The current population of Samoa is 220,288 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 218,019 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of 0.89% per year.
- Samoa is projected to reach 384K people in 2100.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 187K people to 220K (17.8% growth in 20 years).
- Samoa is ranked 177/197 by population and was ranked 176th in 2005.
- Samoa accounts for 0.003% of the world's population.
Samoa population clock
Samoa
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
220288
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 177/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | N/A |
| One net population change |
6.46 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.59 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
6.57 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,356 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.63% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 126/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.18 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -2,754 | N/A |
Samoa population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 112,490 | - |
| 1961 | 115,496 | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 118,597 | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 121,764 | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 124,894 | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 127,978 | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 131,073 | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 133,764 | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 136,020 | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 138,233 | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 140,400 | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 142,503 | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 144,538 | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 146,516 | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 149,431 | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 153,344 | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 157,113 | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 159,753 | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 161,375 | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 162,882 | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 164,322 | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 165,678 | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 166,484 | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 166,714 | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 166,796 | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 166,849 | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 167,061 | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 167,661 | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 168,346 | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 168,768 | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 169,042 | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 169,368 | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 170,331 | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 171,774 | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 173,159 | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 174,571 | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 176,071 | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 177,547 | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 178,905 | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 180,275 | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 181,685 | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 183,166 | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 184,471 | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 185,430 | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 186,249 | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 186,978 | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 187,709 | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 188,753 | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 190,107 | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 191,513 | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 193,023 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 194,713 | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 196,498 | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 198,268 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 200,037 | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 201,782 | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 203,499 | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 205,415 | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 207,582 | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 209,780 | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 211,944 | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 213,779 | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 215,261 | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 216,663 | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 218,019 | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 219,302 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 220,530 | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 221,772 | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 223,104 | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 224,504 | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 225,968 | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 227,581 | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 229,298 | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 231,110 | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 233,061 | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 235,172 | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 237,415 | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 239,730 | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 242,155 | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 244,653 | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 247,196 | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 249,796 | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 252,427 | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 255,023 | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 257,609 | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 260,250 | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 262,849 | 1% |
| 2047 | 265,365 | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 267,836 | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 270,291 | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 272,711 | 0.9% |
Samoa has a population of 220K as of 2025, compared to 202K in 2015, 187K in 2005, and 175K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.92% per year. Samoa is ranked 118th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Samoa will have 260,250 people (18.1% growth) and still will be ranked 177th.
By the year 2100, Samoa's population is projected to grow by 74.1% to 384K people.
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Samoa population statistics
|
Samoa
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.9 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 26.9 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 20.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.83 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 203.1 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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