The latest officially reported population of Samoa was 218,019 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Samoa's population is 220,288 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Uruguay's population is 15.4 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Samoa is ranked the 177th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.003% for Samoa vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
- For the last 10 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Samoa has increased from 187K people to 220K (17.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Samoa vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
220288
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3384690
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| Population rank | 177/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
6.46 hours
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
1.59 hours
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
6.57 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.18 hours
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,754 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,356 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.63% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 126/197 | 169/197 |
Samoa and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 112,490 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 115,496 | 2,562,044 | 2.67% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 118,597 | 2,593,298 | 2.68% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 121,764 | 2,623,766 | 2.67% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 124,894 | 2,653,180 | 2.57% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 127,978 | 2,681,169 | 2.47% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 131,073 | 2,707,646 | 2.42% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 133,764 | 2,732,277 | 2.05% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 136,020 | 2,754,606 | 1.69% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 138,233 | 2,773,974 | 1.63% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 140,400 | 2,790,807 | 1.57% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 142,503 | 2,806,462 | 1.5% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 144,538 | 2,821,644 | 1.43% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 146,516 | 2,837,133 | 1.37% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 149,431 | 2,853,944 | 1.99% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 153,344 | 2,872,320 | 2.62% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 157,113 | 2,891,392 | 2.46% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 159,753 | 2,909,461 | 1.68% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 161,375 | 2,925,715 | 1.02% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 162,882 | 2,939,903 | 0.93% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 164,322 | 2,951,953 | 0.88% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 165,678 | 2,963,246 | 0.83% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 166,484 | 2,975,492 | 0.49% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 166,714 | 2,988,778 | 0.14% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 166,796 | 3,002,488 | 0.05% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 166,849 | 3,017,037 | 0.03% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 167,061 | 3,032,845 | 0.13% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 167,661 | 3,049,896 | 0.36% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 168,346 | 3,067,961 | 0.41% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 168,768 | 3,086,255 | 0.25% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 169,042 | 3,104,403 | 0.16% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 169,368 | 3,122,354 | 0.19% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 170,331 | 3,139,702 | 0.57% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 171,774 | 3,156,345 | 0.85% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 173,159 | 3,172,834 | 0.81% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 174,571 | 3,189,440 | 0.82% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 176,071 | 3,206,324 | 0.86% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 177,547 | 3,223,345 | 0.84% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 178,905 | 3,239,280 | 0.76% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 180,275 | 3,254,015 | 0.77% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 181,685 | 3,266,206 | 0.78% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 183,166 | 3,274,251 | 0.82% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 184,471 | 3,278,867 | 0.71% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 185,430 | 3,281,186 | 0.52% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 186,249 | 3,283,148 | 0.44% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 186,978 | 3,285,771 | 0.39% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 187,709 | 3,289,506 | 0.39% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 188,753 | 3,295,153 | 0.56% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 190,107 | 3,302,177 | 0.72% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 191,513 | 3,310,091 | 0.74% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 193,023 | 3,318,580 | 0.79% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 194,713 | 3,326,825 | 0.88% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 196,498 | 3,335,401 | 0.92% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 198,268 | 3,345,337 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 200,037 | 3,356,334 | 0.89% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 201,782 | 3,368,017 | 0.87% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 203,499 | 3,379,283 | 0.85% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 205,415 | 3,388,438 | 0.94% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 207,582 | 3,394,534 | 1.05% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 209,780 | 3,397,206 | 1.06% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 211,944 | 3,398,968 | 1.03% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 213,779 | 3,396,695 | 0.87% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 215,261 | 3,390,913 | 0.69% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 216,663 | 3,388,081 | 0.65% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 218,019 | 3,386,588 | 0.63% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 219,302 | 3,384,690 | 0.59% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 220,530 | 3,382,543 | 0.56% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 221,772 | 3,380,245 | 0.56% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 223,104 | 3,377,893 | 0.6% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 224,504 | 3,375,428 | 0.63% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 225,968 | 3,372,892 | 0.65% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 227,581 | 3,370,285 | 0.71% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 229,298 | 3,367,544 | 0.75% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 231,110 | 3,364,654 | 0.79% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 233,061 | 3,361,591 | 0.84% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 235,172 | 3,358,284 | 0.91% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 237,415 | 3,354,682 | 0.95% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 239,730 | 3,350,735 | 0.98% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 242,155 | 3,346,431 | 1.01% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 244,653 | 3,341,676 | 1.03% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 247,196 | 3,336,469 | 1.04% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 249,796 | 3,330,804 | 1.05% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 252,427 | 3,324,643 | 1.05% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 255,023 | 3,317,939 | 1.03% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 257,609 | 3,310,611 | 1.01% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 260,250 | 3,302,680 | 1.03% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 262,849 | 3,294,196 | 1% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 265,365 | 3,285,160 | 0.96% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 267,836 | 3,275,507 | 0.93% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 270,291 | 3,265,260 | 0.92% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 272,711 | 3,254,361 | 0.9% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Samoa and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 71.9 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 26.9 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 20.9 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.83 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 203.1 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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