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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Suriname	Samoa	Suriname
1960	112,490	263,918	-	-
1961	115,496	272,791	2.67%	3.36%
1962	118,597	283,912	2.68%	4.08%
1963	121,764	297,034	2.67%	4.62%
1964	124,894	309,041	2.57%	4.04%
1965	127,978	320,000	2.47%	3.55%
1966	131,073	331,135	2.42%	3.48%
1967	133,764	342,679	2.05%	3.49%
1968	136,020	354,616	1.69%	3.48%
1969	138,233	366,906	1.63%	3.47%
1970	140,400	379,442	1.57%	3.42%
1971	142,503	391,932	1.5%	3.29%
1972	144,538	397,413	1.43%	1.4%
1973	146,516	395,772	1.37%	-0.41%
1974	149,431	393,676	1.99%	-0.53%
1975	153,344	391,170	2.62%	-0.64%
1976	157,113	388,289	2.46%	-0.74%
1977	159,753	385,067	1.68%	-0.83%
1978	161,375	381,502	1.02%	-0.93%
1979	162,882	377,602	0.93%	-1.02%
1980	164,322	375,377	0.88%	-0.59%
1981	165,678	375,459	0.83%	0.02%
1982	166,484	376,555	0.49%	0.29%
1983	166,714	378,746	0.14%	0.58%
1984	166,796	382,193	0.05%	0.91%
1985	166,849	386,972	0.03%	1.25%
1986	167,061	392,330	0.13%	1.38%
1987	167,661	396,911	0.36%	1.17%
1988	168,346	402,227	0.41%	1.34%
1989	168,768	408,409	0.25%	1.54%
1990	169,042	412,493	0.16%	1%
1991	169,368	415,013	0.19%	0.61%
1992	170,331	417,589	0.57%	0.62%
1993	171,774	419,352	0.85%	0.42%
1994	173,159	422,375	0.81%	0.72%
1995	174,571	429,606	0.82%	1.71%
1996	176,071	438,830	0.86%	2.15%
1997	177,547	448,067	0.84%	2.1%
1998	178,905	457,406	0.76%	2.08%
1999	180,275	466,916	0.77%	2.08%
2000	181,685	476,643	0.78%	2.08%
2001	183,166	486,560	0.82%	2.08%
2002	184,471	496,551	0.71%	2.05%
2003	185,430	506,414	0.52%	1.99%
2004	186,249	513,923	0.44%	1.48%
2005	186,978	519,313	0.39%	1.05%
2006	187,709	524,997	0.39%	1.09%
2007	188,753	531,016	0.56%	1.15%
2008	190,107	537,245	0.72%	1.17%
2009	191,513	543,568	0.74%	1.18%
2010	193,023	549,923	0.79%	1.17%
2011	194,713	556,269	0.88%	1.15%
2012	196,498	562,633	0.92%	1.14%
2013	198,268	569,020	0.9%	1.14%
2014	200,037	575,373	0.89%	1.12%
2015	201,782	581,627	0.87%	1.09%
2016	203,499	587,757	0.85%	1.05%
2017	205,415	593,713	0.94%	1.01%
2018	207,582	599,513	1.05%	0.98%
2019	209,780	605,768	1.06%	1.04%
2020	211,944	612,317	1.03%	1.08%
2021	213,779	617,896	0.87%	0.91%
2022	215,261	623,164	0.69%	0.85%
2023	216,663	628,886	0.65%	0.92%
2024	218,019	634,431	0.63%	0.88%
2025	219,302	639,852	0.59%	0.85%
2026	220,530	645,257	0.56%	0.84%
2027	221,772	650,564	0.56%	0.82%
2028	223,104	655,783	0.6%	0.8%
2029	224,504	660,793	0.63%	0.76%
2030	225,968	665,650	0.65%	0.74%
2031	227,581	670,421	0.71%	0.72%
2032	229,298	675,070	0.75%	0.69%
2033	231,110	679,573	0.79%	0.67%
2034	233,061	683,911	0.84%	0.64%
2035	235,172	688,189	0.91%	0.63%
2036	237,415	692,343	0.95%	0.6%
2037	239,730	696,213	0.98%	0.56%
2038	242,155	699,908	1.01%	0.53%
2039	244,653	703,569	1.03%	0.52%
2040	247,196	707,156	1.04%	0.51%
2041	249,796	710,619	1.05%	0.49%
2042	252,427	713,900	1.05%	0.46%
2043	255,023	716,999	1.03%	0.43%
2044	257,609	719,920	1.01%	0.41%
2045	260,250	722,759	1.03%	0.39%
2046	262,849	725,322	1%	0.35%
2047	265,365	727,726	0.96%	0.33%
2048	267,836	730,038	0.93%	0.32%
2049	270,291	732,021	0.92%	0.27%
2050	272,711	733,898	0.9%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.