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

Samoa and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Somalia	Samoa	Somalia
1960	112,490	2,876,331	-	-
1961	115,496	2,952,054	2.67%	2.63%
1962	118,597	3,030,091	2.68%	2.64%
1963	121,764	3,110,361	2.67%	2.65%
1964	124,894	3,192,796	2.57%	2.65%
1965	127,978	3,277,874	2.47%	2.66%
1966	131,073	3,365,106	2.42%	2.66%
1967	133,764	3,454,537	2.05%	2.66%
1968	136,020	3,546,590	1.69%	2.66%
1969	138,233	3,641,015	1.63%	2.66%
1970	140,400	3,738,448	1.57%	2.68%
1971	142,503	3,837,691	1.5%	2.65%
1972	144,538	3,939,436	1.43%	2.65%
1973	146,516	4,045,592	1.37%	2.69%
1974	149,431	4,151,842	1.99%	2.63%
1975	153,344	4,257,535	2.62%	2.55%
1976	157,113	4,365,812	2.46%	2.54%
1977	159,753	4,484,050	1.68%	2.71%
1978	161,375	4,814,892	1.02%	7.38%
1979	162,882	5,449,117	0.93%	13.2%
1980	164,322	5,936,154	0.88%	8.94%
1981	165,678	5,982,849	0.83%	0.79%
1982	166,484	6,003,840	0.49%	0.35%
1983	166,714	6,198,430	0.14%	3.24%
1984	166,796	6,428,389	0.05%	3.71%
1985	166,849	6,693,289	0.03%	4.12%
1986	167,061	6,974,788	0.13%	4.21%
1987	167,661	7,228,302	0.36%	3.63%
1988	168,346	7,235,360	0.41%	0.1%
1989	168,768	7,114,817	0.25%	-1.67%
1990	169,042	7,082,811	0.16%	-0.45%
1991	169,368	6,813,760	0.19%	-3.8%
1992	170,331	6,495,107	0.57%	-4.68%
1993	171,774	6,681,399	0.85%	2.87%
1994	173,159	7,026,797	0.81%	5.17%
1995	174,571	7,285,007	0.82%	3.67%
1996	176,071	7,554,474	0.86%	3.7%
1997	177,547	7,824,525	0.84%	3.57%
1998	178,905	8,155,417	0.76%	4.23%
1999	180,275	8,492,059	0.77%	4.13%
2000	181,685	8,838,713	0.78%	4.08%
2001	183,166	9,198,493	0.82%	4.07%
2002	184,471	9,550,063	0.71%	3.82%
2003	185,430	9,909,157	0.52%	3.76%
2004	186,249	10,280,998	0.44%	3.75%
2005	186,978	10,644,228	0.39%	3.53%
2006	187,709	10,975,502	0.39%	3.11%
2007	188,753	11,322,582	0.56%	3.16%
2008	190,107	11,663,084	0.72%	3.01%
2009	191,513	11,961,201	0.74%	2.56%
2010	193,023	12,261,756	0.79%	2.51%
2011	194,713	12,348,830	0.88%	0.71%
2012	196,498	12,461,160	0.92%	0.91%
2013	198,268	12,869,594	0.9%	3.28%
2014	200,037	13,339,491	0.89%	3.65%
2015	201,782	13,806,963	0.87%	3.5%
2016	203,499	14,348,740	0.85%	3.92%
2017	205,415	14,916,629	0.94%	3.96%
2018	207,582	15,452,487	1.05%	3.59%
2019	209,780	16,030,971	1.06%	3.74%
2020	211,944	16,651,191	1.03%	3.87%
2021	213,779	17,271,431	0.87%	3.72%
2022	215,261	17,801,897	0.69%	3.07%
2023	216,663	18,358,615	0.65%	3.13%
2024	218,019	19,009,151	0.63%	3.54%
2025	219,302	19,654,737	0.59%	3.4%
2026	220,530	20,305,905	0.56%	3.31%
2027	221,772	20,959,056	0.56%	3.22%
2028	223,104	21,601,810	0.6%	3.07%
2029	224,504	22,247,714	0.63%	2.99%
2030	225,968	22,915,042	0.65%	3%
2031	227,581	23,589,793	0.71%	2.94%
2032	229,298	24,258,789	0.75%	2.84%
2033	231,110	24,921,830	0.79%	2.73%
2034	233,061	25,593,666	0.84%	2.7%
2035	235,172	26,294,943	0.91%	2.74%
2036	237,415	27,009,199	0.95%	2.72%
2037	239,730	27,731,170	0.98%	2.67%
2038	242,155	28,455,755	1.01%	2.61%
2039	244,653	29,167,897	1.03%	2.5%
2040	247,196	29,896,286	1.04%	2.5%
2041	249,796	30,635,956	1.05%	2.47%
2042	252,427	31,350,028	1.05%	2.33%
2043	255,023	32,057,980	1.03%	2.26%
2044	257,609	32,780,417	1.01%	2.25%
2045	260,250	33,510,163	1.03%	2.23%
2046	262,849	34,248,030	1%	2.2%
2047	265,365	34,996,366	0.96%	2.19%
2048	267,836	35,743,960	0.93%	2.14%
2049	270,291	36,474,683	0.92%	2.04%
2050	272,711	37,206,497	0.9%	2.01%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.