0.7% 0.56%
2085 -0.73% 0.58%
2084 -0.73% 0.6%
2083 -0.73% 0.63%
2082 -0.73% 0.65%
2081 -0.74% 0.66%
2080 -0.75% 0.69%
2079 -0.76% 0.72%
2078 -0.76% 0.75%
2077 -0.75% 0.77%
2076 -0.75% 0.78%
2075 -0.76% 0.78%
2074 -0.77% 0.82%
2073 -0.77% 0.84%
2072 -0.78% 0.89%
2071 -0.78% 0.84%
2070 -0.77% 0.86%
2069 -0.77% 0.89%
2068 -0.77% 0.86%
2067 -0.76% 0.89%
2066 -0.76% 0.86%
2065 -0.76% 0.86%
2064 -0.75% 0.86%
2063 -0.74% 0.85%
2062 -0.74% 0.8%
2061 -0.73% 0.82%
2060 -0.71% 0.82%
2059 -0.7% 0.84%
2058 -0.68% 0.8%
2057 -0.66% 0.77%
2056 -0.65% 0.78%
2055 -0.62% 0.78%
2054 -0.61% 0.8%
2053 -0.59% 0.83%
2052 -0.59% 0.88%
2051 -0.57% 0.88%
2050 -0.56% 0.91%
2049 -0.53% 0.92%
2048 -0.53% 0.93%
2047 -0.52% 0.98%
2046 -0.51% 1.01%
2045 -0.51% 1.04%
2044 -0.5% 1%
2043 -0.5% 1.05%
2042 -0.49% 1.06%
2041 -0.49% 1.04%
2040 -0.49% 1.03%
2039 -0.49% 1.04%
2038 -0.5% 0.98%
2037 -0.52% 0.96%
2036 -0.52% 0.94%
2035 -0.53% 0.87%
2034 -0.53% 0.82%
2033 -0.54% 0.76%
2032 -0.54% 0.75%
2031 -0.54% 0.67%
2030 -0.53% 0.63%
2029 -0.54% 0.63%
2028 -0.54% 0.57%
2027 -0.53% 0.56%
2026 -1.42% 0.56%
2025 -0.43% 0.59%
2024 0.15% 0.63%
2023 1.59% 0.65%
2022 1.35% 0.69%
2021 0.11% 0.87%
2020 0.2% 1.03%
2019 0.37% 1.06%
2018 0.35% 1.05%
2017 0.12% 0.94%
2016 0.03% 0.85%
2015 0.07% 0.87%
2014 -0.26% 0.89%
2013 -0.36% 0.9%
2012 -0.36% 0.92%
2011 -0.3% 0.88%
2010 -0.23% 0.79%
2009 -0.19% 0.74%
2008 -0.27% 0.72%
2007 -0.46% 0.56%
2006 -0.59% 0.39%
2005 -0.57% 0.39%
2004 -0.6% 0.44%
2003 -0.63% 0.52%
2002 -0.63% 0.71%
2001 -0.63% 0.82%
2000 0.48% 0.78%
1999 0.29% 0.77%
1998 -0.96% 0.76%
1997 -1.13% 0.84%
1996 -1.46% 0.86%
1995 -1.77% 0.82%
1994 -2.12% 0.81%
1993 -2.54% 0.85%
1992 -1.81% 0.57%
1991 -0.5% 0.19%
1990 0.07% 0.16%
1989 0.4% 0.25%
1988 0.62% 0.41%
1987 0.78% 0.36%
1986 0.75% 0.13%
1985 0.67% 0.03%
1984 0.65% 0.05%
1983 0.69% 0.14%
1982 0.72% 0.49%
1981 0.71% 0.83%
1980 0.61% 0.88%
1979 0.56% 0.93%
1978 0.69% 1.02%
1977 0.74% 1.68%
1976 0.72% 2.46%
1975 0.79% 2.62%
1974 0.87% 1.99%
1973 0.96% 1.37%
1972 1.13% 1.43%
1971 1.24% 1.5%
1970 1.1% 1.57%
1969 1.05% 1.63%
1968 0.93% 1.69%
1967 0.79% 2.05%
1966 1.08% 2.42%
1965 1.37% 2.47%
1964 1.45% 2.57%
1963 1.39% 2.67%
1962 1.35% 2.68%
1961 1.12% 2.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/samoa | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.59%.

Live population counters

Estonia Samoa
Current population
1347027
221158
Population rank 155/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.003%
One net population change
1.5 hours
6.83 hours
One birth every
53.9 minutes
1.61 hours
One death every
33.3 minutes
6.53 hours
Daily growth/decline -16 +4
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +1,287
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +0.59%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 123/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 -2,815
Net migration rank 141/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -2,815
2024 -6,038 -7,742 4,101 -2,754
2023 -5,070 5,717 4,170 -2,810
2022 -5,665 39,754 4,288 -2,837
2021 -5,324 7,043 4,379 -2,860
2020 -2,659 3,694 4,442 -2,299
2019 -1,327 5,386 4,495 -2,313
2018 -1,322 7,089 4,637 -2,425
2017 -1,713 5,202 4,661 -2,539
2016 -1,316 1,081 4,720 -3,008
2015 -1,315 4,261 4,795 -3,074
2014 -1,972 -674 4,849 -3,081
2013 -1,713 -2,688 4,875 -3,107
2012 -1,455 -3,674 4,863 -3,089
2011 -531 -3,941 4,860 -3,056
2010 0 -3,781 4,779 -3,197
2009 -400 -2,089 4,525 -3,093
2008 -668 -2,034 4,581 -3,194
2007 -1,608 -2,941 4,480 -3,152
2006 -2,559 -5,351 4,473 -3,714
2005 -2,981 -5,208 4,503 -3,805
2004 -3,679 -3,681 4,554 -3,796
2003 -5,072 -3,705 4,622 -3,748
2002 -5,380 -2,889 4,672 -3,624
2001 -5,830 -3,280 4,759 -3,198
2000 -5,309 -3,083 4,855 -3,453
1999 -6,117 1,419 4,937 -3,517
1998 -7,208 -3,296 5,022 -3,702
1997 -6,018 -4,066 5,053 -3,658
1996 -5,662 -10,540 5,038 -3,476
1995 -7,327 -12,655 4,976 -3,532
1994 -8,044 -17,984 4,880 -3,505
1993 -5,976 -25,501 4,769 -3,373
1992 -1,993 -38,391 4,652 -3,161
1991 -312 -9,712 4,655 -4,227
1990 2,825 -2,660 4,759 -4,533
1989 5,803 -368 4,845 -4,527
1988 6,404 5,256 4,889 -4,366
1987 6,829 5,389 4,909 -4,056
1986 6,160 5,260 4,983 -4,637
1985 4,281 5,097 4,998 -4,920
1984 5,163 5,006 4,979 -4,944
1983 5,884 4,986 4,914 -4,789
1982 5,244 4,832 4,808 -4,479
1981 4,612 4,789 4,720 -3,440
1980 3,989 4,619 4,672 -3,240
1979 3,818 4,521 4,624 -3,177
1978 4,088 7,234 4,587 -3,022
1977 4,931 7,189 4,555 -2,866
1976 4,319 6,942 4,519 -929
1975 4,717 6,737 4,465 -522
1974 5,956 6,594 4,411 -526
1973 5,623 6,488 4,446 -2,501
1972 6,267 6,432 4,487 -2,483
1971 7,160 6,392 4,534 -2,463
1970 6,257 6,158 4,567 -2,429
1969 5,515 8,650 4,592 -2,399
1968 5,592 9,403 4,605 -2,370
1967 5,012 9,115 4,621 -2,333
1966 4,842 8,998 4,593 -1,503
1965 5,437 8,851 4,605 -1,512
1964 6,897 8,734 4,326 -1,252
1963 6,043 8,410 4,544 -1,365
1962 6,457 8,248 4,498 -1,341
1961 7,228 7,991 4,399 -1,349
1960 7,511 7,762 4,298 -1,333

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/samoa | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people). In Samoa 62.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 44,688 people) and 37.6% is from migration (a loss of 26,919 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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