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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Tuvalu	Samoa	Tuvalu
1960	112,490	5,598	-	-
1961	115,496	5,648	2.67%	0.89%
1962	118,597	5,699	2.68%	0.9%
1963	121,764	5,751	2.67%	0.91%
1964	124,894	5,752	2.57%	0.02%
1965	127,978	5,715	2.47%	-0.64%
1966	131,073	5,686	2.42%	-0.51%
1967	133,764	5,652	2.05%	-0.6%
1968	136,020	5,624	1.69%	-0.5%
1969	138,233	5,631	1.63%	0.12%
1970	140,400	5,663	1.57%	0.57%
1971	142,503	5,685	1.5%	0.39%
1972	144,538	5,692	1.43%	0.12%
1973	146,516	5,681	1.37%	-0.19%
1974	149,431	5,822	1.99%	2.48%
1975	153,344	6,117	2.62%	5.07%
1976	157,113	6,404	2.46%	4.69%
1977	159,753	6,686	1.68%	4.4%
1978	161,375	6,957	1.02%	4.05%
1979	162,882	7,184	0.93%	3.26%
1980	164,322	7,366	0.88%	2.53%
1981	165,678	7,526	0.83%	2.17%
1982	166,484	7,664	0.49%	1.83%
1983	166,714	7,789	0.14%	1.63%
1984	166,796	7,902	0.05%	1.45%
1985	166,849	8,046	0.03%	1.82%
1986	167,061	8,217	0.13%	2.13%
1987	167,661	8,371	0.36%	1.87%
1988	168,346	8,518	0.41%	1.76%
1989	168,768	8,662	0.25%	1.69%
1990	169,042	8,798	0.16%	1.57%
1991	169,368	8,928	0.19%	1.48%
1992	170,331	9,038	0.57%	1.23%
1993	171,774	9,126	0.85%	0.97%
1994	173,159	9,207	0.81%	0.89%
1995	174,571	9,280	0.82%	0.79%
1996	176,071	9,342	0.86%	0.67%
1997	177,547	9,400	0.84%	0.62%
1998	178,905	9,451	0.76%	0.54%
1999	180,275	9,496	0.77%	0.48%
2000	181,685	9,544	0.78%	0.51%
2001	183,166	9,586	0.82%	0.44%
2002	184,471	9,623	0.71%	0.39%
2003	185,430	9,695	0.52%	0.75%
2004	186,249	9,816	0.44%	1.25%
2005	186,978	9,940	0.39%	1.26%
2006	187,709	10,056	0.39%	1.17%
2007	188,753	10,182	0.56%	1.25%
2008	190,107	10,321	0.72%	1.37%
2009	191,513	10,461	0.74%	1.36%
2010	193,023	10,614	0.79%	1.46%
2011	194,713	10,780	0.88%	1.56%
2012	196,498	10,934	0.92%	1.43%
2013	198,268	11,001	0.9%	0.61%
2014	200,037	10,984	0.89%	-0.15%
2015	201,782	10,963	0.87%	-0.19%
2016	203,499	10,930	0.85%	-0.3%
2017	205,415	10,869	0.94%	-0.56%
2018	207,582	10,751	1.05%	-1.09%
2019	209,780	10,581	1.06%	-1.58%
2020	211,944	10,399	1.03%	-1.72%
2021	213,779	10,194	0.87%	-1.97%
2022	215,261	9,992	0.69%	-1.98%
2023	216,663	9,816	0.65%	-1.76%
2024	218,019	9,646	0.63%	-1.73%
2025	219,302	9,493	0.59%	-1.58%
2026	220,530	9,363	0.56%	-1.37%
2027	221,772	9,255	0.56%	-1.15%
2028	223,104	9,175	0.6%	-0.87%
2029	224,504	9,102	0.63%	-0.79%
2030	225,968	9,047	0.65%	-0.6%
2031	227,581	9,011	0.71%	-0.4%
2032	229,298	8,984	0.75%	-0.3%
2033	231,110	8,975	0.79%	-0.1%
2034	233,061	8,970	0.84%	-0.06%
2035	235,172	8,977	0.91%	0.08%
2036	237,415	8,995	0.95%	0.2%
2037	239,730	9,017	0.98%	0.24%
2038	242,155	9,051	1.01%	0.38%
2039	244,653	9,095	1.03%	0.48%
2040	247,196	9,143	1.04%	0.53%
2041	249,796	9,191	1.05%	0.52%
2042	252,427	9,245	1.05%	0.6%
2043	255,023	9,308	1.03%	0.68%
2044	257,609	9,375	1.01%	0.72%
2045	260,250	9,435	1.03%	0.64%
2046	262,849	9,502	1%	0.71%
2047	265,365	9,571	0.96%	0.72%
2048	267,836	9,644	0.93%	0.76%
2049	270,291	9,712	0.92%	0.71%
2050	272,711	9,778	0.9%	0.68%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.