Population in Samoa compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Samoa and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Sri Lanka	Samoa	Sri Lanka
1960	112,490	9,661,389	-	-
1961	115,496	9,899,372	2.67%	2.46%
1962	118,597	10,143,754	2.68%	2.47%
1963	121,764	10,395,040	2.67%	2.48%
1964	124,894	10,653,397	2.57%	2.49%
1965	127,978	10,916,965	2.47%	2.47%
1966	131,073	11,183,928	2.42%	2.45%
1967	133,764	11,457,328	2.05%	2.44%
1968	136,020	11,736,088	1.69%	2.43%
1969	138,233	12,013,858	1.63%	2.37%
1970	140,400	12,287,110	1.57%	2.27%
1971	142,503	12,551,910	1.5%	2.16%
1972	144,538	12,809,205	1.43%	2.05%
1973	146,516	13,060,916	1.37%	1.97%
1974	149,431	13,305,693	1.99%	1.87%
1975	153,344	13,548,984	2.62%	1.83%
1976	157,113	13,796,770	2.46%	1.83%
1977	159,753	14,049,371	1.68%	1.83%
1978	161,375	14,310,128	1.02%	1.86%
1979	162,882	14,579,614	0.93%	1.88%
1980	164,322	14,847,974	0.88%	1.84%
1981	165,678	15,099,414	0.83%	1.69%
1982	166,484	15,286,567	0.49%	1.24%
1983	166,714	15,388,794	0.14%	0.67%
1984	166,796	15,441,860	0.05%	0.34%
1985	166,849	15,544,154	0.03%	0.66%
1986	167,061	15,731,256	0.13%	1.2%
1987	167,661	15,916,576	0.36%	1.18%
1988	168,346	16,078,621	0.41%	1.02%
1989	168,768	16,248,557	0.25%	1.06%
1990	169,042	16,352,458	0.16%	0.64%
1991	169,368	16,475,354	0.19%	0.75%
1992	170,331	16,739,284	0.57%	1.6%
1993	171,774	17,025,918	0.85%	1.71%
1994	173,159	17,275,773	0.81%	1.47%
1995	174,571	17,564,068	0.82%	1.67%
1996	176,071	17,905,018	0.86%	1.94%
1997	177,547	18,248,200	0.84%	1.92%
1998	178,905	18,596,003	0.76%	1.91%
1999	180,275	18,944,731	0.77%	1.88%
2000	181,685	19,293,054	0.78%	1.84%
2001	183,166	19,600,362	0.82%	1.59%
2002	184,471	19,805,752	0.71%	1.05%
2003	185,430	19,951,521	0.52%	0.74%
2004	186,249	20,087,605	0.44%	0.68%
2005	186,978	20,216,524	0.39%	0.64%
2006	187,709	20,352,411	0.39%	0.67%
2007	188,753	20,492,545	0.56%	0.69%
2008	190,107	20,629,378	0.72%	0.67%
2009	191,513	20,756,435	0.74%	0.62%
2010	193,023	20,879,089	0.79%	0.59%
2011	194,713	21,009,048	0.88%	0.62%
2012	196,498	21,169,458	0.92%	0.76%
2013	198,268	20,585,000	0.9%	-2.76%
2014	200,037	20,778,000	0.89%	0.94%
2015	201,782	20,970,000	0.87%	0.92%
2016	203,499	21,209,000	0.85%	1.14%
2017	205,415	21,453,000	0.94%	1.15%
2018	207,582	21,670,000	1.05%	1.01%
2019	209,780	21,803,000	1.06%	0.61%
2020	211,944	21,919,000	1.03%	0.53%
2021	213,779	22,156,000	0.87%	1.08%
2022	215,261	22,181,000	0.69%	0.11%
2023	216,663	22,037,000	0.65%	-0.65%
2024	218,019	21,916,000	0.63%	-0.55%
2025	219,302	22,035,440	0.59%	0.54%
2026	220,530	22,148,172	0.56%	0.51%
2027	221,772	22,255,601	0.56%	0.49%
2028	223,104	22,357,682	0.6%	0.46%
2029	224,504	22,453,922	0.63%	0.43%
2030	225,968	22,546,245	0.65%	0.41%
2031	227,581	22,635,106	0.71%	0.39%
2032	229,298	22,720,118	0.75%	0.38%
2033	231,110	22,802,043	0.79%	0.36%
2034	233,061	22,879,527	0.84%	0.34%
2035	235,172	22,952,739	0.91%	0.32%
2036	237,415	23,022,027	0.95%	0.3%
2037	239,730	23,088,877	0.98%	0.29%
2038	242,155	23,152,480	1.01%	0.28%
2039	244,653	23,211,633	1.03%	0.26%
2040	247,196	23,265,986	1.04%	0.23%
2041	249,796	23,315,260	1.05%	0.21%
2042	252,427	23,359,578	1.05%	0.19%
2043	255,023	23,398,752	1.03%	0.17%
2044	257,609	23,433,096	1.01%	0.15%
2045	260,250	23,464,943	1.03%	0.14%
2046	262,849	23,492,738	1%	0.12%
2047	265,365	23,512,629	0.96%	0.08%
2048	267,836	23,525,953	0.93%	0.06%
2049	270,291	23,533,940	0.92%	0.03%
2050	272,711	23,538,230	0.9%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.