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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Thailand	Samoa	Thailand
1960	112,490	26,851,747	-	-
1961	115,496	27,650,334	2.67%	2.97%
1962	118,597	28,481,040	2.68%	3%
1963	121,764	29,342,322	2.67%	3.02%
1964	124,894	30,232,141	2.57%	3.03%
1965	127,978	31,149,337	2.47%	3.03%
1966	131,073	32,086,071	2.42%	3.01%
1967	133,764	33,037,801	2.05%	2.97%
1968	136,020	34,002,560	1.69%	2.92%
1969	138,233	34,973,782	1.63%	2.86%
1970	140,400	35,954,408	1.57%	2.8%
1971	142,503	36,937,387	1.5%	2.73%
1972	144,538	37,933,929	1.43%	2.7%
1973	146,516	38,947,787	1.37%	2.67%
1974	149,431	39,952,891	1.99%	2.58%
1975	153,344	40,940,005	2.62%	2.47%
1976	157,113	41,896,504	2.46%	2.34%
1977	159,753	42,843,974	1.68%	2.26%
1978	161,375	43,788,976	1.02%	2.21%
1979	162,882	44,718,434	0.93%	2.12%
1980	164,322	45,650,022	0.88%	2.08%
1981	165,678	46,575,855	0.83%	2.03%
1982	166,484	47,494,577	0.49%	1.97%
1983	166,714	48,423,309	0.14%	1.96%
1984	166,796	49,351,708	0.05%	1.92%
1985	166,849	50,270,753	0.03%	1.86%
1986	167,061	51,177,834	0.13%	1.8%
1987	167,661	52,074,105	0.36%	1.75%
1988	168,346	52,969,595	0.41%	1.72%
1989	168,768	53,848,956	0.25%	1.66%
1990	169,042	54,738,329	0.16%	1.65%
1991	169,368	55,637,434	0.19%	1.64%
1992	170,331	56,528,834	0.57%	1.6%
1993	171,774	57,408,198	0.85%	1.56%
1994	173,159	58,260,854	0.81%	1.49%
1995	174,571	59,098,232	0.82%	1.44%
1996	176,071	59,920,064	0.86%	1.39%
1997	177,547	60,724,584	0.84%	1.34%
1998	178,905	61,522,630	0.76%	1.31%
1999	180,275	62,299,043	0.77%	1.26%
2000	181,685	63,007,815	0.78%	1.14%
2001	183,166	63,651,141	0.82%	1.02%
2002	184,471	64,266,437	0.71%	0.97%
2003	185,430	64,868,166	0.52%	0.94%
2004	186,249	65,452,047	0.44%	0.9%
2005	186,978	66,017,420	0.39%	0.86%
2006	187,709	66,567,687	0.39%	0.83%
2007	188,753	67,102,394	0.56%	0.8%
2008	190,107	67,619,830	0.72%	0.77%
2009	191,513	68,121,080	0.74%	0.74%
2010	193,023	68,579,447	0.79%	0.67%
2011	194,713	69,007,208	0.88%	0.62%
2012	196,498	69,436,098	0.92%	0.62%
2013	198,268	69,845,114	0.9%	0.59%
2014	200,037	70,216,367	0.89%	0.53%
2015	201,782	70,540,795	0.87%	0.46%
2016	203,499	70,859,841	0.85%	0.45%
2017	205,415	71,160,187	0.94%	0.42%
2018	207,582	71,376,079	1.05%	0.3%
2019	209,780	71,522,271	1.06%	0.2%
2020	211,944	71,641,484	1.03%	0.17%
2021	213,779	71,727,332	0.87%	0.12%
2022	215,261	71,735,329	0.69%	0.01%
2023	216,663	71,702,435	0.65%	-0.05%
2024	218,019	71,668,011	0.63%	-0.05%
2025	219,302	71,619,867	0.59%	-0.07%
2026	220,530	71,559,621	0.56%	-0.08%
2027	221,772	71,488,156	0.56%	-0.1%
2028	223,104	71,406,996	0.6%	-0.11%
2029	224,504	71,316,195	0.63%	-0.13%
2030	225,968	71,215,017	0.65%	-0.14%
2031	227,581	71,104,025	0.71%	-0.16%
2032	229,298	70,982,286	0.75%	-0.17%
2033	231,110	70,847,947	0.79%	-0.19%
2034	233,061	70,701,651	0.84%	-0.21%
2035	235,172	70,540,884	0.91%	-0.23%
2036	237,415	70,366,496	0.95%	-0.25%
2037	239,730	70,180,031	0.98%	-0.26%
2038	242,155	69,979,034	1.01%	-0.29%
2039	244,653	69,763,928	1.03%	-0.31%
2040	247,196	69,535,003	1.04%	-0.33%
2041	249,796	69,288,477	1.05%	-0.35%
2042	252,427	69,025,348	1.05%	-0.38%
2043	255,023	68,748,075	1.03%	-0.4%
2044	257,609	68,456,533	1.01%	-0.42%
2045	260,250	68,150,148	1.03%	-0.45%
2046	262,849	67,827,309	1%	-0.47%
2047	265,365	67,489,358	0.96%	-0.5%
2048	267,836	67,136,737	0.93%	-0.52%
2049	270,291	66,767,316	0.92%	-0.55%
2050	272,711	66,382,732	0.9%	-0.58%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 699,780 (a 0.99% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7.23% to 66,382,732 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.