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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Samoa was 218,019 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Samoa's population is 220,932 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Serbia's population is 29.4 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Samoa is ranked the 177th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.003% for Samoa vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Samoa has increased from 188K people to 221K (17.7% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Samoa vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Samoa Serbia
2100 384,161 3,621,418
2099 382,854 3,649,584
2098 381,539 3,677,789
2097 380,191 3,706,279
2096 378,724 3,734,933
2095 377,198 3,763,769
2094 375,643 3,792,851
2093 374,011 3,822,147
2092 372,292 3,851,865
2091 370,495 3,881,833
2090 368,729 3,911,964
2089 366,876 3,942,571
2088 364,923 3,973,274
2087 362,970 4,004,485
2086 360,980 4,036,066
2085 358,958 4,068,021
2084 356,899 4,100,403
2083 354,766 4,133,391
2082 352,554 4,166,924
2081 350,260 4,200,811
2080 347,980 4,235,306
2079 345,610 4,270,442
2078 343,130 4,306,246
2077 340,587 4,342,382
2076 337,992 4,378,754
2075 335,365 4,415,505
2074 332,762 4,452,888
2073 330,070 4,490,589
2072 327,311 4,528,672
2071 324,429 4,567,167
2070 321,716 4,606,212
2069 318,960 4,645,524
2068 316,145 4,685,090
2067 313,447 4,724,796
2066 310,683 4,764,445
2065 308,047 4,804,405
2064 305,429 4,844,434
2063 302,831 4,884,574
2062 300,287 4,924,899
2061 297,894 4,964,985
2060 295,476 5,005,138
2059 293,072 5,045,125
2058 290,637 5,085,292
2057 288,344 5,125,901
2056 286,143 5,166,530
2055 283,928 5,207,137
2054 281,737 5,247,793
2053 279,498 5,288,369
2052 277,186 5,329,487
2051 274,775 5,371,281
2050 272,374 5,413,067
2049 269,906 5,455,402
2048 267,438 5,498,031
2047 264,962 5,541,158
2046 262,389 5,584,824
2045 259,755 5,629,108
2044 257,081 5,673,908
2043 254,546 5,719,287
2042 251,896 5,765,400
2041 249,251 5,811,936
2040 246,679 5,858,464
2039 244,169 5,905,404
2038 241,648 5,952,107
2037 239,306 5,998,763
2036 237,018 6,045,097
2035 234,803 6,091,385
2034 232,771 6,137,447
2033 230,885 6,183,536
2032 229,148 6,229,136
2031 227,434 6,274,395
2030 225,916 6,319,422
2029 224,499 6,363,799
2028 223,100 6,407,914
2027 221,828 6,451,609
2026 220,601 6,494,521
2025 219,378 6,543,364
2024 218,019 6,586,476
2023 216,663 6,623,183
2022 215,261 6,664,449
2021 213,779 6,834,326
2020 211,944 6,899,126
2019 209,780 6,945,235
2018 207,582 6,982,604
2017 205,415 7,020,858
2016 203,499 7,058,322
2015 201,782 7,095,383
2014 200,037 7,131,787
2013 198,268 7,166,553
2012 196,498 7,201,497
2011 194,713 7,236,519
2010 193,023 7,291,436
2009 191,513 7,320,807
2008 190,107 7,350,222
2007 188,753 7,381,579
2006 187,709 7,411,569
2005 186,978 7,440,769
2004 186,249 7,463,157
2003 185,430 7,480,591
2002 184,471 7,500,031
2001 183,166 7,503,433
2000 181,685 7,516,346
1999 180,275 7,540,401
1998 178,905 7,567,745
1997 177,547 7,598,538
1996 176,071 7,622,185
1995 174,571 7,628,264
1994 173,159 7,622,711
1993 171,774 7,614,328
1992 170,331 7,604,063
1991 169,368 7,595,636
1990 169,042 7,897,937
1989 168,768 7,893,787
1988 168,346 7,884,218
1987 167,661 7,868,027
1986 167,061 7,853,824
1985 166,849 7,835,902
1984 166,796 7,813,549
1983 166,714 7,788,100
1982 166,484 7,763,335
1981 165,678 7,736,787
1980 164,322 7,709,544
1979 162,882 7,541,997
1978 161,375 7,504,017
1977 159,753 7,462,783
1976 157,113 7,418,973
1975 153,344 7,368,717
1974 149,431 7,326,043
1973 146,516 7,283,902
1972 144,538 7,252,012
1971 142,503 7,211,716
1970 140,400 7,164,993
1969 138,233 7,123,249
1968 136,020 7,007,586
1967 133,764 6,966,522
1966 131,073 6,927,969
1965 127,978 6,876,624
1964 124,894 6,832,855
1963 121,764 6,787,950
1962 118,597 6,740,264
1961 115,496 6,689,077
1960 112,490 6,638,992

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/samoa/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Samoa's population will grow by 23.3% to 272,374 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Samoa Serbia
2100 0.34% -0.77%
2099 0.34% -0.77%
2098 0.35% -0.77%
2097 0.39% -0.77%
2096 0.4% -0.77%
2095 0.41% -0.77%
2094 0.44% -0.77%
2093 0.46% -0.77%
2092 0.48% -0.77%
2091 0.48% -0.77%
2090 0.51% -0.78%
2089 0.54% -0.77%
2088 0.54% -0.78%
2087 0.55% -0.78%
2086 0.56% -0.79%
2085 0.58% -0.79%
2084 0.6% -0.8%
2083 0.63% -0.8%
2082 0.65% -0.81%
2081 0.66% -0.81%
2080 0.69% -0.82%
2079 0.72% -0.83%
2078 0.75% -0.83%
2077 0.77% -0.83%
2076 0.78% -0.83%
2075 0.78% -0.84%
2074 0.82% -0.84%
2073 0.84% -0.84%
2072 0.89% -0.84%
2071 0.84% -0.85%
2070 0.86% -0.85%
2069 0.89% -0.84%
2068 0.86% -0.84%
2067 0.89% -0.83%
2066 0.86% -0.83%
2065 0.86% -0.83%
2064 0.86% -0.82%
2063 0.85% -0.82%
2062 0.8% -0.81%
2061 0.82% -0.8%
2060 0.82% -0.79%
2059 0.84% -0.79%
2058 0.8% -0.79%
2057 0.77% -0.79%
2056 0.78% -0.78%
2055 0.78% -0.77%
2054 0.8% -0.77%
2053 0.83% -0.77%
2052 0.88% -0.78%
2051 0.88% -0.77%
2050 0.91% -0.78%
2049 0.92% -0.78%
2048 0.93% -0.78%
2047 0.98% -0.78%
2046 1.01% -0.79%
2045 1.04% -0.79%
2044 1% -0.79%
2043 1.05% -0.8%
2042 1.06% -0.8%
2041 1.04% -0.79%
2040 1.03% -0.79%
2039 1.04% -0.78%
2038 0.98% -0.78%
2037 0.96% -0.77%
2036 0.94% -0.76%
2035 0.87% -0.75%
2034 0.82% -0.75%
2033 0.76% -0.73%
2032 0.75% -0.72%
2031 0.67% -0.71%
2030 0.63% -0.7%
2029 0.63% -0.69%
2028 0.57% -0.68%
2027 0.56% -0.66%
2026 0.56% -0.75%
2025 0.62% -0.65%
2024 0.63% -0.55%
2023 0.65% -0.62%
2022 0.69% -2.49%
2021 0.87% -0.94%
2020 1.03% -0.66%
2019 1.06% -0.54%
2018 1.05% -0.54%
2017 0.94% -0.53%
2016 0.85% -0.52%
2015 0.87% -0.51%
2014 0.89% -0.49%
2013 0.9% -0.49%
2012 0.92% -0.48%
2011 0.88% -0.75%
2010 0.79% -0.4%
2009 0.74% -0.4%
2008 0.72% -0.42%
2007 0.56% -0.4%
2006 0.39% -0.39%
2005 0.39% -0.3%
2004 0.44% -0.23%
2003 0.52% -0.26%
2002 0.71% -0.05%
2001 0.82% -0.17%
2000 0.78% -0.32%
1999 0.77% -0.36%
1998 0.76% -0.41%
1997 0.84% -0.31%
1996 0.86% -0.08%
1995 0.82% 0.07%
1994 0.81% 0.11%
1993 0.85% 0.13%
1992 0.57% 0.11%
1991 0.19% -3.83%
1990 0.16% 0.05%
1989 0.25% 0.12%
1988 0.41% 0.21%
1987 0.36% 0.18%
1986 0.13% 0.23%
1985 0.03% 0.29%
1984 0.05% 0.33%
1983 0.14% 0.32%
1982 0.49% 0.34%
1981 0.83% 0.35%
1980 0.88% 2.22%
1979 0.93% 0.51%
1978 1.02% 0.55%
1977 1.68% 0.59%
1976 2.46% 0.68%
1975 2.62% 0.58%
1974 1.99% 0.58%
1973 1.37% 0.44%
1972 1.43% 0.56%
1971 1.5% 0.65%
1970 1.57% 0.59%
1969 1.63% 1.65%
1968 1.69% 0.59%
1967 2.05% 0.56%
1966 2.42% 0.75%
1965 2.47% 0.64%
1964 2.57% 0.66%
1963 2.67% 0.71%
1962 2.68% 0.77%
1961 2.67% 0.75%

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/samoa/serbia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Samoa grew by 0.63%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Samoa Serbia
Current population
220932
6494521
Population rank 177/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.08%
One net population change
6.46 hours
14.3 minutes
One birth every
1.59 hours
8.63 minutes
One death every
6.57 hours
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 -101
Annual growth/decline +1,356 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 125/197 189/197
One migration net change every
3.12 hours
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,815 -13,086
Net migration rank 105/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 3,843 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 186/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 137/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Samoa
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Samoa Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,815 - -13,086
2024 - -2,754 - -8,132
2023 4,170 -2,810 -36,427 4,348
2022 4,288 -2,837 -46,651 40,118
2021 4,379 -2,860 -74,494 -8,974
2020 4,442 -2,299 -55,193 -10,220
2019 4,495 -2,313 -36,810 -18,891
2018 4,637 -2,425 -37,707 -18,883
2017 4,661 -2,539 -39,317 -18,651
2016 4,720 -3,008 -35,998 -18,322
2015 4,795 -3,074 -37,605 -18,789
2014 4,849 -3,081 -34,946 -18,846
2013 4,875 -3,107 -34,399 -17,866
2012 4,863 -3,089 -35,288 -18,513
2011 4,860 -3,056 -36,906 611
2010 4,779 -3,197 -34,999 3,632
2009 4,525 -3,093 -33,676 6,043
2008 4,581 -3,194 -33,590 7,070
2007 4,480 -3,152 -34,693 7,045
2006 4,473 -3,714 -31,870 8,018
2005 4,503 -3,805 -34,227 7,945
2004 4,554 -3,796 -26,121 7,300
2003 4,622 -3,748 -24,686 6,854
2002 4,672 -3,624 -24,750 1,562
2001 4,759 -3,198 -20,259 -12,007
2000 4,855 -3,453 -30,065 -14,368
1999 4,937 -3,517 -29,408 -4,073
1998 5,022 -3,702 -23,006 -5,665
1997 5,053 -3,658 -18,389 -5,817
1996 5,038 -3,476 -16,007 -5,598
1995 4,976 -3,532 -7,628 -6,019
1994 4,880 -3,505 -7,157 -5,934
1993 4,769 -3,373 -5,703 -5,972
1992 4,652 -3,161 -3,779 -4,415
1991 4,655 -4,227 2,210 -8,483
1990 4,759 -4,533 7,416 -16,260
1989 4,845 -4,527 11,872 -16,360
1988 4,889 -4,366 13,852 -15,715
1987 4,909 -4,056 16,711 -16,686
1986 4,983 -4,637 19,407 -17,990
1985 4,998 -4,920 22,090 -17,646
1984 4,979 -4,944 23,815 -15,567
1983 4,914 -4,789 27,515 -15,301
1982 4,808 -4,479 30,603 -13,550
1981 4,720 -3,440 34,304 -8,531
1980 4,672 -3,240 36,273 287
1979 4,624 -3,177 39,022 -960
1978 4,587 -3,022 43,636 -1,481
1977 4,555 -2,866 48,105 -1,953
1976 4,519 -929 51,399 -2,744
1975 4,465 -522 52,502 -3,490
1974 4,411 -526 51,583 -3,525
1973 4,446 -2,501 49,596 -2,396
1972 4,487 -2,483 48,248 -348
1971 4,534 -2,463 47,424 1,655
1970 4,567 -2,429 48,343 1,861
1969 4,592 -2,399 50,304 4,112
1968 4,605 -2,370 51,653 5,430
1967 4,621 -2,333 53,120 6,114
1966 4,593 -1,503 53,338 7,037
1965 4,605 -1,512 53,383 7,957
1964 4,326 -1,252 54,185 8,045
1963 4,544 -1,365 55,580 8,276
1962 4,498 -1,341 59,307 6,064
1961 4,399 -1,349 61,065 6,422
1960 4,298 -1,333 63,642 4,377

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

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

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). In Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 3,843 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Samoa, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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