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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Kiribati	Samoa	Kiribati	Samoa
1960	47,157	112,490	-	-
1961	48,323	115,496	2.47%	2.67%
1962	49,538	118,597	2.51%	2.68%
1963	50,791	121,764	2.53%	2.67%
1964	52,088	124,894	2.55%	2.57%
1965	53,439	127,978	2.59%	2.47%
1966	54,425	131,073	1.85%	2.42%
1967	54,996	133,764	1.05%	2.05%
1968	55,529	136,020	0.97%	1.69%
1969	56,360	138,233	1.5%	1.63%
1970	57,510	140,400	2.04%	1.57%
1971	58,652	142,503	1.99%	1.5%
1972	59,778	144,538	1.92%	1.43%
1973	60,824	146,516	1.75%	1.37%
1974	61,219	149,431	0.65%	1.99%
1975	60,987	153,344	-0.38%	2.62%
1976	60,661	157,113	-0.53%	2.46%
1977	60,267	159,753	-0.65%	1.68%
1978	59,864	161,375	-0.67%	1.02%
1979	60,172	162,882	0.51%	0.93%
1980	61,148	164,322	1.62%	0.88%
1981	62,121	165,678	1.59%	0.83%
1982	63,134	166,484	1.63%	0.49%
1983	64,169	166,714	1.64%	0.14%
1984	65,228	166,796	1.65%	0.05%
1985	66,496	166,849	1.94%	0.03%
1986	68,059	167,061	2.35%	0.13%
1987	69,733	167,661	2.46%	0.36%
1988	71,427	168,346	2.43%	0.41%
1989	73,147	168,768	2.41%	0.25%
1990	74,855	169,042	2.34%	0.16%
1991	76,367	169,368	2.02%	0.19%
1992	77,641	170,331	1.67%	0.57%
1993	78,841	171,774	1.55%	0.85%
1994	80,021	173,159	1.5%	0.81%
1995	81,234	174,571	1.52%	0.82%
1996	82,623	176,071	1.71%	0.86%
1997	84,147	177,547	1.84%	0.84%
1998	85,657	178,905	1.79%	0.76%
1999	87,126	180,275	1.71%	0.77%
2000	88,613	181,685	1.71%	0.78%
2001	90,335	183,166	1.94%	0.82%
2002	92,264	184,471	2.14%	0.71%
2003	94,175	185,430	2.07%	0.52%
2004	96,085	186,249	2.03%	0.44%
2005	98,035	186,978	2.03%	0.39%
2006	100,017	187,709	2.02%	0.39%
2007	102,068	188,753	2.05%	0.56%
2008	104,222	190,107	2.11%	0.72%
2009	106,467	191,513	2.15%	0.74%
2010	108,704	193,023	2.1%	0.79%
2011	110,647	194,713	1.79%	0.88%
2012	112,284	196,498	1.48%	0.92%
2013	113,838	198,268	1.38%	0.9%
2014	115,326	200,037	1.31%	0.89%
2015	116,815	201,782	1.29%	0.87%
2016	118,478	203,499	1.42%	0.85%
2017	120,275	205,415	1.52%	0.94%
2018	122,084	207,582	1.5%	1.05%
2019	123,921	209,780	1.5%	1.06%
2020	126,099	211,944	1.76%	1.03%
2021	128,377	213,779	1.81%	0.87%
2022	130,469	215,261	1.63%	0.69%
2023	132,530	216,663	1.58%	0.65%
2024	134,518	218,019	1.5%	0.63%
2025	136,501	219,302	1.47%	0.59%
2026	138,451	220,530	1.43%	0.56%
2027	140,405	221,772	1.41%	0.56%
2028	142,335	223,104	1.37%	0.6%
2029	144,231	224,504	1.33%	0.63%
2030	146,130	225,968	1.32%	0.65%
2031	148,028	227,581	1.3%	0.71%
2032	149,915	229,298	1.27%	0.75%
2033	151,768	231,110	1.24%	0.79%
2034	153,602	233,061	1.21%	0.84%
2035	155,447	235,172	1.2%	0.91%
2036	157,316	237,415	1.2%	0.95%
2037	159,188	239,730	1.19%	0.98%
2038	161,050	242,155	1.17%	1.01%
2039	162,895	244,653	1.15%	1.03%
2040	164,711	247,196	1.11%	1.04%
2041	166,508	249,796	1.09%	1.05%
2042	168,325	252,427	1.09%	1.05%
2043	170,182	255,023	1.1%	1.03%
2044	172,012	257,609	1.08%	1.01%
2045	173,818	260,250	1.05%	1.03%
2046	175,629	262,849	1.04%	1%
2047	177,392	265,365	1%	0.96%
2048	179,152	267,836	0.99%	0.93%
2049	180,915	270,291	0.98%	0.92%
2050	182,629	272,711	0.95%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kiribati gained 21,252 (a 18.2% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2005 and is 180th 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) Kiribati's population will grow by 32.3% to 182,629 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.