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

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The latest officially reported population of Samoa was 219,306 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Samoa's population is 221,158 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 182.7 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Samoa is ranked the 177th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.003% for Samoa vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of +0.84% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Samoa has increased from 188K people to 221K (17.8% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Samoa vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Samoa Ukraine
2100 384,035 15,603,179
2099 382,728 15,862,593
2098 381,414 16,125,815
2097 380,066 16,393,353
2096 378,599 16,664,587
2095 377,074 16,939,471
2094 375,519 17,219,443
2093 373,888 17,504,349
2092 372,169 17,793,601
2091 370,373 18,087,289
2090 368,608 18,386,570
2089 366,755 18,689,852
2088 364,803 18,998,014
2087 362,850 19,311,662
2086 360,862 19,630,012
2085 358,840 19,952,247
2084 356,781 20,280,817
2083 354,649 20,613,034
2082 352,438 20,949,887
2081 350,145 21,289,979
2080 347,866 21,633,931
2079 345,496 21,981,015
2078 343,017 22,331,415
2077 340,475 22,684,635
2076 337,881 23,041,181
2075 335,254 23,400,319
2074 332,652 23,762,428
2073 329,962 24,126,690
2072 327,203 24,491,363
2071 324,322 24,859,381
2070 321,610 25,229,957
2069 318,855 25,602,485
2068 316,041 25,976,390
2067 313,344 26,352,535
2066 310,581 26,730,314
2065 307,946 27,109,886
2064 305,328 27,491,024
2063 302,731 27,872,631
2062 300,188 28,254,738
2061 297,795 28,638,347
2060 295,379 29,021,488
2059 292,975 29,404,719
2058 290,541 29,788,559
2057 288,249 30,170,070
2056 286,049 30,548,973
2055 283,835 30,926,521
2054 281,645 31,299,425
2053 279,406 31,669,550
2052 277,095 32,035,413
2051 274,684 32,397,707
2050 272,285 32,754,538
2049 269,817 33,107,228
2048 267,350 33,451,994
2047 264,875 33,793,296
2046 262,303 34,131,561
2045 259,670 34,463,236
2044 256,996 34,790,682
2043 254,462 35,115,069
2042 251,813 35,437,607
2041 249,169 35,758,248
2040 246,598 36,075,749
2039 244,088 36,396,426
2038 241,568 36,714,126
2037 239,227 37,031,794
2036 236,940 37,345,665
2035 234,725 37,659,856
2034 232,695 37,972,332
2033 230,809 38,283,563
2032 229,073 38,592,696
2031 227,359 38,902,570
2030 225,842 39,210,256
2029 224,425 39,514,695
2028 223,027 39,816,523
2027 221,755 40,111,670
2026 220,528 40,408,451
2025 219,306 38,980,376
2024 218,019 37,860,221
2023 216,663 37,732,836
2022 215,261 41,048,766
2021 213,779 44,298,640
2020 211,944 44,680,014
2019 209,780 44,957,458
2018 207,582 45,208,907
2017 205,415 45,436,041
2016 203,499 45,616,832
2015 201,782 45,784,896
2014 200,037 45,972,380
2013 198,268 46,126,770
2012 196,498 46,210,056
2011 194,713 46,307,853
2010 193,023 46,456,003
2009 191,513 46,623,731
2008 190,107 46,819,175
2007 188,753 47,062,798
2006 187,709 47,278,694
2005 186,978 47,585,556
2004 186,249 47,979,507
2003 185,430 48,315,136
2002 184,471 48,677,281
2001 183,166 49,106,855
2000 181,685 49,556,660
1999 180,275 49,976,446
1998 178,905 50,379,731
1997 177,547 50,786,885
1996 176,071 51,226,109
1995 174,571 51,665,539
1994 173,159 52,075,998
1993 171,774 52,350,126
1992 170,331 52,323,671
1991 169,368 52,170,961
1990 169,042 52,054,092
1989 168,768 51,917,817
1988 168,346 51,724,853
1987 167,661 51,515,732
1986 167,061 51,318,745
1985 166,849 51,108,770
1984 166,796 50,887,599
1983 166,714 50,637,029
1982 166,484 50,402,724
1981 165,678 50,189,281
1980 164,322 49,955,152
1979 162,882 49,721,381
1978 161,375 49,521,243
1977 159,753 49,336,481
1976 157,113 49,120,842
1975 153,344 48,865,229
1974 149,431 48,576,570
1973 146,516 48,277,121
1972 144,538 47,946,893
1971 142,503 47,573,287
1970 140,400 47,261,306
1969 138,233 46,976,256
1968 136,020 46,614,325
1967 133,764 46,215,988
1966 131,073 45,802,519
1965 127,978 45,386,892
1964 124,894 44,951,156
1963 121,764 44,462,372
1962 118,597 43,943,674
1961 115,496 43,399,766
1960 112,490 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,659 people (a 8.68% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Samoa's population will grow by 23.1% to 272,285 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Samoa Ukraine
2100 0.34% -1.64%
2099 0.34% -1.63%
2098 0.35% -1.63%
2097 0.39% -1.63%
2096 0.4% -1.62%
2095 0.41% -1.63%
2094 0.44% -1.63%
2093 0.46% -1.63%
2092 0.48% -1.62%
2091 0.48% -1.63%
2090 0.51% -1.62%
2089 0.54% -1.62%
2088 0.54% -1.62%
2087 0.55% -1.62%
2086 0.56% -1.62%
2085 0.58% -1.62%
2084 0.6% -1.61%
2083 0.63% -1.61%
2082 0.65% -1.6%
2081 0.66% -1.59%
2080 0.69% -1.58%
2079 0.72% -1.57%
2078 0.75% -1.56%
2077 0.77% -1.55%
2076 0.78% -1.53%
2075 0.78% -1.52%
2074 0.82% -1.51%
2073 0.84% -1.49%
2072 0.89% -1.48%
2071 0.84% -1.47%
2070 0.86% -1.46%
2069 0.89% -1.44%
2068 0.86% -1.43%
2067 0.89% -1.41%
2066 0.86% -1.4%
2065 0.86% -1.39%
2064 0.86% -1.37%
2063 0.85% -1.35%
2062 0.8% -1.34%
2061 0.82% -1.32%
2060 0.82% -1.3%
2059 0.84% -1.29%
2058 0.8% -1.26%
2057 0.77% -1.24%
2056 0.78% -1.22%
2055 0.78% -1.19%
2054 0.8% -1.17%
2053 0.83% -1.14%
2052 0.88% -1.12%
2051 0.88% -1.09%
2050 0.91% -1.07%
2049 0.92% -1.03%
2048 0.93% -1.01%
2047 0.98% -0.99%
2046 1.01% -0.96%
2045 1.04% -0.94%
2044 1% -0.92%
2043 1.05% -0.91%
2042 1.06% -0.9%
2041 1.04% -0.88%
2040 1.03% -0.88%
2039 1.04% -0.87%
2038 0.98% -0.86%
2037 0.96% -0.84%
2036 0.94% -0.83%
2035 0.87% -0.82%
2034 0.82% -0.81%
2033 0.76% -0.8%
2032 0.75% -0.8%
2031 0.67% -0.78%
2030 0.63% -0.77%
2029 0.63% -0.76%
2028 0.57% -0.74%
2027 0.56% -0.73%
2026 0.56% 3.66%
2025 0.59% 2.96%
2024 0.63% 0.34%
2023 0.65% -8.08%
2022 0.69% -7.34%
2021 0.87% -0.85%
2020 1.03% -0.62%
2019 1.06% -0.56%
2018 1.05% -0.5%
2017 0.94% -0.4%
2016 0.85% -0.37%
2015 0.87% -0.41%
2014 0.89% -0.33%
2013 0.9% -0.18%
2012 0.92% -0.21%
2011 0.88% -0.32%
2010 0.79% -0.36%
2009 0.74% -0.42%
2008 0.72% -0.52%
2007 0.56% -0.46%
2006 0.39% -0.64%
2005 0.39% -0.82%
2004 0.44% -0.69%
2003 0.52% -0.74%
2002 0.71% -0.87%
2001 0.82% -0.91%
2000 0.78% -0.84%
1999 0.77% -0.8%
1998 0.76% -0.8%
1997 0.84% -0.86%
1996 0.86% -0.85%
1995 0.82% -0.79%
1994 0.81% -0.52%
1993 0.85% 0.05%
1992 0.57% 0.29%
1991 0.19% 0.22%
1990 0.16% 0.26%
1989 0.25% 0.37%
1988 0.41% 0.41%
1987 0.36% 0.38%
1986 0.13% 0.41%
1985 0.03% 0.43%
1984 0.05% 0.49%
1983 0.14% 0.46%
1982 0.49% 0.43%
1981 0.83% 0.47%
1980 0.88% 0.47%
1979 0.93% 0.4%
1978 1.02% 0.37%
1977 1.68% 0.44%
1976 2.46% 0.52%
1975 2.62% 0.59%
1974 1.99% 0.62%
1973 1.37% 0.69%
1972 1.43% 0.79%
1971 1.5% 0.66%
1970 1.57% 0.61%
1969 1.63% 0.78%
1968 1.69% 0.86%
1967 2.05% 0.9%
1966 2.42% 0.92%
1965 2.47% 0.97%
1964 2.57% 1.1%
1963 2.67% 1.18%
1962 2.68% 1.25%
1961 2.67% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Samoa grew by 0.59%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Samoa Ukraine
Current population
221158
40408451
Population rank 177/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.49%
One net population change
6.83 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
1.61 hours
2.54 minutes
One death every
6.53 hours
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +1,287 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.59% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 123/197 13/197
One migration net change every
3.12 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,815 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 105/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 3,843 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 186/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 137/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Samoa
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Samoa Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,815 - 1,702,358
2024 4,101 -2,754 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 4,170 -2,810 -283,185 -299,961
2022 4,288 -2,837 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 4,379 -2,860 -449,941 -1,129
2020 4,442 -2,299 -307,533 -4,167
2019 4,495 -2,313 -236,296 -6,908
2018 4,637 -2,425 -227,491 -32,220
2017 4,661 -2,539 -158,390 -36,155
2016 4,720 -3,008 -135,710 -31,340
2015 4,795 -3,074 -147,107 -21,992
2014 4,849 -3,081 -140,216 -65,678
2013 4,875 -3,107 -129,662 26,781
2012 4,863 -3,089 -130,451 66,768
2011 4,860 -3,056 -158,372 26,457
2010 4,779 -3,197 -180,388 16,030
2009 4,525 -3,093 -197,918 26,796
2008 4,581 -3,194 -229,086 9,312
2007 4,480 -3,152 -282,659 15,237
2006 4,473 -3,714 -300,787 136,442
2005 4,503 -3,805 -337,857 -111,493
2004 4,554 -3,796 -344,157 5,644
2003 4,622 -3,748 -351,299 18,540
2002 4,672 -3,624 -364,544 -26,991
2001 4,759 -3,198 -374,734 -92,847
2000 4,855 -3,453 -364,143 -67,865
1999 4,937 -3,517 -348,286 -59,247
1998 5,022 -3,702 -318,299 -80,684
1997 5,053 -3,658 -306,549 -108,735
1996 5,038 -3,476 -305,154 -158,008
1995 4,976 -3,532 -281,629 -134,053
1994 4,880 -3,505 -238,820 -166,380
1993 4,769 -3,373 -169,405 26,357
1992 4,652 -3,161 -95,857 291,788
1991 4,655 -4,227 -16,486 125,962
1990 4,759 -4,533 48,463 75,760
1989 4,845 -4,527 106,431 36,978
1988 4,889 -4,366 162,002 75,637
1987 4,909 -4,056 198,850 -18,275
1986 4,983 -4,637 225,751 -12,369
1985 4,998 -4,920 201,011 5,546
1984 4,979 -4,944 222,430 13,340
1983 4,914 -4,789 241,741 23,608
1982 4,808 -4,479 194,101 9,096
1981 4,720 -3,440 182,839 40,807
1980 4,672 -3,240 197,223 47,406
1979 4,624 -3,177 197,294 25,635
1978 4,587 -3,022 206,554 -29,180
1977 4,555 -2,866 216,932 -24,745
1976 4,519 -929 247,323 -8,219
1975 4,465 -522 256,787 15,336
1974 4,411 -526 273,486 31,725
1973 4,446 -2,501 274,938 18,777
1972 4,487 -2,483 309,785 56,928
1971 4,534 -2,463 305,849 74,604
1970 4,567 -2,429 291,839 -48,335
1969 4,592 -2,399 274,858 51,763
1968 4,605 -2,370 295,162 102,096
1967 4,621 -2,333 313,899 85,527
1966 4,593 -1,503 337,794 89,737
1965 4,605 -1,512 334,365 69,354
1964 4,326 -1,252 391,120 76,650
1963 4,544 -1,365 449,648 60,178
1962 4,498 -1,341 481,887 45,712
1961 4,399 -1,349 508,602 51,625
1960 4,298 -1,333 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 62.4% of the population change in Samoa is from natural causes (a gain of 44,688 people) and 37.6% is from migration (a loss of 26,919 people). In Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 3,843 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Samoa, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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