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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	South Sudan	Samoa	South Sudan
1960	112,490	2,931,559	-	-
1961	115,496	2,976,724	2.67%	1.54%
1962	118,597	3,024,308	2.68%	1.6%
1963	121,764	3,072,669	2.67%	1.6%
1964	124,894	3,129,918	2.57%	1.86%
1965	127,978	3,189,835	2.47%	1.91%
1966	131,073	3,236,423	2.42%	1.46%
1967	133,764	3,277,648	2.05%	1.27%
1968	136,020	3,321,528	1.69%	1.34%
1969	138,233	3,365,533	1.63%	1.32%
1970	140,400	3,409,614	1.57%	1.31%
1971	142,503	3,468,646	1.5%	1.73%
1972	144,538	3,542,497	1.43%	2.13%
1973	146,516	3,627,383	1.37%	2.4%
1974	149,431	3,723,259	1.99%	2.64%
1975	153,344	3,821,494	2.62%	2.64%
1976	157,113	3,921,910	2.46%	2.63%
1977	159,753	4,024,032	1.68%	2.6%
1978	161,375	4,127,657	1.02%	2.58%
1979	162,882	4,232,605	0.93%	2.54%
1980	164,322	4,339,030	0.88%	2.51%
1981	165,678	4,447,272	0.83%	2.49%
1982	166,484	4,557,686	0.49%	2.48%
1983	166,714	4,661,574	0.14%	2.28%
1984	166,796	4,750,627	0.05%	1.91%
1985	166,849	4,834,296	0.03%	1.76%
1986	167,061	4,921,240	0.13%	1.8%
1987	167,661	4,962,395	0.36%	0.84%
1988	168,346	4,848,029	0.41%	-2.3%
1989	168,768	4,713,229	0.25%	-2.78%
1990	169,042	4,737,633	0.16%	0.52%
1991	169,368	4,836,677	0.19%	2.09%
1992	170,331	4,909,749	0.57%	1.51%
1993	171,774	4,956,002	0.85%	0.94%
1994	173,159	5,071,184	0.81%	2.32%
1995	174,571	5,225,836	0.82%	3.05%
1996	176,071	5,356,925	0.86%	2.51%
1997	177,547	5,509,136	0.84%	2.84%
1998	178,905	5,620,068	0.76%	2.01%
1999	180,275	5,771,628	0.77%	2.7%
2000	181,685	6,032,267	0.78%	4.52%
2001	183,166	6,308,391	0.82%	4.58%
2002	184,471	6,596,806	0.71%	4.57%
2003	185,430	6,903,127	0.52%	4.64%
2004	186,249	7,233,041	0.44%	4.78%
2005	186,978	7,590,143	0.39%	4.94%
2006	187,709	7,976,526	0.39%	5.09%
2007	188,753	8,388,788	0.56%	5.17%
2008	190,107	8,817,647	0.72%	5.11%
2009	191,513	9,243,556	0.74%	4.83%
2010	193,023	9,745,953	0.79%	5.44%
2011	194,713	10,288,109	0.88%	5.56%
2012	196,498	10,756,240	0.92%	4.55%
2013	198,268	11,166,275	0.9%	3.81%
2014	200,037	11,235,073	0.89%	0.62%
2015	201,782	11,107,561	0.87%	-1.13%
2016	203,499	10,830,102	0.85%	-2.5%
2017	205,415	10,259,154	0.94%	-5.27%
2018	207,582	10,122,977	1.05%	-1.33%
2019	209,780	10,423,384	1.06%	2.97%
2020	211,944	10,698,467	1.03%	2.64%
2021	213,779	10,865,780	0.87%	1.56%
2022	215,261	11,021,177	0.69%	1.43%
2023	216,663	11,483,374	0.65%	4.19%
2024	218,019	11,943,408	0.63%	4.01%
2025	219,302	12,188,793	0.59%	2.05%
2026	220,530	12,436,036	0.56%	2.03%
2027	221,772	12,687,301	0.56%	2.02%
2028	223,104	12,941,503	0.6%	2%
2029	224,504	13,198,080	0.63%	1.98%
2030	225,968	13,457,446	0.65%	1.97%
2031	227,581	13,725,413	0.71%	1.99%
2032	229,298	13,996,343	0.75%	1.97%
2033	231,110	14,261,762	0.79%	1.9%
2034	233,061	14,527,550	0.84%	1.86%
2035	235,172	14,798,602	0.91%	1.87%
2036	237,415	15,070,098	0.95%	1.83%
2037	239,730	15,335,700	0.98%	1.76%
2038	242,155	15,595,968	1.01%	1.7%
2039	244,653	15,850,696	1.03%	1.63%
2040	247,196	16,101,470	1.04%	1.58%
2041	249,796	16,350,149	1.05%	1.54%
2042	252,427	16,593,361	1.05%	1.49%
2043	255,023	16,829,209	1.03%	1.42%
2044	257,609	17,060,176	1.01%	1.37%
2045	260,250	17,286,412	1.03%	1.33%
2046	262,849	17,509,693	1%	1.29%
2047	265,365	17,728,331	0.96%	1.25%
2048	267,836	17,938,437	0.93%	1.19%
2049	270,291	18,142,893	0.92%	1.14%
2050	272,711	18,341,968	0.9%	1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.