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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 48.3 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Portugal vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Samoa
2100 8,977,781 384,161
2099 8,983,042 382,854
2098 8,987,129 381,539
2097 8,992,549 380,191
2096 8,998,689 378,724
2095 9,006,394 377,198
2094 9,011,158 375,643
2093 9,016,023 374,011
2092 9,021,257 372,292
2091 9,025,345 370,495
2090 9,029,722 368,729
2089 9,034,399 366,876
2088 9,039,122 364,923
2087 9,045,400 362,970
2086 9,050,153 360,980
2085 9,055,552 358,958
2084 9,062,369 356,899
2083 9,068,714 354,766
2082 9,077,003 352,554
2081 9,087,394 350,260
2080 9,098,423 347,980
2079 9,111,057 345,610
2078 9,125,056 343,130
2077 9,140,039 340,587
2076 9,158,661 337,992
2075 9,178,289 335,365
2074 9,201,245 332,762
2073 9,225,478 330,070
2072 9,248,867 327,311
2071 9,275,782 324,429
2070 9,304,137 321,716
2069 9,334,425 318,960
2068 9,367,211 316,145
2067 9,399,389 313,447
2066 9,432,609 310,683
2065 9,466,860 308,047
2064 9,503,941 305,429
2063 9,540,829 302,831
2062 9,578,098 300,287
2061 9,614,549 297,894
2060 9,652,893 295,476
2059 9,691,151 293,072
2058 9,731,557 290,637
2057 9,769,285 288,344
2056 9,807,403 286,143
2055 9,847,280 283,928
2054 9,885,446 281,737
2053 9,924,814 279,498
2052 9,963,090 277,186
2051 9,999,372 274,775
2050 10,035,796 272,374
2049 10,072,922 269,906
2048 10,106,403 267,438
2047 10,140,325 264,962
2046 10,173,871 262,389
2045 10,206,046 259,755
2044 10,237,224 257,081
2043 10,268,090 254,546
2042 10,296,167 251,896
2041 10,322,968 249,251
2040 10,351,965 246,679
2039 10,379,824 244,169
2038 10,405,843 241,648
2037 10,430,143 239,306
2036 10,454,779 237,018
2035 10,478,501 234,803
2034 10,502,828 232,771
2033 10,525,638 230,885
2032 10,548,736 229,148
2031 10,569,489 227,434
2030 10,588,717 225,916
2029 10,609,556 224,499
2028 10,631,437 223,100
2027 10,649,916 221,828
2026 10,667,081 220,601
2025 10,683,692 219,378
2024 10,694,681 218,019
2023 10,578,174 216,663
2022 10,434,332 215,261
2021 10,361,831 213,779
2020 10,297,081 211,944
2019 10,286,263 209,780
2018 10,283,822 207,582
2017 10,300,300 205,415
2016 10,325,452 203,499
2015 10,358,076 201,782
2014 10,401,062 200,037
2013 10,457,295 198,268
2012 10,514,844 196,498
2011 10,557,560 194,713
2010 10,573,100 193,023
2009 10,568,247 191,513
2008 10,558,177 190,107
2007 10,542,964 188,753
2006 10,522,288 187,709
2005 10,503,330 186,978
2004 10,483,861 186,249
2003 10,458,821 185,430
2002 10,419,631 184,471
2001 10,362,722 183,166
2000 10,289,898 181,685
1999 10,217,828 180,275
1998 10,160,196 178,905
1997 10,108,977 177,547
1996 10,063,945 176,071
1995 10,026,176 174,571
1994 9,991,525 173,159
1993 9,964,675 171,774
1992 9,952,494 170,331
1991 9,960,235 169,368
1990 9,983,218 169,042
1989 10,005,000 168,768
1988 10,019,610 168,346
1987 10,030,031 167,661
1986 10,032,734 167,061
1985 10,023,613 166,849
1984 9,996,232 166,796
1983 9,957,865 166,714
1982 9,911,771 166,484
1981 9,851,362 165,678
1980 9,766,312 164,322
1979 9,661,265 162,882
1978 9,558,250 161,375
1977 9,455,675 159,753
1976 9,355,810 157,113
1975 9,093,470 153,344
1974 8,754,365 149,431
1973 8,633,100 146,516
1972 8,630,430 144,538
1971 8,643,756 142,503
1970 8,680,431 140,400
1969 8,757,705 138,233
1968 8,836,650 136,020
1967 8,874,520 133,764
1966 8,930,990 131,073
1965 8,998,595 127,978
1964 9,035,365 124,894
1963 9,030,355 121,764
1962 8,993,985 118,597
1961 8,929,316 115,496
1960 8,857,716 112,490

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/portugal/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. 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 Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Samoa
2100 -0.06% 0.34%
2099 -0.05% 0.34%
2098 -0.06% 0.35%
2097 -0.07% 0.39%
2096 -0.09% 0.4%
2095 -0.05% 0.41%
2094 -0.05% 0.44%
2093 -0.06% 0.46%
2092 -0.05% 0.48%
2091 -0.05% 0.48%
2090 -0.05% 0.51%
2089 -0.05% 0.54%
2088 -0.07% 0.54%
2087 -0.05% 0.55%
2086 -0.06% 0.56%
2085 -0.08% 0.58%
2084 -0.07% 0.6%
2083 -0.09% 0.63%
2082 -0.11% 0.65%
2081 -0.12% 0.66%
2080 -0.14% 0.69%
2079 -0.15% 0.72%
2078 -0.16% 0.75%
2077 -0.2% 0.77%
2076 -0.21% 0.78%
2075 -0.25% 0.78%
2074 -0.26% 0.82%
2073 -0.25% 0.84%
2072 -0.29% 0.89%
2071 -0.3% 0.84%
2070 -0.32% 0.86%
2069 -0.35% 0.89%
2068 -0.34% 0.86%
2067 -0.35% 0.89%
2066 -0.36% 0.86%
2065 -0.39% 0.86%
2064 -0.39% 0.86%
2063 -0.39% 0.85%
2062 -0.38% 0.8%
2061 -0.4% 0.82%
2060 -0.39% 0.82%
2059 -0.42% 0.84%
2058 -0.39% 0.8%
2057 -0.39% 0.77%
2056 -0.4% 0.78%
2055 -0.39% 0.78%
2054 -0.4% 0.8%
2053 -0.38% 0.83%
2052 -0.36% 0.88%
2051 -0.36% 0.88%
2050 -0.37% 0.91%
2049 -0.33% 0.92%
2048 -0.33% 0.93%
2047 -0.33% 0.98%
2046 -0.32% 1.01%
2045 -0.3% 1.04%
2044 -0.3% 1%
2043 -0.27% 1.05%
2042 -0.26% 1.06%
2041 -0.28% 1.04%
2040 -0.27% 1.03%
2039 -0.25% 1.04%
2038 -0.23% 0.98%
2037 -0.24% 0.96%
2036 -0.23% 0.94%
2035 -0.23% 0.87%
2034 -0.22% 0.82%
2033 -0.22% 0.76%
2032 -0.2% 0.75%
2031 -0.18% 0.67%
2030 -0.2% 0.63%
2029 -0.21% 0.63%
2028 -0.17% 0.57%
2027 -0.16% 0.56%
2026 -0.16% 0.56%
2025 -0.1% 0.62%
2024 1.1% 0.63%
2023 1.38% 0.65%
2022 0.7% 0.69%
2021 0.63% 0.87%
2020 0.11% 1.03%
2019 0.02% 1.06%
2018 -0.16% 1.05%
2017 -0.24% 0.94%
2016 -0.31% 0.85%
2015 -0.41% 0.87%
2014 -0.54% 0.89%
2013 -0.55% 0.9%
2012 -0.4% 0.92%
2011 -0.15% 0.88%
2010 0.05% 0.79%
2009 0.1% 0.74%
2008 0.14% 0.72%
2007 0.2% 0.56%
2006 0.18% 0.39%
2005 0.19% 0.39%
2004 0.24% 0.44%
2003 0.38% 0.52%
2002 0.55% 0.71%
2001 0.71% 0.82%
2000 0.71% 0.78%
1999 0.57% 0.77%
1998 0.51% 0.76%
1997 0.45% 0.84%
1996 0.38% 0.86%
1995 0.35% 0.82%
1994 0.27% 0.81%
1993 0.12% 0.85%
1992 -0.08% 0.57%
1991 -0.23% 0.19%
1990 -0.22% 0.16%
1989 -0.15% 0.25%
1988 -0.1% 0.41%
1987 -0.03% 0.36%
1986 0.09% 0.13%
1985 0.27% 0.03%
1984 0.39% 0.05%
1983 0.47% 0.14%
1982 0.61% 0.49%
1981 0.87% 0.83%
1980 1.09% 0.88%
1979 1.08% 0.93%
1978 1.08% 1.02%
1977 1.07% 1.68%
1976 2.88% 2.46%
1975 3.87% 2.62%
1974 1.4% 1.99%
1973 0.03% 1.37%
1972 -0.15% 1.43%
1971 -0.42% 1.5%
1970 -0.88% 1.57%
1969 -0.89% 1.63%
1968 -0.43% 1.69%
1967 -0.63% 2.05%
1966 -0.75% 2.42%
1965 -0.41% 2.47%
1964 0.06% 2.57%
1963 0.4% 2.67%
1962 0.72% 2.68%
1961 0.81% 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/portugal/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Portugal Samoa
Current population
10667081
220932
Population rank 92/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.003%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
6.13 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
4.44 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +319 +4
Annual growth/decline +116,507 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 125/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change +16,472 -2,815
Net migration rank 38/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -2,815
2024 - 20,648 - -2,754
2023 -32,792 29,102 4,170 -2,810
2022 -40,694 68,696 4,288 -2,837
2021 -45,592 69,606 4,379 -2,860
2020 -39,129 54,076 4,442 -2,299
2019 -24,687 63,031 4,495 -2,313
2018 -25,709 22,495 4,637 -2,425
2017 -23,691 13,979 4,661 -2,539
2016 -23,749 -775 4,720 -3,008
2015 -23,823 -3,209 4,795 -3,074
2014 -22,882 -26,447 4,849 -3,081
2013 -24,052 -36,342 4,875 -3,107
2012 -17,875 -37,083 4,863 -3,089
2011 -5,279 -31,513 4,860 -3,056
2010 -4,230 -5,627 4,779 -3,197
2009 -5,284 14,532 4,525 -3,093
2008 0 9,478 4,581 -3,194
2007 -1,055 21,064 4,480 -3,152
2006 3,156 16,754 4,473 -3,714
2005 2,101 15,537 4,503 -3,805
2004 7,339 13,928 4,554 -3,796
2003 4,184 24,740 4,622 -3,748
2002 8,335 42,169 4,672 -3,624
2001 8,290 55,565 4,759 -3,198
2000 15,435 60,586 4,855 -3,453
1999 8,175 49,572 4,937 -3,517
1998 7,112 40,931 5,022 -3,702
1997 8,087 36,922 5,053 -3,658
1996 4,026 32,640 5,038 -3,476
1995 4,011 26,971 4,976 -3,532
1994 9,991 20,761 4,880 -3,505
1993 7,972 8,561 4,769 -3,373
1992 13,933 -11,847 4,652 -3,161
1991 12,948 -37,914 4,655 -4,227
1990 13,976 -34,855 4,759 -4,533
1989 22,011 -30,615 4,845 -4,527
1988 24,047 -26,595 4,889 -4,366
1987 28,084 -23,142 4,909 -4,056
1986 31,102 -20,000 4,983 -4,637
1985 33,077 -19,183 4,998 -4,920
1984 45,983 -16,658 4,979 -4,944
1983 47,798 -16,568 4,914 -4,789
1982 58,479 -15,006 4,808 -4,479
1981 56,152 -7,938 4,720 -3,440
1980 63,481 29,881 4,672 -3,240
1979 67,628 32,434 4,624 -3,177
1978 70,731 34,345 4,587 -3,022
1977 84,156 37,779 4,555 -2,866
1976 85,138 40,490 4,519 -929
1975 81,841 42,262 4,465 -522
1974 74,412 41,254 4,411 -526
1973 76,835 39,748 4,446 -2,501
1972 83,715 39,058 4,487 -2,483
1971 82,980 48,944 4,534 -2,463
1970 87,672 -191,862 4,567 -2,429
1969 89,329 -161,114 4,592 -2,399
1968 100,737 -145,200 4,605 -2,370
1967 106,495 -136,232 4,621 -2,333
1966 107,171 -129,233 4,593 -1,503
1965 115,182 -123,855 4,605 -1,512
1964 120,170 -118,763 4,326 -1,252
1963 113,783 -116,874 4,544 -1,365
1962 123,217 -113,947 4,498 -1,341
1961 117,867 -112,768 4,399 -1,349
1960 118,693 -95,886 4,298 -1,333

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 51% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 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, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

Biggest cities by population

Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K
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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