Population in Samoa compared to the Seychelles: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Samoa and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Seychelles	Samoa	Seychelles
1960	112,490	41,700	-	-
1961	115,496	42,889	2.67%	2.85%
1962	118,597	44,042	2.68%	2.69%
1963	121,764	45,176	2.67%	2.57%
1964	124,894	46,322	2.57%	2.54%
1965	127,978	47,500	2.47%	2.54%
1966	131,073	48,699	2.42%	2.52%
1967	133,764	49,911	2.05%	2.49%
1968	136,020	51,134	1.69%	2.45%
1969	138,233	52,365	1.63%	2.41%
1970	140,400	53,600	1.57%	2.36%
1971	142,503	54,695	1.5%	2.04%
1972	144,538	56,029	1.43%	2.44%
1973	146,516	56,892	1.37%	1.54%
1974	149,431	57,937	1.99%	1.84%
1975	153,344	59,292	2.62%	2.34%
1976	157,113	60,504	2.46%	2.04%
1977	159,753	61,786	1.68%	2.12%
1978	161,375	62,150	1.02%	0.59%
1979	162,882	62,686	0.93%	0.86%
1980	164,322	63,261	0.88%	0.92%
1981	165,678	64,035	0.83%	1.22%
1982	166,484	64,413	0.49%	0.59%
1983	166,714	64,335	0.14%	-0.12%
1984	166,796	64,717	0.05%	0.59%
1985	166,849	65,244	0.03%	0.81%
1986	167,061	65,652	0.13%	0.63%
1987	167,661	68,499	0.36%	4.34%
1988	168,346	68,755	0.41%	0.37%
1989	168,768	69,167	0.25%	0.6%
1990	169,042	69,507	0.16%	0.49%
1991	169,368	70,439	0.19%	1.34%
1992	170,331	70,763	0.57%	0.46%
1993	171,774	72,253	0.85%	2.11%
1994	173,159	74,205	0.81%	2.7%
1995	174,571	75,304	0.82%	1.48%
1996	176,071	76,417	0.86%	1.48%
1997	177,547	77,319	0.84%	1.18%
1998	178,905	78,846	0.76%	1.97%
1999	180,275	80,410	0.77%	1.98%
2000	181,685	81,131	0.78%	0.9%
2001	183,166	81,202	0.82%	0.09%
2002	184,471	83,723	0.71%	3.1%
2003	185,430	82,781	0.52%	-1.13%
2004	186,249	82,475	0.44%	-0.37%
2005	186,978	82,858	0.39%	0.46%
2006	187,709	84,600	0.39%	2.1%
2007	188,753	85,033	0.56%	0.51%
2008	190,107	86,956	0.72%	2.26%
2009	191,513	87,298	0.74%	0.39%
2010	193,023	89,770	0.79%	2.83%
2011	194,713	87,441	0.88%	-2.59%
2012	196,498	88,303	0.92%	0.99%
2013	198,268	89,949	0.9%	1.86%
2014	200,037	91,359	0.89%	1.57%
2015	201,782	93,419	0.87%	2.25%
2016	203,499	94,677	0.85%	1.35%
2017	205,415	95,843	0.94%	1.23%
2018	207,582	96,762	1.05%	0.96%
2019	209,780	97,625	1.06%	0.89%
2020	211,944	98,462	1.03%	0.86%
2021	213,779	99,258	0.87%	0.81%
2022	215,261	119,878	0.69%	20.8%
2023	216,663	119,773	0.65%	-0.09%
2024	218,019	121,354	0.63%	1.32%
2025	219,302	123,549	0.59%	1.81%
2026	220,530	125,581	0.56%	1.64%
2027	221,772	127,380	0.56%	1.43%
2028	223,104	128,883	0.6%	1.18%
2029	224,504	130,011	0.63%	0.87%
2030	225,968	130,635	0.65%	0.48%
2031	227,581	130,989	0.71%	0.27%
2032	229,298	131,305	0.75%	0.24%
2033	231,110	131,578	0.79%	0.21%
2034	233,061	131,816	0.84%	0.18%
2035	235,172	132,027	0.91%	0.16%
2036	237,415	132,202	0.95%	0.13%
2037	239,730	132,348	0.98%	0.11%
2038	242,155	132,467	1.01%	0.09%
2039	244,653	132,552	1.03%	0.06%
2040	247,196	132,631	1.04%	0.06%
2041	249,796	132,681	1.05%	0.04%
2042	252,427	132,700	1.05%	0.01%
2043	255,023	132,698	1.03%	-0.001%
2044	257,609	132,665	1.01%	-0.03%
2045	260,250	132,613	1.03%	-0.04%
2046	262,849	132,531	1%	-0.06%
2047	265,365	132,415	0.96%	-0.09%
2048	267,836	132,264	0.93%	-0.11%
2049	270,291	132,085	0.92%	-0.14%
2050	272,711	131,885	0.9%	-0.15%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Samoa's population will grow by 23.7% to 272,711 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.