Samoa Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Samoa is 220,932 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 218,019 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of 0.88% per year.
Samoa is projected to reach 384K people in 2100.
Samoa accounts for 0.003% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 188K people to 221K (17.7% growth in 20 years).
Samoa is ranked 177/197 by population and was ranked 176th in 2006.

Samoa population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	384,161	0.34%
2099	382,854	0.34%
2098	381,539	0.35%
2097	380,191	0.39%
2096	378,724	0.4%
2095	377,198	0.41%
2094	375,643	0.44%
2093	374,011	0.46%
2092	372,292	0.48%
2091	370,495	0.48%
2090	368,729	0.51%
2089	366,876	0.54%
2088	364,923	0.54%
2087	362,970	0.55%
2086	360,980	0.56%
2085	358,958	0.58%
2084	356,899	0.6%
2083	354,766	0.63%
2082	352,554	0.65%
2081	350,260	0.66%
2080	347,980	0.69%
2079	345,610	0.72%
2078	343,130	0.75%
2077	340,587	0.77%
2076	337,992	0.78%
2075	335,365	0.78%
2074	332,762	0.82%
2073	330,070	0.84%
2072	327,311	0.89%
2071	324,429	0.84%
2070	321,716	0.86%
2069	318,960	0.89%
2068	316,145	0.86%
2067	313,447	0.89%
2066	310,683	0.86%
2065	308,047	0.86%
2064	305,429	0.86%
2063	302,831	0.85%
2062	300,287	0.8%
2061	297,894	0.82%
2060	295,476	0.82%
2059	293,072	0.84%
2058	290,637	0.8%
2057	288,344	0.77%
2056	286,143	0.78%
2055	283,928	0.78%
2054	281,737	0.8%
2053	279,498	0.83%
2052	277,186	0.88%
2051	274,775	0.88%
2050	272,374	0.91%
2049	269,906	0.92%
2048	267,438	0.93%
2047	264,962	0.98%
2046	262,389	1.01%
2045	259,755	1.04%
2044	257,081	1%
2043	254,546	1.05%
2042	251,896	1.06%
2041	249,251	1.04%
2040	246,679	1.03%
2039	244,169	1.04%
2038	241,648	0.98%
2037	239,306	0.96%
2036	237,018	0.94%
2035	234,803	0.87%
2034	232,771	0.82%
2033	230,885	0.76%
2032	229,148	0.75%
2031	227,434	0.67%
2030	225,916	0.63%
2029	224,499	0.63%
2028	223,100	0.57%
2027	221,828	0.56%
2026	220,601	0.56%
2025	219,378	0.62%
2024	218,019	0.63%
2023	216,663	0.65%
2022	215,261	0.69%
2021	213,779	0.87%
2020	211,944	1.03%
2019	209,780	1.06%
2018	207,582	1.05%
2017	205,415	0.94%
2016	203,499	0.85%
2015	201,782	0.87%
2014	200,037	0.89%
2013	198,268	0.9%
2012	196,498	0.92%
2011	194,713	0.88%
2010	193,023	0.79%
2009	191,513	0.74%
2008	190,107	0.72%
2007	188,753	0.56%
2006	187,709	0.39%
2005	186,978	0.39%
2004	186,249	0.44%
2003	185,430	0.52%
2002	184,471	0.71%
2001	183,166	0.82%
2000	181,685	0.78%
1999	180,275	0.77%
1998	178,905	0.76%
1997	177,547	0.84%
1996	176,071	0.86%
1995	174,571	0.82%
1994	173,159	0.81%
1993	171,774	0.85%
1992	170,331	0.57%
1991	169,368	0.19%
1990	169,042	0.16%
1989	168,768	0.25%
1988	168,346	0.41%
1987	167,661	0.36%
1986	167,061	0.13%
1985	166,849	0.03%
1984	166,796	0.05%
1983	166,714	0.14%
1982	166,484	0.49%
1981	165,678	0.83%
1980	164,322	0.88%
1979	162,882	0.93%
1978	161,375	1.02%
1977	159,753	1.68%
1976	157,113	2.46%
1975	153,344	2.62%
1974	149,431	1.99%
1973	146,516	1.37%
1972	144,538	1.43%
1971	142,503	1.5%
1970	140,400	1.57%
1969	138,233	1.63%
1968	136,020	1.69%
1967	133,764	2.05%
1966	131,073	2.42%
1965	127,978	2.47%
1964	124,894	2.57%
1963	121,764	2.67%
1962	118,597	2.68%
1961	115,496	2.67%
1960	112,490	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Samoa has a population of 221K as of 2026, compared to 203K in 2016, 188K in 2006, and 176K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.86% 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 2046) Samoa will have 262,389 people (18.8% growth) and still will be ranked 177th.

By the year 2100, Samoa's population is projected to grow by 73.9% from its current level to 384K people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-2,815
2024	-	-	-2,754
2023	1,360	4,170	-2,810
2022	1,451	4,288	-2,837
2021	1,519	4,379	-2,860
2020	2,143	4,442	-2,299
2019	2,182	4,495	-2,313
2018	2,212	4,637	-2,425
2017	2,122	4,661	-2,539
2016	1,712	4,720	-3,008
2015	1,721	4,795	-3,074
2014	1,768	4,849	-3,081
2013	1,768	4,875	-3,107
2012	1,774	4,863	-3,089
2011	1,804	4,860	-3,056
2010	1,582	4,779	-3,197
2009	1,432	4,525	-3,093
2008	1,387	4,581	-3,194
2007	1,328	4,480	-3,152
2006	759	4,473	-3,714
2005	698	4,503	-3,805
2004	758	4,554	-3,796
2003	874	4,622	-3,748
2002	1,048	4,672	-3,624
2001	1,561	4,759	-3,198
2000	1,402	4,855	-3,453
1999	1,420	4,937	-3,517
1998	1,320	5,022	-3,702
1997	1,395	5,053	-3,658
1996	1,562	5,038	-3,476
1995	1,444	4,976	-3,532
1994	1,375	4,880	-3,505
1993	1,396	4,769	-3,373
1992	1,491	4,652	-3,161
1991	428	4,655	-4,227
1990	226	4,759	-4,533
1989	318	4,845	-4,527
1988	523	4,889	-4,366
1987	853	4,909	-4,056
1986	346	4,983	-4,637
1985	78	4,998	-4,920
1984	35	4,979	-4,944
1983	125	4,914	-4,789
1982	329	4,808	-4,479
1981	1,280	4,720	-3,440
1980	1,432	4,672	-3,240
1979	1,447	4,624	-3,177
1978	1,565	4,587	-3,022
1977	1,689	4,555	-2,866
1976	3,590	4,519	-929
1975	3,943	4,465	-522
1974	3,885	4,411	-526
1973	1,945	4,446	-2,501
1972	2,004	4,487	-2,483
1971	2,071	4,534	-2,463
1970	2,138	4,567	-2,429
1969	2,193	4,592	-2,399
1968	2,235	4,605	-2,370
1967	2,288	4,621	-2,333
1966	3,090	4,593	-1,503
1965	3,093	4,605	-1,512
1964	3,074	4,326	-1,252
1963	3,179	4,544	-1,365
1962	3,157	4,498	-1,341
1961	3,050	4,399	-1,349
1960	2,965	4,298	-1,333

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

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Over the last 10 years, 62.5% of the population change in Samoa 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, 3,843 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Samoa, compared to 5,122 and 2.7% in 2010.

Samoa population clock

	Samoa	Rank
Current population	220932	177/197
Percent of world population	0.003%	177/197
One net population change	6.46 hours	150/197
One birth every	1.59 hours	173/196
One death every	6.57 hours	177/196
Daily growth/decline	+4	150/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,356	150/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.63%	125/197
One migration net change every	3.12 hours	105/196
Annual migration change	-2,815	105/196
Foreign-born residents	3,843	186/195
Foreign-born share of population	1.8%	137/195

Samoa population statistics

	Samoa	World
Life expectancy	72.1 years	73.8 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	205.5 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Samoa.

Population map with other countries

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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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