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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Samoa	Maldives	Samoa
1960	91,189	112,490	-	-
1961	93,450	115,496	2.48%	2.67%
1962	95,802	118,597	2.52%	2.68%
1963	98,222	121,764	2.53%	2.67%
1964	100,662	124,894	2.48%	2.57%
1965	104,102	127,978	3.42%	2.47%
1966	108,507	131,073	4.23%	2.42%
1967	112,528	133,764	3.71%	2.05%
1968	116,075	136,020	3.15%	1.69%
1969	119,564	138,233	3.01%	1.63%
1970	123,219	140,400	3.06%	1.57%
1971	127,035	142,503	3.1%	1.5%
1972	130,968	144,538	3.1%	1.43%
1973	134,952	146,516	3.04%	1.37%
1974	138,978	149,431	2.98%	1.99%
1975	143,158	153,344	3.01%	2.62%
1976	147,525	157,113	3.05%	2.46%
1977	151,930	159,753	2.99%	1.68%
1978	156,159	161,375	2.78%	1.02%
1979	160,360	162,882	2.69%	0.93%
1980	164,835	164,322	2.79%	0.88%
1981	169,532	165,678	2.85%	0.83%
1982	174,333	166,484	2.83%	0.49%
1983	179,128	166,714	2.75%	0.14%
1984	184,198	166,796	2.83%	0.05%
1985	190,169	166,849	3.24%	0.03%
1986	196,935	167,061	3.56%	0.13%
1987	203,944	167,661	3.56%	0.36%
1988	210,885	168,346	3.4%	0.41%
1989	217,738	168,768	3.25%	0.25%
1990	224,762	169,042	3.23%	0.16%
1991	231,802	169,368	3.13%	0.19%
1992	238,543	170,331	2.91%	0.57%
1993	244,884	171,774	2.66%	0.85%
1994	250,822	173,159	2.42%	0.81%
1995	256,649	174,571	2.32%	0.82%
1996	262,347	176,071	2.22%	0.86%
1997	267,707	177,547	2.04%	0.84%
1998	272,723	178,905	1.87%	0.76%
1999	277,412	180,275	1.72%	0.77%
2000	282,019	181,685	1.66%	0.78%
2001	286,767	183,166	1.68%	0.82%
2002	291,616	184,471	1.69%	0.71%
2003	296,491	185,430	1.67%	0.52%
2004	301,413	186,249	1.66%	0.44%
2005	306,429	186,978	1.66%	0.39%
2006	313,851	187,709	2.42%	0.39%
2007	324,479	188,753	3.39%	0.56%
2008	336,170	190,107	3.6%	0.72%
2009	348,275	191,513	3.6%	0.74%
2010	360,792	193,023	3.59%	0.79%
2011	373,674	194,713	3.57%	0.88%
2012	386,818	196,498	3.52%	0.92%
2013	400,070	198,268	3.43%	0.9%
2014	413,617	200,037	3.39%	0.89%
2015	428,154	201,782	3.51%	0.87%
2016	443,308	203,499	3.54%	0.85%
2017	458,287	205,415	3.38%	0.94%
2018	473,099	207,582	3.23%	1.05%
2019	487,731	209,780	3.09%	1.06%
2020	502,118	211,944	2.95%	1.03%
2021	516,154	213,779	2.8%	0.87%
2022	524,106	215,261	1.54%	0.69%
2023	525,994	216,663	0.36%	0.65%
2024	527,799	218,019	0.34%	0.63%
2025	529,677	219,302	0.36%	0.59%
2026	531,514	220,530	0.35%	0.56%
2027	533,433	221,772	0.36%	0.56%
2028	535,502	223,104	0.39%	0.6%
2029	537,574	224,504	0.39%	0.63%
2030	539,667	225,968	0.39%	0.65%
2031	541,929	227,581	0.42%	0.71%
2032	544,288	229,298	0.44%	0.75%
2033	546,723	231,110	0.45%	0.79%
2034	549,162	233,061	0.45%	0.84%
2035	551,599	235,172	0.44%	0.91%
2036	554,092	237,415	0.45%	0.95%
2037	556,637	239,730	0.46%	0.98%
2038	559,231	242,155	0.47%	1.01%
2039	561,958	244,653	0.49%	1.03%
2040	564,800	247,196	0.51%	1.04%
2041	567,606	249,796	0.5%	1.05%
2042	570,381	252,427	0.49%	1.05%
2043	573,138	255,023	0.48%	1.03%
2044	575,811	257,609	0.47%	1.01%
2045	578,459	260,250	0.46%	1.03%
2046	581,026	262,849	0.44%	1%
2047	583,393	265,365	0.41%	0.96%
2048	585,720	267,836	0.4%	0.93%
2049	587,988	270,291	0.39%	0.92%
2050	589,960	272,711	0.34%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th 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) Maldives' population will grow by 11.1% to 589,960 people with a rank change from 168th to 166th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.