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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Palau	Samoa	Palau	Samoa
1960	9,328	112,490	-	-
1961	9,555	115,496	2.43%	2.67%
1962	9,793	118,597	2.49%	2.68%
1963	10,037	121,764	2.49%	2.67%
1964	10,292	124,894	2.54%	2.57%
1965	10,547	127,978	2.48%	2.47%
1966	10,805	131,073	2.45%	2.42%
1967	10,988	133,764	1.69%	2.05%
1968	11,080	136,020	0.84%	1.69%
1969	11,159	138,233	0.71%	1.63%
1970	11,368	140,400	1.87%	1.57%
1971	11,759	142,503	3.44%	1.5%
1972	12,194	144,538	3.7%	1.43%
1973	12,552	146,516	2.94%	1.37%
1974	12,687	149,431	1.08%	1.99%
1975	12,655	153,344	-0.25%	2.62%
1976	12,598	157,113	-0.45%	2.46%
1977	12,525	159,753	-0.58%	1.68%
1978	12,440	161,375	-0.68%	1.02%
1979	12,337	162,882	-0.83%	0.93%
1980	12,271	164,322	-0.53%	0.88%
1981	12,402	165,678	1.07%	0.83%
1982	12,694	166,484	2.35%	0.49%
1983	13,006	166,714	2.46%	0.14%
1984	13,337	166,796	2.54%	0.05%
1985	13,688	166,849	2.63%	0.03%
1986	14,024	167,061	2.45%	0.13%
1987	14,334	167,661	2.21%	0.36%
1988	14,645	168,346	2.17%	0.41%
1989	14,945	168,768	2.05%	0.25%
1990	15,259	169,042	2.1%	0.16%
1991	15,614	169,368	2.33%	0.19%
1992	15,989	170,331	2.4%	0.57%
1993	16,372	171,774	2.4%	0.85%
1994	16,770	173,159	2.43%	0.81%
1995	17,195	174,571	2.53%	0.82%
1996	17,654	176,071	2.67%	0.86%
1997	18,108	177,547	2.57%	0.84%
1998	18,524	178,905	2.3%	0.76%
1999	18,901	180,275	2.04%	0.77%
2000	19,178	181,685	1.47%	0.78%
2001	19,352	183,166	0.91%	0.82%
2002	19,503	184,471	0.78%	0.71%
2003	19,659	185,430	0.8%	0.52%
2004	19,820	186,249	0.82%	0.44%
2005	19,819	186,978	-0.005%	0.39%
2006	19,593	187,709	-1.14%	0.39%
2007	19,302	188,753	-1.49%	0.56%
2008	19,009	190,107	-1.52%	0.72%
2009	18,709	191,513	-1.58%	0.74%
2010	18,396	193,023	-1.67%	0.79%
2011	18,078	194,713	-1.73%	0.88%
2012	17,765	196,498	-1.73%	0.92%
2013	17,648	198,268	-0.66%	0.9%
2014	17,715	200,037	0.38%	0.89%
2015	17,770	201,782	0.31%	0.87%
2016	17,797	203,499	0.15%	0.85%
2017	17,812	205,415	0.08%	0.94%
2018	17,814	207,582	0.01%	1.05%
2019	17,798	209,780	-0.09%	1.06%
2020	17,792	211,944	-0.03%	1.03%
2021	17,783	213,779	-0.05%	0.87%
2022	17,759	215,261	-0.13%	0.69%
2023	17,727	216,663	-0.18%	0.65%
2024	17,695	218,019	-0.18%	0.63%
2025	17,663	219,302	-0.18%	0.59%
2026	17,618	220,530	-0.25%	0.56%
2027	17,564	221,772	-0.31%	0.56%
2028	17,504	223,104	-0.34%	0.6%
2029	17,436	224,504	-0.39%	0.63%
2030	17,376	225,968	-0.34%	0.65%
2031	17,299	227,581	-0.44%	0.71%
2032	17,228	229,298	-0.41%	0.75%
2033	17,163	231,110	-0.38%	0.79%
2034	17,092	233,061	-0.41%	0.84%
2035	17,012	235,172	-0.47%	0.91%
2036	16,940	237,415	-0.43%	0.95%
2037	16,858	239,730	-0.48%	0.98%
2038	16,779	242,155	-0.47%	1.01%
2039	16,689	244,653	-0.54%	1.03%
2040	16,604	247,196	-0.51%	1.04%
2041	16,510	249,796	-0.57%	1.05%
2042	16,403	252,427	-0.65%	1.05%
2043	16,302	255,023	-0.61%	1.03%
2044	16,202	257,609	-0.62%	1.01%
2045	16,097	260,250	-0.65%	1.03%
2046	15,977	262,849	-0.74%	1%
2047	15,863	265,365	-0.71%	0.96%
2048	15,749	267,836	-0.72%	0.93%
2049	15,632	270,291	-0.74%	0.92%
2050	15,515	272,711	-0.75%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palau decreased by 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palau lost -107 (a 0.6% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Palau was ranked 194th most populous country in 2005 and is still 194th 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) Palau's population will shrink by 12.2% to 15,515 people with a rank change from 194th to 195th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.