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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nauru	Samoa	Nauru	Samoa
1960	4,607	112,490	-	-
1961	4,774	115,496	3.62%	2.67%
1962	4,979	118,597	4.29%	2.68%
1963	5,226	121,764	4.96%	2.67%
1964	5,515	124,894	5.53%	2.57%
1965	5,832	127,978	5.75%	2.47%
1966	6,043	131,073	3.62%	2.42%
1967	6,135	133,764	1.52%	2.05%
1968	6,328	136,020	3.15%	1.69%
1969	6,581	138,233	4%	1.63%
1970	6,710	140,400	1.96%	1.57%
1971	6,762	142,503	0.77%	1.5%
1972	6,812	144,538	0.74%	1.43%
1973	6,866	146,516	0.79%	1.37%
1974	6,923	149,431	0.83%	1.99%
1975	6,987	153,344	0.92%	2.62%
1976	7,064	157,113	1.1%	2.46%
1977	7,163	159,753	1.4%	1.68%
1978	7,298	161,375	1.88%	1.02%
1979	7,468	162,882	2.33%	0.93%
1980	7,649	164,322	2.42%	0.88%
1981	7,839	165,678	2.48%	0.83%
1982	8,040	166,484	2.56%	0.49%
1983	8,216	166,714	2.19%	0.14%
1984	8,377	166,796	1.96%	0.05%
1985	8,551	166,849	2.08%	0.03%
1986	8,742	167,061	2.23%	0.13%
1987	8,946	167,661	2.33%	0.36%
1988	9,165	168,346	2.45%	0.41%
1989	9,390	168,768	2.45%	0.25%
1990	9,622	169,042	2.47%	0.16%
1991	9,850	169,368	2.37%	0.19%
1992	10,021	170,331	1.74%	0.57%
1993	10,102	171,774	0.81%	0.85%
1994	10,137	173,159	0.35%	0.81%
1995	10,165	174,571	0.28%	0.82%
1996	10,183	176,071	0.18%	0.86%
1997	10,197	177,547	0.14%	0.84%
1998	10,198	178,905	0.01%	0.76%
1999	10,187	180,275	-0.11%	0.77%
2000	10,168	181,685	-0.19%	0.78%
2001	10,130	183,166	-0.37%	0.82%
2002	10,082	184,471	-0.47%	0.71%
2003	10,059	185,430	-0.23%	0.52%
2004	10,060	186,249	0.01%	0.44%
2005	10,049	186,978	-0.11%	0.39%
2006	10,034	187,709	-0.15%	0.39%
2007	10,020	188,753	-0.14%	0.56%
2008	10,009	190,107	-0.11%	0.72%
2009	10,016	191,513	0.07%	0.74%
2010	10,043	193,023	0.27%	0.79%
2011	10,098	194,713	0.55%	0.88%
2012	10,267	196,498	1.67%	0.92%
2013	10,517	198,268	2.43%	0.9%
2014	10,742	200,037	2.14%	0.89%
2015	10,954	201,782	1.97%	0.87%
2016	11,150	203,499	1.79%	0.85%
2017	11,324	205,415	1.56%	0.94%
2018	11,477	207,582	1.35%	1.05%
2019	11,587	209,780	0.96%	1.06%
2020	11,643	211,944	0.48%	1.03%
2021	11,709	213,779	0.57%	0.87%
2022	11,801	215,261	0.79%	0.69%
2023	11,875	216,663	0.63%	0.65%
2024	11,947	218,019	0.61%	0.63%
2025	12,030	219,302	0.7%	0.59%
2026	12,103	220,530	0.61%	0.56%
2027	12,196	221,772	0.77%	0.56%
2028	12,296	223,104	0.82%	0.6%
2029	12,403	224,504	0.87%	0.63%
2030	12,519	225,968	0.94%	0.65%
2031	12,645	227,581	1%	0.71%
2032	12,785	229,298	1.11%	0.75%
2033	12,921	231,110	1.06%	0.79%
2034	13,071	233,061	1.16%	0.84%
2035	13,230	235,172	1.22%	0.91%
2036	13,391	237,415	1.21%	0.95%
2037	13,541	239,730	1.12%	0.98%
2038	13,697	242,155	1.16%	1.01%
2039	13,857	244,653	1.17%	1.03%
2040	14,041	247,196	1.33%	1.04%
2041	14,220	249,796	1.27%	1.05%
2042	14,402	252,427	1.28%	1.05%
2043	14,579	255,023	1.23%	1.03%
2044	14,754	257,609	1.2%	1.01%
2045	14,920	260,250	1.13%	1.03%
2046	15,098	262,849	1.19%	1%
2047	15,268	265,365	1.12%	0.96%
2048	15,431	267,836	1.07%	0.93%
2049	15,595	270,291	1.06%	0.92%
2050	15,751	272,711	1%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th 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) Nauru's population will grow by 30.3% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.