Population in Samoa compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Samoa and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	South Korea	Samoa	South Korea
1960	112,490	25,012,374	-	-
1961	115,496	25,765,673	2.67%	3.01%
1962	118,597	26,513,030	2.68%	2.9%
1963	121,764	27,261,747	2.67%	2.82%
1964	124,894	27,984,155	2.57%	2.65%
1965	127,978	28,704,674	2.47%	2.57%
1966	131,073	29,435,571	2.42%	2.55%
1967	133,764	30,130,983	2.05%	2.36%
1968	136,020	30,838,302	1.69%	2.35%
1969	138,233	31,544,266	1.63%	2.29%
1970	140,400	32,240,827	1.57%	2.21%
1971	142,503	32,882,704	1.5%	1.99%
1972	144,538	33,505,406	1.43%	1.89%
1973	146,516	34,103,149	1.37%	1.78%
1974	149,431	34,692,266	1.99%	1.73%
1975	153,344	35,280,725	2.62%	1.7%
1976	157,113	35,848,523	2.46%	1.61%
1977	159,753	36,411,795	1.68%	1.57%
1978	161,375	36,969,185	1.02%	1.53%
1979	162,882	37,534,236	0.93%	1.53%
1980	164,322	38,123,775	0.88%	1.57%
1981	165,678	38,723,248	0.83%	1.57%
1982	166,484	39,326,352	0.49%	1.56%
1983	166,714	39,910,403	0.14%	1.49%
1984	166,796	40,405,956	0.05%	1.24%
1985	166,849	40,805,744	0.03%	0.99%
1986	167,061	41,213,674	0.13%	1%
1987	167,661	41,621,690	0.36%	0.99%
1988	168,346	42,031,247	0.41%	0.98%
1989	168,768	42,449,038	0.25%	0.99%
1990	169,042	42,869,283	0.16%	0.99%
1991	169,368	43,295,704	0.19%	0.99%
1992	170,331	43,747,962	0.57%	1.04%
1993	171,774	44,194,628	0.85%	1.02%
1994	173,159	44,641,540	0.81%	1.01%
1995	174,571	45,092,991	0.82%	1.01%
1996	176,071	45,524,681	0.86%	0.96%
1997	177,547	45,953,580	0.84%	0.94%
1998	178,905	46,286,503	0.76%	0.72%
1999	180,275	46,616,677	0.77%	0.71%
2000	181,685	47,008,111	0.78%	0.84%
2001	183,166	47,370,164	0.82%	0.77%
2002	184,471	47,644,736	0.71%	0.58%
2003	185,430	47,892,330	0.52%	0.52%
2004	186,249	48,082,519	0.44%	0.4%
2005	186,978	48,184,561	0.39%	0.21%
2006	187,709	48,438,292	0.39%	0.53%
2007	188,753	48,683,638	0.56%	0.51%
2008	190,107	49,054,708	0.72%	0.76%
2009	191,513	49,307,835	0.74%	0.52%
2010	193,023	49,554,112	0.79%	0.5%
2011	194,713	49,936,638	0.88%	0.77%
2012	196,498	50,199,853	0.92%	0.53%
2013	198,268	50,428,893	0.9%	0.46%
2014	200,037	50,746,659	0.89%	0.63%
2015	201,782	51,014,947	0.87%	0.53%
2016	203,499	51,217,803	0.85%	0.4%
2017	205,415	51,361,911	0.94%	0.28%
2018	207,582	51,585,058	1.05%	0.43%
2019	209,780	51,764,822	1.06%	0.35%
2020	211,944	51,836,239	1.03%	0.14%
2021	213,779	51,769,539	0.87%	-0.13%
2022	215,261	51,672,569	0.69%	-0.19%
2023	216,663	51,712,619	0.65%	0.08%
2024	218,019	51,751,065	0.63%	0.07%
2025	219,302	51,700,480	0.59%	-0.1%
2026	220,530	51,633,793	0.56%	-0.13%
2027	221,772	51,552,198	0.56%	-0.16%
2028	223,104	51,456,707	0.6%	-0.19%
2029	224,504	51,347,230	0.63%	-0.21%
2030	225,968	51,221,713	0.65%	-0.24%
2031	227,581	51,081,220	0.71%	-0.27%
2032	229,298	50,924,233	0.75%	-0.31%
2033	231,110	50,747,132	0.79%	-0.35%
2034	233,061	50,549,508	0.84%	-0.39%
2035	235,172	50,333,286	0.91%	-0.43%
2036	237,415	50,098,951	0.95%	-0.47%
2037	239,730	49,845,669	0.98%	-0.51%
2038	242,155	49,573,234	1.01%	-0.55%
2039	244,653	49,283,770	1.03%	-0.58%
2040	247,196	48,980,369	1.04%	-0.62%
2041	249,796	48,661,905	1.05%	-0.65%
2042	252,427	48,331,004	1.05%	-0.68%
2043	255,023	47,990,085	1.03%	-0.71%
2044	257,609	47,634,183	1.01%	-0.74%
2045	260,250	47,263,526	1.03%	-0.78%
2046	262,849	46,881,228	1%	-0.81%
2047	265,365	46,482,133	0.96%	-0.85%
2048	267,836	46,063,595	0.93%	-0.9%
2049	270,291	45,626,805	0.92%	-0.95%
2050	272,711	45,172,356	0.9%	-1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.