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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 265.1 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Italy vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Samoa
2100 35,208,261 384,161
2099 35,444,989 382,854
2098 35,676,340 381,539
2097 35,914,345 380,191
2096 36,150,501 378,724
2095 36,386,787 377,198
2094 36,619,396 375,643
2093 36,850,181 374,011
2092 37,089,746 372,292
2091 37,323,400 370,495
2090 37,560,976 368,729
2089 37,802,157 366,876
2088 38,040,056 364,923
2087 38,280,439 362,970
2086 38,517,279 360,980
2085 38,761,126 358,958
2084 39,008,873 356,899
2083 39,255,273 354,766
2082 39,509,964 352,554
2081 39,767,732 350,260
2080 40,030,977 347,980
2079 40,302,924 345,610
2078 40,579,648 343,130
2077 40,860,952 340,587
2076 41,151,772 337,992
2075 41,455,646 335,365
2074 41,779,503 332,762
2073 42,111,664 330,070
2072 42,459,257 327,311
2071 42,814,908 324,429
2070 43,187,953 321,716
2069 43,571,469 318,960
2068 43,964,515 316,145
2067 44,361,273 313,447
2066 44,771,926 310,683
2065 45,197,177 308,047
2064 45,628,630 305,429
2063 46,066,216 302,831
2062 46,517,561 300,287
2061 46,971,598 297,894
2060 47,424,830 295,476
2059 47,879,711 293,072
2058 48,332,818 290,637
2057 48,778,066 288,344
2056 49,222,515 286,143
2055 49,653,326 283,928
2054 50,073,600 281,737
2053 50,488,203 279,498
2052 50,886,354 277,186
2051 51,276,616 274,775
2050 51,663,176 272,374
2049 52,034,983 269,906
2048 52,392,012 267,438
2047 52,745,310 264,962
2046 53,080,828 262,389
2045 53,408,660 259,755
2044 53,723,325 257,081
2043 54,042,322 254,546
2042 54,342,628 251,896
2041 54,629,496 249,251
2040 54,916,374 246,679
2039 55,205,078 244,169
2038 55,481,637 241,648
2037 55,757,394 239,306
2036 56,025,224 237,018
2035 56,295,613 234,803
2034 56,562,648 232,771
2033 56,822,364 230,885
2032 57,078,534 229,148
2031 57,345,322 227,434
2030 57,606,120 225,916
2029 57,851,091 224,499
2028 58,091,760 223,100
2027 58,333,039 221,828
2026 58,562,681 220,601
2025 58,769,653 219,378
2024 58,952,704 218,019
2023 58,984,216 216,663
2022 59,013,667 215,261
2021 59,133,173 213,779
2020 59,438,851 211,944
2019 59,729,081 209,780
2018 60,148,658 207,582
2017 60,002,252 205,415
2016 60,115,223 203,499
2015 60,229,605 201,782
2014 60,320,707 200,037
2013 60,311,613 198,268
2012 60,191,247 196,498
2011 60,026,841 194,713
2010 59,819,407 193,023
2009 59,555,454 191,513
2008 59,211,181 190,107
2007 58,756,247 188,753
2006 58,399,861 187,709
2005 58,166,682 186,978
2004 57,828,179 186,249
2003 57,399,184 185,430
2002 57,089,824 184,471
2001 56,976,981 183,166
2000 56,942,108 181,685
1999 56,916,317 180,275
1998 56,906,744 178,905
1997 56,890,372 177,547
1996 56,860,281 176,071
1995 56,844,303 174,571
1994 56,843,400 173,159
1993 56,831,821 171,774
1992 56,797,087 170,331
1991 56,758,521 169,368
1990 56,719,240 169,042
1989 56,671,781 168,768
1988 56,629,288 168,346
1987 56,601,931 167,661
1986 56,596,155 167,061
1985 56,593,071 166,849
1984 56,576,718 166,796
1983 56,564,074 166,714
1982 56,543,548 166,484
1981 56,501,675 165,678
1980 56,433,883 164,322
1979 56,317,749 162,882
1978 56,155,143 161,375
1977 55,955,411 159,753
1976 55,718,260 157,113
1975 55,441,001 153,344
1974 55,110,868 149,431
1973 54,751,406 146,516
1972 54,381,345 144,538
1971 54,073,490 142,503
1970 53,821,850 140,400
1969 53,537,950 138,233
1968 53,235,750 136,020
1967 52,900,500 133,764
1966 52,519,000 131,073
1965 52,112,350 127,978
1964 51,675,350 124,894
1963 51,252,000 121,764
1962 50,879,450 118,597
1961 50,536,350 115,496
1960 50,199,700 112,490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Samoa
2100 -0.67% 0.34%
2099 -0.65% 0.34%
2098 -0.66% 0.35%
2097 -0.65% 0.39%
2096 -0.65% 0.4%
2095 -0.64% 0.41%
2094 -0.63% 0.44%
2093 -0.65% 0.46%
2092 -0.63% 0.48%
2091 -0.63% 0.48%
2090 -0.64% 0.51%
2089 -0.63% 0.54%
2088 -0.63% 0.54%
2087 -0.61% 0.55%
2086 -0.63% 0.56%
2085 -0.64% 0.58%
2084 -0.63% 0.6%
2083 -0.64% 0.63%
2082 -0.65% 0.65%
2081 -0.66% 0.66%
2080 -0.67% 0.69%
2079 -0.68% 0.72%
2078 -0.69% 0.75%
2077 -0.71% 0.77%
2076 -0.73% 0.78%
2075 -0.78% 0.78%
2074 -0.79% 0.82%
2073 -0.82% 0.84%
2072 -0.83% 0.89%
2071 -0.86% 0.84%
2070 -0.88% 0.86%
2069 -0.89% 0.89%
2068 -0.89% 0.86%
2067 -0.92% 0.89%
2066 -0.94% 0.86%
2065 -0.95% 0.86%
2064 -0.95% 0.86%
2063 -0.97% 0.85%
2062 -0.97% 0.8%
2061 -0.96% 0.82%
2060 -0.95% 0.82%
2059 -0.94% 0.84%
2058 -0.91% 0.8%
2057 -0.9% 0.77%
2056 -0.87% 0.78%
2055 -0.84% 0.78%
2054 -0.82% 0.8%
2053 -0.78% 0.83%
2052 -0.76% 0.88%
2051 -0.75% 0.88%
2050 -0.71% 0.91%
2049 -0.68% 0.92%
2048 -0.67% 0.93%
2047 -0.63% 0.98%
2046 -0.61% 1.01%
2045 -0.59% 1.04%
2044 -0.59% 1%
2043 -0.55% 1.05%
2042 -0.53% 1.06%
2041 -0.52% 1.04%
2040 -0.52% 1.03%
2039 -0.5% 1.04%
2038 -0.49% 0.98%
2037 -0.48% 0.96%
2036 -0.48% 0.94%
2035 -0.47% 0.87%
2034 -0.46% 0.82%
2033 -0.45% 0.76%
2032 -0.47% 0.75%
2031 -0.45% 0.67%
2030 -0.42% 0.63%
2029 -0.41% 0.63%
2028 -0.41% 0.57%
2027 -0.39% 0.56%
2026 -0.35% 0.56%
2025 -0.31% 0.62%
2024 -0.05% 0.63%
2023 -0.05% 0.65%
2022 -0.2% 0.69%
2021 -0.51% 0.87%
2020 -0.49% 1.03%
2019 -0.7% 1.06%
2018 0.24% 1.05%
2017 -0.19% 0.94%
2016 -0.19% 0.85%
2015 -0.15% 0.87%
2014 0.02% 0.89%
2013 0.2% 0.9%
2012 0.27% 0.92%
2011 0.35% 0.88%
2010 0.44% 0.79%
2009 0.58% 0.74%
2008 0.77% 0.72%
2007 0.61% 0.56%
2006 0.4% 0.39%
2005 0.59% 0.39%
2004 0.75% 0.44%
2003 0.54% 0.52%
2002 0.2% 0.71%
2001 0.06% 0.82%
2000 0.05% 0.78%
1999 0.02% 0.77%
1998 0.03% 0.76%
1997 0.05% 0.84%
1996 0.03% 0.86%
1995 0.002% 0.82%
1994 0.02% 0.81%
1993 0.06% 0.85%
1992 0.07% 0.57%
1991 0.07% 0.19%
1990 0.08% 0.16%
1989 0.08% 0.25%
1988 0.05% 0.41%
1987 0.01% 0.36%
1986 0.005% 0.13%
1985 0.03% 0.03%
1984 0.02% 0.05%
1983 0.04% 0.14%
1982 0.07% 0.49%
1981 0.12% 0.83%
1980 0.21% 0.88%
1979 0.29% 0.93%
1978 0.36% 1.02%
1977 0.43% 1.68%
1976 0.5% 2.46%
1975 0.6% 2.62%
1974 0.66% 1.99%
1973 0.68% 1.37%
1972 0.57% 1.43%
1971 0.47% 1.5%
1970 0.53% 1.57%
1969 0.57% 1.63%
1968 0.63% 1.69%
1967 0.73% 2.05%
1966 0.78% 2.42%
1965 0.85% 2.47%
1964 0.83% 2.57%
1963 0.73% 2.67%
1962 0.68% 2.68%
1961 0.67% 2.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Italy Samoa
Current population
58562681
220932
Population rank 26/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.003%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
1.39 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
47.7 seconds
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline -86 +4
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 125/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change +75,448 -2,815
Net migration rank 19/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -2,815
2024 - 95,246 - -2,754
2023 -283,125 150,189 4,170 -2,810
2022 -318,674 231,228 4,288 -2,837
2021 -301,579 157,327 4,379 -2,860
2020 -338,801 85,281 4,442 -2,299
2019 -215,025 46,634 4,495 -2,313
2018 -192,475 83,686 4,637 -2,425
2017 -192,007 95,147 4,661 -2,539
2016 -138,265 84,568 4,720 -3,008
2015 -162,620 39,389 4,795 -3,074
2014 -96,513 52,679 4,849 -3,081
2013 -90,468 158,090 4,875 -3,107
2012 -78,248 252,524 4,863 -3,089
2011 -48,021 198,544 4,860 -3,056
2010 -23,928 274,387 4,779 -3,197
2009 -17,866 283,676 4,525 -3,093
2008 -11,842 422,534 4,581 -3,194
2007 -5,876 495,092 4,480 -3,152
2006 0 215,995 4,473 -3,714
2005 -17,450 258,702 4,503 -3,805
2004 11,566 417,970 4,554 -3,796
2003 -40,179 478,578 4,622 -3,748
2002 -22,836 223,861 4,672 -3,624
2001 -11,396 48,903 4,759 -3,198
2000 -17,082 56,065 4,855 -3,453
1999 -22,766 54,405 4,937 -3,517
1998 -39,835 67,985 5,022 -3,702
1997 -22,756 50,539 5,053 -3,658
1996 -22,744 53,450 5,038 -3,476
1995 -34,107 -460,287 4,976 -3,532
1994 -17,053 502,750 4,880 -3,505
1993 0 24,321 4,769 -3,373
1992 22,718 51,747 4,652 -3,161
1991 11,352 19,721 4,655 -4,227
1990 22,688 35,317 4,759 -4,533
1989 28,336 19,540 4,845 -4,527
1988 33,977 18,553 4,889 -4,366
1987 16,980 7,825 4,909 -4,056
1986 11,319 -6,206 4,983 -4,637
1985 28,297 6,911 4,998 -4,920
1984 50,919 203 4,979 -4,944
1983 33,939 -3,733 4,914 -4,789
1982 79,161 -24,223 4,808 -4,479
1981 73,452 7,182 4,720 -3,440
1980 84,650 295,642 4,672 -3,240
1979 129,531 42,637 4,624 -3,177
1978 168,465 43,932 4,587 -3,022
1977 190,248 42,246 4,555 -2,866
1976 228,445 40,885 4,519 -929
1975 271,660 43,051 4,465 -522
1974 336,176 42,487 4,411 -526
1973 328,508 41,631 4,446 -2,501
1972 364,355 43,182 4,487 -2,483
1971 383,922 -58,627 4,534 -2,463
1970 376,753 -62,216 4,567 -2,429
1969 390,827 -45,346 4,592 -2,399
1968 399,268 -50,149 4,605 -2,370
1967 439,074 -37,992 4,621 -2,333
1966 488,427 -35,352 4,593 -1,503
1965 474,222 -36,267 4,605 -1,512
1964 527,089 -27,368 4,326 -1,252
1963 440,767 -28,198 4,544 -1,365
1962 427,387 -25,840 4,498 -1,341
1961 459,880 -129,761 4,399 -1,349
1960 426,697 -140,765 4,298 -1,333

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people). In Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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