Population in Samoa compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Sao Tome	Samoa	Sao Tome
1960	112,490	68,012	-	-
1961	115,496	68,707	2.67%	1.02%
1962	118,597	69,403	2.68%	1.01%
1963	121,764	70,112	2.67%	1.02%
1964	124,894	70,865	2.57%	1.07%
1965	127,978	71,680	2.47%	1.15%
1966	131,073	72,576	2.42%	1.25%
1967	133,764	73,596	2.05%	1.41%
1968	136,020	74,765	1.69%	1.59%
1969	138,233	76,083	1.63%	1.76%
1970	140,400	77,626	1.57%	2.03%
1971	142,503	79,330	1.5%	2.2%
1972	144,538	81,041	1.43%	2.16%
1973	146,516	82,798	1.37%	2.17%
1974	149,431	84,672	1.99%	2.26%
1975	153,344	86,708	2.62%	2.4%
1976	157,113	88,922	2.46%	2.55%
1977	159,753	91,301	1.68%	2.68%
1978	161,375	93,794	1.02%	2.73%
1979	162,882	96,252	0.93%	2.62%
1980	164,322	98,544	0.88%	2.38%
1981	165,678	100,615	0.83%	2.1%
1982	166,484	102,508	0.49%	1.88%
1983	166,714	104,380	0.14%	1.83%
1984	166,796	106,394	0.05%	1.93%
1985	166,849	108,658	0.03%	2.13%
1986	167,061	111,150	0.13%	2.29%
1987	167,661	113,919	0.36%	2.49%
1988	168,346	116,939	0.41%	2.65%
1989	168,768	119,979	0.25%	2.6%
1990	169,042	122,980	0.16%	2.5%
1991	169,368	125,697	0.19%	2.21%
1992	170,331	128,110	0.57%	1.92%
1993	171,774	130,467	0.85%	1.84%
1994	173,159	132,732	0.81%	1.74%
1995	174,571	134,895	0.82%	1.63%
1996	176,071	136,962	0.86%	1.53%
1997	177,547	138,922	0.84%	1.43%
1998	178,905	140,751	0.76%	1.32%
1999	180,275	142,442	0.77%	1.2%
2000	181,685	144,018	0.78%	1.11%
2001	183,166	146,375	0.82%	1.64%
2002	184,471	149,922	0.71%	2.42%
2003	185,430	153,814	0.52%	2.6%
2004	186,249	157,705	0.44%	2.53%
2005	186,978	161,639	0.39%	2.49%
2006	187,709	165,638	0.39%	2.47%
2007	188,753	169,700	0.56%	2.45%
2008	190,107	173,793	0.72%	2.41%
2009	191,513	177,853	0.74%	2.34%
2010	193,023	181,802	0.79%	2.22%
2011	194,713	185,649	0.88%	2.12%
2012	196,498	189,439	0.92%	2.04%
2013	198,268	193,148	0.9%	1.96%
2014	200,037	196,767	0.89%	1.87%
2015	201,782	200,291	0.87%	1.79%
2016	203,499	203,689	0.85%	1.7%
2017	205,415	206,970	0.94%	1.61%
2018	207,582	210,187	1.05%	1.55%
2019	209,780	213,392	1.06%	1.52%
2020	211,944	217,435	1.03%	1.89%
2021	213,779	221,961	0.87%	2.08%
2022	215,261	226,305	0.69%	1.96%
2023	216,663	230,871	0.65%	2.02%
2024	218,019	235,536	0.63%	2.02%
2025	219,302	240,251	0.59%	2%
2026	220,530	244,987	0.56%	1.97%
2027	221,772	249,783	0.56%	1.96%
2028	223,104	254,657	0.6%	1.95%
2029	224,504	259,597	0.63%	1.94%
2030	225,968	264,560	0.65%	1.91%
2031	227,581	269,566	0.71%	1.89%
2032	229,298	274,643	0.75%	1.88%
2033	231,110	279,761	0.79%	1.86%
2034	233,061	284,911	0.84%	1.84%
2035	235,172	290,082	0.91%	1.81%
2036	237,415	295,269	0.95%	1.79%
2037	239,730	300,439	0.98%	1.75%
2038	242,155	305,590	1.01%	1.71%
2039	244,653	310,729	1.03%	1.68%
2040	247,196	315,833	1.04%	1.64%
2041	249,796	320,875	1.05%	1.6%
2042	252,427	325,888	1.05%	1.56%
2043	255,023	330,908	1.03%	1.54%
2044	257,609	335,919	1.01%	1.51%
2045	260,250	340,911	1.03%	1.49%
2046	262,849	345,883	1%	1.46%
2047	265,365	350,758	0.96%	1.41%
2048	267,836	355,569	0.93%	1.37%
2049	270,291	360,353	0.92%	1.35%
2050	272,711	365,103	0.9%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Samoa's population will grow by 23.8% to 272,711 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.