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

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The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,513,328 in 2025 vs 219,306 people in Samoa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,643,173 people compared to 221,158 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 645 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.05% per year vs +0.84% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 143M (0.28% decline), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.8% growth).

Russia vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Samoa
2100 125,631,984 384,035
2099 125,735,285 382,728
2098 125,835,990 381,414
2097 125,914,480 380,066
2096 126,004,709 378,599
2095 126,072,890 377,074
2094 126,125,529 375,519
2093 126,181,074 373,888
2092 126,256,091 372,169
2091 126,304,823 370,373
2090 126,360,262 368,608
2089 126,412,664 366,755
2088 126,463,022 364,803
2087 126,511,263 362,850
2086 126,579,534 360,862
2085 126,655,806 358,840
2084 126,730,694 356,781
2083 126,805,713 354,649
2082 126,889,471 352,438
2081 126,973,300 350,145
2080 127,070,546 347,866
2079 127,191,346 345,496
2078 127,331,975 343,017
2077 127,489,152 340,475
2076 127,641,749 337,881
2075 127,825,235 335,254
2074 128,023,096 332,652
2073 128,238,922 329,962
2072 128,465,870 327,203
2071 128,745,681 324,322
2070 129,020,076 321,610
2069 129,309,803 318,855
2068 129,589,275 316,041
2067 129,873,991 313,344
2066 130,184,092 310,581
2065 130,515,828 307,946
2064 130,852,649 305,328
2063 131,199,458 302,731
2062 131,530,725 300,188
2061 131,881,030 297,795
2060 132,209,377 295,379
2059 132,568,882 292,975
2058 132,933,515 290,541
2057 133,272,997 288,249
2056 133,615,325 286,049
2055 133,963,055 283,835
2054 134,288,366 281,645
2053 134,609,198 279,406
2052 134,876,558 277,095
2051 135,141,211 274,684
2050 135,386,454 272,285
2049 135,609,441 269,817
2048 135,818,840 267,350
2047 136,013,698 264,875
2046 136,185,098 262,303
2045 136,368,416 259,670
2044 136,568,234 256,996
2043 136,791,498 254,462
2042 137,015,033 251,813
2041 137,266,491 249,169
2040 137,531,851 246,598
2039 137,833,822 244,088
2038 138,146,863 241,568
2037 138,485,780 239,227
2036 138,835,731 236,940
2035 139,197,452 234,725
2034 139,573,272 232,695
2033 139,960,175 230,809
2032 140,359,785 229,073
2031 140,785,026 227,359
2030 141,182,418 225,842
2029 141,571,268 224,425
2028 141,946,979 223,027
2027 142,315,155 221,755
2026 142,643,173 220,528
2025 143,513,328 219,306
2024 143,669,648 218,019
2023 143,826,130 216,663
2022 144,236,933 215,261
2021 144,746,762 213,779
2020 145,245,148 211,944
2019 145,453,291 209,780
2018 145,398,106 207,582
2017 145,293,260 205,415
2016 145,015,460 203,499
2015 144,640,716 201,782
2014 144,237,223 200,037
2013 143,805,638 198,268
2012 143,378,447 196,498
2011 143,018,195 194,713
2010 142,849,468 193,023
2009 142,785,348 191,513
2008 142,742,366 190,107
2007 142,805,114 188,753
2006 143,049,637 187,709
2005 143,518,814 186,978
2004 144,067,316 186,249
2003 144,648,618 185,430
2002 145,306,497 184,471
2001 145,976,482 183,166
2000 146,596,869 181,685
1999 147,214,776 180,275
1998 147,670,784 178,905
1997 147,915,361 177,547
1996 148,160,129 176,071
1995 148,375,787 174,571
1994 148,407,912 173,159
1993 148,458,777 171,774
1992 148,538,197 170,331
1991 148,394,216 169,368
1990 147,969,406 169,042
1989 147,721,000 168,768
1988 146,857,000 168,346
1987 145,908,000 167,661
1986 144,894,000 167,061
1985 143,858,000 166,849
1984 142,745,000 166,796
1983 141,668,000 166,714
1982 140,823,000 166,484
1981 139,941,000 165,678
1980 139,010,000 164,322
1979 138,027,000 162,882
1978 137,060,000 161,375
1977 136,100,000 159,753
1976 135,147,000 157,113
1975 134,200,000 153,344
1974 133,432,000 149,431
1973 132,669,000 146,516
1972 131,909,000 144,538
1971 131,155,000 142,503
1970 130,404,000 140,400
1969 129,664,000 138,233
1968 128,928,000 136,020
1967 128,196,000 133,764
1966 127,468,000 131,073
1965 126,745,000 127,978
1964 125,345,000 124,894
1963 123,960,000 121,764
1962 122,591,000 118,597
1961 121,236,000 115,496
1960 119,897,000 112,490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 17,659 people (a 8.68% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.1% to 272,285 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Samoa
2100 -0.08% 0.34%
2099 -0.08% 0.34%
2098 -0.06% 0.35%
2097 -0.07% 0.39%
2096 -0.05% 0.4%
2095 -0.04% 0.41%
2094 -0.04% 0.44%
2093 -0.06% 0.46%
2092 -0.04% 0.48%
2091 -0.04% 0.48%
2090 -0.04% 0.51%
2089 -0.04% 0.54%
2088 -0.04% 0.54%
2087 -0.05% 0.55%
2086 -0.06% 0.56%
2085 -0.06% 0.58%
2084 -0.06% 0.6%
2083 -0.07% 0.63%
2082 -0.07% 0.65%
2081 -0.08% 0.66%
2080 -0.09% 0.69%
2079 -0.11% 0.72%
2078 -0.12% 0.75%
2077 -0.12% 0.77%
2076 -0.14% 0.78%
2075 -0.15% 0.78%
2074 -0.17% 0.82%
2073 -0.18% 0.84%
2072 -0.22% 0.89%
2071 -0.21% 0.84%
2070 -0.22% 0.86%
2069 -0.22% 0.89%
2068 -0.22% 0.86%
2067 -0.24% 0.89%
2066 -0.25% 0.86%
2065 -0.26% 0.86%
2064 -0.26% 0.86%
2063 -0.25% 0.85%
2062 -0.27% 0.8%
2061 -0.25% 0.82%
2060 -0.27% 0.82%
2059 -0.27% 0.84%
2058 -0.25% 0.8%
2057 -0.26% 0.77%
2056 -0.26% 0.78%
2055 -0.24% 0.78%
2054 -0.24% 0.8%
2053 -0.2% 0.83%
2052 -0.2% 0.88%
2051 -0.18% 0.88%
2050 -0.16% 0.91%
2049 -0.15% 0.92%
2048 -0.14% 0.93%
2047 -0.13% 0.98%
2046 -0.13% 1.01%
2045 -0.15% 1.04%
2044 -0.16% 1%
2043 -0.16% 1.05%
2042 -0.18% 1.06%
2041 -0.19% 1.04%
2040 -0.22% 1.03%
2039 -0.23% 1.04%
2038 -0.24% 0.98%
2037 -0.25% 0.96%
2036 -0.26% 0.94%
2035 -0.27% 0.87%
2034 -0.28% 0.82%
2033 -0.28% 0.76%
2032 -0.3% 0.75%
2031 -0.28% 0.67%
2030 -0.27% 0.63%
2029 -0.26% 0.63%
2028 -0.26% 0.57%
2027 -0.23% 0.56%
2026 -0.61% 0.56%
2025 -0.11% 0.59%
2024 -0.11% 0.63%
2023 -0.28% 0.65%
2022 -0.35% 0.69%
2021 -0.34% 0.87%
2020 -0.14% 1.03%
2019 0.04% 1.06%
2018 0.07% 1.05%
2017 0.19% 0.94%
2016 0.26% 0.85%
2015 0.28% 0.87%
2014 0.3% 0.89%
2013 0.3% 0.9%
2012 0.25% 0.92%
2011 0.12% 0.88%
2010 0.04% 0.79%
2009 0.03% 0.74%
2008 -0.04% 0.72%
2007 -0.17% 0.56%
2006 -0.33% 0.39%
2005 -0.38% 0.39%
2004 -0.4% 0.44%
2003 -0.45% 0.52%
2002 -0.46% 0.71%
2001 -0.42% 0.82%
2000 -0.42% 0.78%
1999 -0.31% 0.77%
1998 -0.17% 0.76%
1997 -0.17% 0.84%
1996 -0.15% 0.86%
1995 -0.02% 0.82%
1994 -0.03% 0.81%
1993 -0.05% 0.85%
1992 0.1% 0.57%
1991 0.29% 0.19%
1990 0.17% 0.16%
1989 0.59% 0.25%
1988 0.65% 0.41%
1987 0.7% 0.36%
1986 0.72% 0.13%
1985 0.78% 0.03%
1984 0.76% 0.05%
1983 0.6% 0.14%
1982 0.63% 0.49%
1981 0.67% 0.83%
1980 0.71% 0.88%
1979 0.71% 0.93%
1978 0.71% 1.02%
1977 0.71% 1.68%
1976 0.71% 2.46%
1975 0.58% 2.62%
1974 0.58% 1.99%
1973 0.58% 1.37%
1972 0.57% 1.43%
1971 0.58% 1.5%
1970 0.57% 1.57%
1969 0.57% 1.63%
1968 0.57% 1.69%
1967 0.57% 2.05%
1966 0.57% 2.42%
1965 1.12% 2.47%
1964 1.12% 2.57%
1963 1.12% 2.67%
1962 1.12% 2.68%
1961 1.12% 2.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Russia declined by 0.11%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.59%.

Live population counters

Russia Samoa
Current population
142643173
221158
Population rank 9/197 177/197
Percent of world population 1.72% 0.003%
One net population change
3.37 minutes
6.83 hours
One birth every
26.1 seconds
1.61 hours
One death every
17.7 seconds
6.53 hours
Daily growth/decline -428 +4
Annual growth/decline -156,320 +1,287
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +0.59%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 -2,815
Net migration rank 187/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -2,815
2024 -574,678 -178,042 4,101 -2,754
2023 -503,392 27,807 4,170 -2,810
2022 -576,948 765,629 4,288 -2,837
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 4,379 -2,860
2020 -697,177 334,094 4,442 -2,299
2019 -319,997 336,494 4,495 -2,313
2018 -232,637 339,972 4,637 -2,425
2017 -130,764 396,619 4,661 -2,539
2016 0 447,645 4,720 -3,008
2015 43,392 384,756 4,795 -3,074
2014 28,848 264,698 4,849 -3,081
2013 28,761 289,872 4,875 -3,107
2012 0 285,977 4,863 -3,089
2011 -128,716 309,377 4,860 -3,056
2010 -242,844 307,555 4,779 -3,197
2009 -257,014 350,206 4,525 -3,093
2008 -356,856 360,840 4,581 -3,194
2007 -471,257 365,717 4,480 -3,152
2006 -686,638 308,370 4,473 -3,714
2005 -846,761 263,541 4,503 -3,805
2004 -792,370 261,519 4,554 -3,796
2003 -896,822 256,804 4,622 -3,748
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 4,672 -3,624
2001 -963,445 259,614 4,759 -3,198
2000 -967,540 550,401 4,855 -3,453
1999 -927,453 375,468 4,937 -3,517
1998 -694,053 528,135 5,022 -3,702
1997 -769,159 541,387 5,053 -3,658
1996 -785,248 587,171 5,038 -3,476
1995 -845,742 723,875 4,976 -3,532
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 4,880 -3,505
1993 -757,140 507,229 4,769 -3,373
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 4,652 -3,161
1991 103,876 125,505 4,655 -4,227
1990 325,533 299,863 4,759 -4,533
1989 576,112 89,400 4,845 -4,527
1988 778,343 269,862 4,889 -4,366
1987 977,583 275,611 4,909 -4,056
1986 985,279 283,553 4,983 -4,637
1985 762,447 280,614 4,998 -4,920
1984 756,548 247,026 4,979 -4,944
1983 906,676 200,159 4,914 -4,789
1982 830,855 107,520 4,808 -4,479
1981 713,700 36,686 4,720 -3,440
1980 681,149 10,440 4,672 -3,240
1979 690,135 -5,791 4,624 -3,177
1978 812,766 108,882 4,587 -3,022
1977 832,932 122,316 4,555 -2,866
1976 852,237 113,851 4,519 -929
1975 843,850 80,069 4,465 -522
1974 883,186 -51,759 4,411 -526
1973 846,561 -107,568 4,446 -2,501
1972 872,050 -111,168 4,487 -2,483
1971 854,999 -134,968 4,534 -2,463
1970 785,554 -264,464 4,567 -2,429
1969 753,088 -64,643 4,592 -2,399
1968 787,621 -83,221 4,605 -2,370
1967 854,554 -116,029 4,621 -2,333
1966 989,279 -111,360 4,593 -1,503
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 4,605 -1,512
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 4,326 -1,252
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 4,544 -1,365
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 4,498 -1,341
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 4,399 -1,349
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 4,298 -1,333

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 55.9% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people). In Samoa 62.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 44,688 people) and 37.6% is from migration (a loss of 26,919 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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