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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Taiwan	Samoa	Taiwan
1960	112,490	-	-	-
1961	115,496	11,030,385	2.67%	-
1962	118,597	11,392,513	2.68%	3.28%
1963	121,764	11,762,101	2.67%	3.24%
1964	124,894	12,137,143	2.57%	3.19%
1965	127,978	12,511,863	2.47%	3.09%
1966	131,073	12,874,153	2.42%	2.9%
1967	133,764	13,210,344	2.05%	2.61%
1968	136,020	13,548,537	1.69%	2.56%
1969	138,233	14,068,984	1.63%	3.84%
1970	140,400	14,582,944	1.57%	3.65%
1971	142,503	14,913,564	1.5%	2.27%
1972	144,538	15,220,495	1.43%	2.06%
1973	146,516	15,505,121	1.37%	1.87%
1974	149,431	15,784,817	1.99%	1.8%
1975	153,344	16,075,128	2.62%	1.84%
1976	157,113	16,401,413	2.46%	2.03%
1977	159,753	16,730,895	1.68%	2.01%
1978	161,375	17,042,272	1.02%	1.86%
1979	162,882	17,372,779	0.93%	1.94%
1980	164,322	17,704,538	0.88%	1.91%
1981	165,678	18,029,982	0.83%	1.84%
1982	166,484	18,354,855	0.49%	1.8%
1983	166,714	18,653,146	0.14%	1.63%
1984	166,796	18,929,866	0.05%	1.48%
1985	166,849	19,191,510	0.03%	1.38%
1986	167,061	19,411,454	0.13%	1.15%
1987	167,661	19,617,046	0.36%	1.06%
1988	168,346	19,839,704	0.41%	1.14%
1989	168,768	20,055,492	0.25%	1.09%
1990	169,042	20,278,946	0.16%	1.11%
1991	169,368	20,503,568	0.19%	1.11%
1992	170,331	20,704,227	0.57%	0.98%
1993	171,774	20,899,019	0.85%	0.94%
1994	173,159	21,086,645	0.81%	0.9%
1995	174,571	21,267,653	0.82%	0.86%
1996	176,071	21,441,432	0.86%	0.82%
1997	177,547	21,634,124	0.84%	0.9%
1998	178,905	21,835,703	0.76%	0.93%
1999	180,275	22,010,489	0.77%	0.8%
2000	181,685	22,184,530	0.78%	0.79%
2001	183,166	22,341,120	0.82%	0.71%
2002	184,471	22,463,172	0.71%	0.55%
2003	185,430	22,562,663	0.52%	0.44%
2004	186,249	22,646,836	0.44%	0.37%
2005	186,978	22,729,753	0.39%	0.37%
2006	187,709	22,823,455	0.39%	0.41%
2007	188,753	22,917,444	0.56%	0.41%
2008	190,107	22,997,696	0.72%	0.35%
2009	191,513	23,078,402	0.74%	0.35%
2010	193,023	23,140,948	0.79%	0.27%
2011	194,713	23,193,518	0.88%	0.23%
2012	196,498	23,270,367	0.92%	0.33%
2013	198,268	23,344,670	0.9%	0.32%
2014	200,037	23,403,635	0.89%	0.25%
2015	201,782	23,462,914	0.87%	0.25%
2016	203,499	23,515,945	0.85%	0.23%
2017	205,415	23,555,522	0.94%	0.17%
2018	207,582	23,580,080	1.05%	0.1%
2019	209,780	23,596,027	1.06%	0.07%
2020	211,944	23,582,179	1.03%	-0.06%
2021	213,779	23,468,275	0.87%	-0.48%
2022	215,261	23,319,977	0.69%	-0.63%
2023	216,663	23,342,541	0.65%	0.1%
2024	218,019	23,410,331	0.63%	0.29%
2025	219,302	23,308,308	0.59%	-0.44%
2026	220,530	23,205,944	0.56%	-0.44%
2027	221,772	23,102,120	0.56%	-0.45%
2028	223,104	22,996,693	0.6%	-0.46%
2029	224,504	22,890,335	0.63%	-0.46%
2030	225,968	22,781,040	0.65%	-0.48%
2031	227,581	22,667,327	0.71%	-0.5%
2032	229,298	22,549,689	0.75%	-0.52%
2033	231,110	22,428,721	0.79%	-0.54%
2034	233,061	22,302,402	0.84%	-0.56%
2035	235,172	22,170,689	0.91%	-0.59%
2036	237,415	22,034,775	0.95%	-0.61%
2037	239,730	21,893,029	0.98%	-0.64%
2038	242,155	21,746,001	1.01%	-0.67%
2039	244,653	21,594,236	1.03%	-0.7%
2040	247,196	21,436,947	1.04%	-0.73%
2041	249,796	21,274,187	1.05%	-0.76%
2042	252,427	21,105,682	1.05%	-0.79%
2043	255,023	20,932,105	1.03%	-0.82%
2044	257,609	20,754,623	1.01%	-0.85%
2045	260,250	20,571,741	1.03%	-0.88%
2046	262,849	20,384,903	1%	-0.91%
2047	265,365	20,194,425	0.96%	-0.93%
2048	267,836	19,999,753	0.93%	-0.96%
2049	270,291	19,801,293	0.92%	-0.99%
2050	272,711	19,598,997	0.9%	-1.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Taiwan gained 733,161 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by -154,606 (a 0.66% decline).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Taiwan was ranked 48th in 2005 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.9% to 19,598,997 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.