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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Samoa was 218,019 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Samoa's population is 220,932 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 56.3 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Samoa is ranked the 177th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.003% for Samoa vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Samoa has increased from 188K people to 221K (17.7% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Samoa vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Samoa Tunisia
2100 384,161 10,722,837
2099 382,854 10,798,417
2098 381,539 10,872,527
2097 380,191 10,944,510
2096 378,724 11,017,262
2095 377,198 11,088,773
2094 375,643 11,159,761
2093 374,011 11,228,741
2092 372,292 11,296,441
2091 370,495 11,362,922
2090 368,729 11,428,150
2089 366,876 11,492,395
2088 364,923 11,554,451
2087 362,970 11,616,399
2086 360,980 11,677,706
2085 358,958 11,736,824
2084 356,899 11,795,185
2083 354,766 11,853,617
2082 352,554 11,911,196
2081 350,260 11,966,771
2080 347,980 12,023,486
2079 345,610 12,080,879
2078 343,130 12,138,513
2077 340,587 12,194,072
2076 337,992 12,247,445
2075 335,365 12,301,960
2074 332,762 12,355,470
2073 330,070 12,410,281
2072 327,311 12,463,568
2071 324,429 12,517,952
2070 321,716 12,571,557
2069 318,960 12,625,027
2068 316,145 12,677,388
2067 313,447 12,728,611
2066 310,683 12,778,160
2065 308,047 12,827,417
2064 305,429 12,873,288
2063 302,831 12,917,720
2062 300,287 12,960,075
2061 297,894 12,999,502
2060 295,476 13,037,172
2059 293,072 13,069,268
2058 290,637 13,098,461
2057 288,344 13,124,682
2056 286,143 13,147,057
2055 283,928 13,164,337
2054 281,737 13,177,456
2053 279,498 13,184,564
2052 277,186 13,188,052
2051 274,775 13,187,435
2050 272,374 13,181,992
2049 269,906 13,173,401
2048 267,438 13,160,968
2047 264,962 13,144,429
2046 262,389 13,125,908
2045 259,755 13,104,999
2044 257,081 13,081,801
2043 254,546 13,057,259
2042 251,896 13,031,516
2041 249,251 13,006,019
2040 246,679 12,979,703
2039 244,169 12,952,741
2038 241,648 12,925,306
2037 239,306 12,896,316
2036 237,018 12,865,989
2035 234,803 12,835,689
2034 232,771 12,803,284
2033 230,885 12,766,519
2032 229,148 12,728,299
2031 227,434 12,687,827
2030 225,916 12,644,489
2029 224,499 12,596,686
2028 223,100 12,542,752
2027 221,828 12,484,560
2026 220,601 12,420,467
2025 219,378 12,351,028
2024 218,019 12,277,109
2023 216,663 12,200,431
2022 215,261 12,119,334
2021 213,779 12,048,622
2020 211,944 11,974,057
2019 209,780 11,875,081
2018 207,582 11,765,514
2017 205,415 11,650,498
2016 203,499 11,528,674
2015 201,782 11,402,264
2014 200,037 11,274,288
2013 198,268 11,141,361
2012 196,498 11,009,647
2011 194,713 10,886,035
2010 193,023 10,765,980
2009 191,513 10,650,681
2008 190,107 10,542,635
2007 188,753 10,441,702
2006 187,709 10,346,410
2005 186,978 10,255,472
2004 186,249 10,166,163
2003 185,430 10,071,632
2002 184,471 9,971,515
2001 183,166 9,869,677
2000 181,685 9,764,935
1999 180,275 9,655,963
1998 178,905 9,541,667
1997 177,547 9,421,270
1996 176,071 9,294,432
1995 174,571 9,161,258
1994 173,159 9,018,448
1993 171,774 8,857,910
1992 170,331 8,682,512
1991 169,368 8,501,827
1990 169,042 8,324,509
1989 168,768 8,151,660
1988 168,346 7,974,440
1987 167,661 7,789,987
1986 167,061 7,600,301
1985 166,849 7,409,903
1984 166,796 7,220,044
1983 166,714 7,053,800
1982 166,484 6,908,642
1981 165,678 6,758,284
1980 164,322 6,606,195
1979 162,882 6,456,419
1978 161,375 6,309,390
1977 159,753 6,155,931
1976 157,113 5,996,994
1975 153,344 5,839,262
1974 149,431 5,684,674
1973 146,516 5,537,242
1972 144,538 5,396,557
1971 142,503 5,261,658
1970 140,400 5,131,396
1969 138,233 5,004,697
1968 136,020 4,879,899
1967 133,764 4,760,970
1966 131,073 4,652,287
1965 127,978 4,561,385
1964 124,894 4,489,869
1963 121,764 4,427,131
1962 118,597 4,369,136
1961 115,496 4,316,278
1960 112,490 4,267,288

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/samoa/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Samoa's population will grow by 23.3% to 272,374 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Samoa Tunisia
2100 0.34% -0.7%
2099 0.34% -0.68%
2098 0.35% -0.66%
2097 0.39% -0.66%
2096 0.4% -0.64%
2095 0.41% -0.64%
2094 0.44% -0.61%
2093 0.46% -0.6%
2092 0.48% -0.59%
2091 0.48% -0.57%
2090 0.51% -0.56%
2089 0.54% -0.54%
2088 0.54% -0.53%
2087 0.55% -0.52%
2086 0.56% -0.5%
2085 0.58% -0.49%
2084 0.6% -0.49%
2083 0.63% -0.48%
2082 0.65% -0.46%
2081 0.66% -0.47%
2080 0.69% -0.48%
2079 0.72% -0.47%
2078 0.75% -0.46%
2077 0.77% -0.44%
2076 0.78% -0.44%
2075 0.78% -0.43%
2074 0.82% -0.44%
2073 0.84% -0.43%
2072 0.89% -0.43%
2071 0.84% -0.43%
2070 0.86% -0.42%
2069 0.89% -0.41%
2068 0.86% -0.4%
2067 0.89% -0.39%
2066 0.86% -0.38%
2065 0.86% -0.36%
2064 0.86% -0.34%
2063 0.85% -0.33%
2062 0.8% -0.3%
2061 0.82% -0.29%
2060 0.82% -0.25%
2059 0.84% -0.22%
2058 0.8% -0.2%
2057 0.77% -0.17%
2056 0.78% -0.13%
2055 0.78% -0.1%
2054 0.8% -0.05%
2053 0.83% -0.03%
2052 0.88% 0.005%
2051 0.88% 0.04%
2050 0.91% 0.07%
2049 0.92% 0.09%
2048 0.93% 0.13%
2047 0.98% 0.14%
2046 1.01% 0.16%
2045 1.04% 0.18%
2044 1% 0.19%
2043 1.05% 0.2%
2042 1.06% 0.2%
2041 1.04% 0.2%
2040 1.03% 0.21%
2039 1.04% 0.21%
2038 0.98% 0.22%
2037 0.96% 0.24%
2036 0.94% 0.24%
2035 0.87% 0.25%
2034 0.82% 0.29%
2033 0.76% 0.3%
2032 0.75% 0.32%
2031 0.67% 0.34%
2030 0.63% 0.38%
2029 0.63% 0.43%
2028 0.57% 0.47%
2027 0.56% 0.52%
2026 0.56% 0.56%
2025 0.62% 0.6%
2024 0.63% 0.63%
2023 0.65% 0.67%
2022 0.69% 0.59%
2021 0.87% 0.62%
2020 1.03% 0.83%
2019 1.06% 0.93%
2018 1.05% 0.99%
2017 0.94% 1.06%
2016 0.85% 1.11%
2015 0.87% 1.14%
2014 0.89% 1.19%
2013 0.9% 1.2%
2012 0.92% 1.14%
2011 0.88% 1.12%
2010 0.79% 1.08%
2009 0.74% 1.02%
2008 0.72% 0.97%
2007 0.56% 0.92%
2006 0.39% 0.89%
2005 0.39% 0.88%
2004 0.44% 0.94%
2003 0.52% 1%
2002 0.71% 1.03%
2001 0.82% 1.07%
2000 0.78% 1.13%
1999 0.77% 1.2%
1998 0.76% 1.28%
1997 0.84% 1.36%
1996 0.86% 1.45%
1995 0.82% 1.58%
1994 0.81% 1.81%
1993 0.85% 2.02%
1992 0.57% 2.13%
1991 0.19% 2.13%
1990 0.16% 2.12%
1989 0.25% 2.22%
1988 0.41% 2.37%
1987 0.36% 2.5%
1986 0.13% 2.57%
1985 0.03% 2.63%
1984 0.05% 2.36%
1983 0.14% 2.1%
1982 0.49% 2.22%
1981 0.83% 2.3%
1980 0.88% 2.32%
1979 0.93% 2.33%
1978 1.02% 2.49%
1977 1.68% 2.65%
1976 2.46% 2.7%
1975 2.62% 2.72%
1974 1.99% 2.66%
1973 1.37% 2.61%
1972 1.43% 2.56%
1971 1.5% 2.54%
1970 1.57% 2.53%
1969 1.63% 2.56%
1968 1.69% 2.5%
1967 2.05% 2.34%
1966 2.42% 1.99%
1965 2.47% 1.59%
1964 2.57% 1.42%
1963 2.67% 1.33%
1962 2.68% 1.22%
1961 2.67% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/samoa/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Samoa grew by 0.63%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Samoa Tunisia
Current population
220932
12437803
Population rank 177/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.15%
One net population change
6.46 hours
6.85 minutes
One birth every
1.59 hours
3.13 minutes
One death every
6.57 hours
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +210
Annual growth/decline +1,356 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 125/197 124/197
One migration net change every
3.12 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,815 -14,523
Net migration rank 105/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 3,843 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 186/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 137/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Samoa
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Samoa Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,815 - -14,523
2024 - -2,754 - -15,221
2023 4,170 -2,810 93,663 -14,001
2022 4,288 -2,837 96,531 -14,001
2021 4,379 -2,860 68,087 -9,190
2020 4,442 -2,299 109,431 -19,188
2019 4,495 -2,313 127,312 -19,612
2018 4,637 -2,425 132,445 -21,012
2017 4,661 -2,539 140,971 -22,365
2016 4,720 -3,008 148,870 -23,827
2015 4,795 -3,074 153,007 -25,229
2014 4,849 -3,081 154,762 -26,586
2013 4,875 -3,107 154,687 -17,020
2012 4,863 -3,089 151,812 -26,059
2011 4,860 -3,056 143,401 -21,935
2010 4,779 -3,197 132,809 -14,168
2009 4,525 -3,093 125,465 -13,512
2008 4,581 -3,194 121,873 -17,742
2007 4,480 -3,152 118,920 -21,190
2006 4,473 -3,714 116,945 -24,098
2005 4,503 -3,805 115,374 -26,361
2004 4,554 -3,796 113,322 -23,735
2003 4,622 -3,748 111,926 -12,459
2002 4,672 -3,624 109,099 -8,334
2001 4,759 -3,198 110,146 -7,235
2000 4,855 -3,453 112,501 -5,937
1999 4,937 -3,517 114,829 -3,452
1998 5,022 -3,702 121,332 -4,111
1997 5,053 -3,658 128,327 -4,756
1996 5,038 -3,476 135,615 -5,506
1995 4,976 -3,532 144,345 -8,095
1994 4,880 -3,505 153,647 -4,271
1993 4,769 -3,373 160,922 10,771
1992 4,652 -3,161 163,978 15,124
1991 4,655 -4,227 166,245 16,021
1990 4,759 -4,533 168,180 4,183
1989 4,845 -4,527 169,221 4,100
1988 4,889 -4,366 177,176 3,934
1987 4,909 -4,056 184,101 3,711
1986 4,983 -4,637 188,107 3,464
1985 4,998 -4,920 186,344 2,887
1984 4,979 -4,944 182,386 8,109
1983 4,914 -4,789 179,878 -37,895
1982 4,808 -4,479 177,898 -29,559
1981 4,720 -3,440 176,628 -24,242
1980 4,672 -3,240 171,094 -19,321
1979 4,624 -3,177 171,463 -23,688
1978 4,587 -3,022 173,255 -26,968
1977 4,555 -2,866 174,539 -13,910
1976 4,519 -929 172,744 -15,499
1975 4,465 -522 166,991 -8,765
1974 4,411 -526 160,200 -9,254
1973 4,446 -2,501 153,525 -9,606
1972 4,487 -2,483 147,239 -9,790
1971 4,534 -2,463 142,296 -9,949
1970 4,567 -2,429 138,235 -10,054
1969 4,592 -2,399 135,257 -10,049
1968 4,605 -2,370 134,246 -9,848
1967 4,621 -2,333 132,626 -19,155
1966 4,593 -1,503 131,274 -27,393
1965 4,605 -1,512 127,673 -49,751
1964 4,326 -1,252 124,711 -59,602
1963 4,544 -1,365 120,865 -60,505
1962 4,498 -1,341 116,887 -61,260
1961 4,399 -1,349 111,459 -61,369
1960 4,298 -1,333 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/samoa/tunisia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 62.5% of the population change in Samoa is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 3,843 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Samoa, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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