Population in Samoa compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Samoa and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Sierra Leone	Samoa	Sierra Leone
1960	112,490	2,268,356	-	-
1961	115,496	2,304,227	2.67%	1.58%
1962	118,597	2,342,242	2.68%	1.65%
1963	121,764	2,382,258	2.67%	1.71%
1964	124,894	2,424,390	2.57%	1.77%
1965	127,978	2,468,666	2.47%	1.83%
1966	131,073	2,514,638	2.42%	1.86%
1967	133,764	2,562,384	2.05%	1.9%
1968	136,020	2,611,532	1.69%	1.92%
1969	138,233	2,661,365	1.63%	1.91%
1970	140,400	2,712,286	1.57%	1.91%
1971	142,503	2,763,222	1.5%	1.88%
1972	144,538	2,814,388	1.43%	1.85%
1973	146,516	2,866,955	1.37%	1.87%
1974	149,431	2,920,459	1.99%	1.87%
1975	153,344	2,974,657	2.62%	1.86%
1976	157,113	3,028,820	2.46%	1.82%
1977	159,753	3,085,354	1.68%	1.87%
1978	161,375	3,145,517	1.02%	1.95%
1979	162,882	3,207,499	0.93%	1.97%
1980	164,322	3,272,089	0.88%	2.01%
1981	165,678	3,338,940	0.83%	2.04%
1982	166,484	3,408,183	0.49%	2.07%
1983	166,714	3,481,646	0.14%	2.16%
1984	166,796	3,558,758	0.05%	2.21%
1985	166,849	3,638,438	0.03%	2.24%
1986	167,061	3,728,380	0.13%	2.47%
1987	167,661	3,829,718	0.36%	2.72%
1988	168,346	3,934,517	0.41%	2.74%
1989	168,768	4,034,037	0.25%	2.53%
1990	169,042	4,196,828	0.16%	4.04%
1991	169,368	4,246,267	0.19%	1.18%
1992	170,331	4,166,366	0.57%	-1.88%
1993	171,774	4,157,130	0.85%	-0.22%
1994	173,159	4,173,105	0.81%	0.38%
1995	174,571	4,179,179	0.82%	0.15%
1996	176,071	4,199,210	0.86%	0.48%
1997	177,547	4,253,716	0.84%	1.3%
1998	178,905	4,295,785	0.76%	0.99%
1999	180,275	4,318,043	0.77%	0.52%
2000	181,685	4,423,611	0.78%	2.44%
2001	183,166	4,692,716	0.82%	6.08%
2002	184,471	4,971,435	0.71%	5.94%
2003	185,430	5,177,687	0.52%	4.15%
2004	186,249	5,355,717	0.44%	3.44%
2005	186,978	5,501,712	0.39%	2.73%
2006	187,709	5,624,466	0.39%	2.23%
2007	188,753	5,749,352	0.56%	2.22%
2008	190,107	5,894,722	0.72%	2.53%
2009	191,513	6,055,646	0.74%	2.73%
2010	193,023	6,222,714	0.79%	2.76%
2011	194,713	6,387,251	0.88%	2.64%
2012	196,498	6,551,080	0.92%	2.56%
2013	198,268	6,714,051	0.9%	2.49%
2014	200,037	6,876,385	0.89%	2.42%
2015	201,782	7,037,655	0.87%	2.35%
2016	203,499	7,205,328	0.85%	2.38%
2017	205,415	7,379,299	0.94%	2.41%
2018	207,582	7,554,563	1.05%	2.38%
2019	209,780	7,731,991	1.06%	2.35%
2020	211,944	7,912,558	1.03%	2.34%
2021	213,779	8,094,602	0.87%	2.3%
2022	215,261	8,276,807	0.69%	2.25%
2023	216,663	8,460,512	0.65%	2.22%
2024	218,019	8,642,022	0.63%	2.15%
2025	219,302	8,819,789	0.59%	2.06%
2026	220,530	8,996,743	0.56%	2.01%
2027	221,772	9,174,695	0.56%	1.98%
2028	223,104	9,349,021	0.6%	1.9%
2029	224,504	9,520,811	0.63%	1.84%
2030	225,968	9,694,851	0.65%	1.83%
2031	227,581	9,870,295	0.71%	1.81%
2032	229,298	10,047,193	0.75%	1.79%
2033	231,110	10,221,006	0.79%	1.73%
2034	233,061	10,391,485	0.84%	1.67%
2035	235,172	10,563,163	0.91%	1.65%
2036	237,415	10,734,341	0.95%	1.62%
2037	239,730	10,902,263	0.98%	1.56%
2038	242,155	11,066,143	1.01%	1.5%
2039	244,653	11,230,060	1.03%	1.48%
2040	247,196	11,398,391	1.04%	1.5%
2041	249,796	11,566,213	1.05%	1.47%
2042	252,427	11,728,787	1.05%	1.41%
2043	255,023	11,887,934	1.03%	1.36%
2044	257,609	12,049,424	1.01%	1.36%
2045	260,250	12,208,872	1.03%	1.32%
2046	262,849	12,363,446	1%	1.27%
2047	265,365	12,512,739	0.96%	1.21%
2048	267,836	12,659,609	0.93%	1.17%
2049	270,291	12,805,136	0.92%	1.15%
2050	272,711	12,948,320	0.9%	1.12%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.