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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Samoa was 218,019 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Samoa's population is 220,932 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 181.6 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 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Samoa has increased from 188K people to 221K (17.7% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Samoa vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Samoa
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Samoa Ukraine
2100 384,161 15,493,960
2099 382,854 15,751,557
2098 381,539 16,012,938
2097 380,191 16,278,602
2096 378,724 16,547,938
2095 377,198 16,820,897
2094 375,643 17,098,910
2093 374,011 17,381,822
2092 372,292 17,669,049
2091 370,495 17,960,681
2090 368,729 18,257,867
2089 366,876 18,559,027
2088 364,923 18,865,031
2087 362,970 19,176,483
2086 360,980 19,492,606
2085 358,958 19,812,584
2084 356,899 20,138,855
2083 354,766 20,468,747
2082 352,554 20,803,241
2081 350,260 21,140,953
2080 347,980 21,482,498
2079 345,610 21,827,152
2078 343,130 22,175,099
2077 340,587 22,525,846
2076 337,992 22,879,896
2075 335,365 23,236,521
2074 332,762 23,596,095
2073 330,070 23,957,807
2072 327,311 24,319,928
2071 324,429 24,685,370
2070 321,716 25,053,352
2069 318,960 25,423,272
2068 316,145 25,794,560
2067 313,447 26,168,072
2066 310,683 26,543,206
2065 308,047 26,920,121
2064 305,429 27,298,592
2063 302,831 27,677,528
2062 300,287 28,056,960
2061 297,894 28,437,884
2060 295,476 28,818,343
2059 293,072 29,198,891
2058 290,637 29,580,044
2057 288,344 29,958,884
2056 286,143 30,335,136
2055 283,928 30,710,041
2054 281,737 31,080,334
2053 279,498 31,447,868
2052 277,186 31,811,171
2051 274,775 32,170,929
2050 272,374 32,525,262
2049 269,906 32,875,483
2048 267,438 33,217,836
2047 264,962 33,556,749
2046 262,389 33,892,646
2045 259,755 34,221,999
2044 257,081 34,547,153
2043 254,546 34,869,270
2042 251,896 35,189,550
2041 249,251 35,507,946
2040 246,679 35,823,225
2039 244,169 36,141,658
2038 241,648 36,457,134
2037 239,306 36,772,578
2036 237,018 37,084,252
2035 234,803 37,396,243
2034 232,771 37,706,533
2033 230,885 38,015,585
2032 229,148 38,322,554
2031 227,434 38,630,259
2030 225,916 38,935,791
2029 224,499 39,238,099
2028 223,100 39,537,815
2027 221,828 39,830,895
2026 220,601 40,125,599
2025 219,378 38,707,520
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% 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 23.3% to 272,374 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 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 15.5M 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 0.62% 2.24%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Samoa grew by 0.63%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Samoa Ukraine
Current population
220932
40125599
Population rank 177/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.48%
One net population change
6.46 hours
4.13 minutes
One birth every
1.59 hours
2.48 minutes
One death every
6.57 hours
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +349
Annual growth/decline +1,356 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 125/197 147/197
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 - -2,754 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/samoa/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 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 (1960–2024, 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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