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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Syria	Samoa	Syria
1960	112,490	4,673,500	-	-
1961	115,496	4,815,466	2.67%	3.04%
1962	118,597	4,959,340	2.68%	2.99%
1963	121,764	5,110,467	2.67%	3.05%
1964	124,894	5,269,087	2.57%	3.1%
1965	127,978	5,435,267	2.47%	3.15%
1966	131,073	5,609,047	2.42%	3.2%
1967	133,764	5,790,198	2.05%	3.23%
1968	136,020	5,978,742	1.69%	3.26%
1969	138,233	6,175,166	1.63%	3.29%
1970	140,400	6,380,609	1.57%	3.33%
1971	142,503	6,598,094	1.5%	3.41%
1972	144,538	6,826,024	1.43%	3.45%
1973	146,516	7,060,321	1.37%	3.43%
1974	149,431	7,302,160	1.99%	3.43%
1975	153,344	7,554,364	2.62%	3.45%
1976	157,113	7,817,320	2.46%	3.48%
1977	159,753	8,090,501	1.68%	3.49%
1978	161,375	8,372,759	1.02%	3.49%
1979	162,882	8,661,909	0.93%	3.45%
1980	164,322	8,957,663	0.88%	3.41%
1981	165,678	9,260,189	0.83%	3.38%
1982	166,484	9,572,511	0.49%	3.37%
1983	166,714	9,904,809	0.14%	3.47%
1984	166,796	10,258,398	0.05%	3.57%
1985	166,849	10,625,672	0.03%	3.58%
1986	167,061	11,002,844	0.13%	3.55%
1987	167,661	11,388,923	0.36%	3.51%
1988	168,346	11,782,264	0.41%	3.45%
1989	168,768	12,179,060	0.25%	3.37%
1990	169,042	12,579,208	0.16%	3.29%
1991	169,368	12,980,821	0.19%	3.19%
1992	170,331	13,385,571	0.57%	3.12%
1993	171,774	13,795,686	0.85%	3.06%
1994	173,159	14,208,583	0.81%	2.99%
1995	174,571	14,616,801	0.82%	2.87%
1996	176,071	15,018,104	0.86%	2.75%
1997	177,547	15,417,542	0.84%	2.66%
1998	178,905	15,820,413	0.76%	2.61%
1999	180,275	16,228,061	0.77%	2.58%
2000	181,685	16,637,888	0.78%	2.53%
2001	183,166	17,051,338	0.82%	2.48%
2002	184,471	17,468,332	0.71%	2.45%
2003	185,430	17,889,296	0.52%	2.41%
2004	186,249	18,336,875	0.44%	2.5%
2005	186,978	18,814,091	0.39%	2.6%
2006	187,709	19,637,022	0.39%	4.37%
2007	188,753	20,884,125	0.56%	6.35%
2008	190,107	21,636,564	0.72%	3.6%
2009	191,513	21,976,969	0.74%	1.57%
2010	193,023	22,482,421	0.79%	2.3%
2011	194,713	22,878,098	0.88%	1.76%
2012	196,498	22,759,763	0.92%	-0.52%
2013	198,268	21,666,917	0.9%	-4.8%
2014	200,037	20,273,659	0.89%	-6.43%
2015	201,782	19,424,618	0.87%	-4.19%
2016	203,499	19,193,834	0.85%	-1.19%
2017	205,415	19,224,668	0.94%	0.16%
2018	207,582	19,577,845	1.05%	1.84%
2019	209,780	20,353,534	1.06%	3.96%
2020	211,944	21,049,429	1.03%	3.42%
2021	213,779	21,628,839	0.87%	2.75%
2022	215,261	22,462,173	0.69%	3.85%
2023	216,663	23,594,623	0.65%	5.04%
2024	218,019	24,672,760	0.63%	4.57%
2025	219,302	25,620,422	0.59%	3.84%
2026	220,530	26,472,499	0.56%	3.33%
2027	221,772	27,261,544	0.56%	2.98%
2028	223,104	28,006,558	0.6%	2.73%
2029	224,504	28,719,309	0.63%	2.54%
2030	225,968	29,395,545	0.65%	2.35%
2031	227,581	30,029,824	0.71%	2.16%
2032	229,298	30,633,661	0.75%	2.01%
2033	231,110	31,212,478	0.79%	1.89%
2034	233,061	31,768,138	0.84%	1.78%
2035	235,172	32,294,792	0.91%	1.66%
2036	237,415	32,788,153	0.95%	1.53%
2037	239,730	33,258,407	0.98%	1.43%
2038	242,155	33,710,718	1.01%	1.36%
2039	244,653	34,131,238	1.03%	1.25%
2040	247,196	34,533,185	1.04%	1.18%
2041	249,796	34,916,936	1.05%	1.11%
2042	252,427	35,279,863	1.05%	1.04%
2043	255,023	35,623,325	1.03%	0.97%
2044	257,609	35,944,394	1.01%	0.9%
2045	260,250	36,265,295	1.03%	0.89%
2046	262,849	36,583,260	1%	0.88%
2047	265,365	36,878,640	0.96%	0.81%
2048	267,836	37,171,029	0.93%	0.79%
2049	270,291	37,477,690	0.92%	0.83%
2050	272,711	37,793,378	0.9%	0.84%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,287,288 (a 38% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 Syria will increase by 42.7% to 37,793,378 people and rank change from 57th to 54th.