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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Vanuatu	Samoa	Vanuatu
1960	112,490	64,431	-	-
1961	115,496	66,264	2.67%	2.84%
1962	118,597	68,174	2.68%	2.88%
1963	121,764	70,159	2.67%	2.91%
1964	124,894	72,219	2.57%	2.94%
1965	127,978	74,358	2.47%	2.96%
1966	131,073	76,590	2.42%	3%
1967	133,764	78,921	2.05%	3.04%
1968	136,020	81,314	1.69%	3.03%
1969	138,233	83,755	1.63%	3%
1970	140,400	86,266	1.57%	3%
1971	142,503	88,862	1.5%	3.01%
1972	144,538	91,562	1.43%	3.04%
1973	146,516	94,362	1.37%	3.06%
1974	149,431	97,260	1.99%	3.07%
1975	153,344	100,269	2.62%	3.09%
1976	157,113	103,388	2.46%	3.11%
1977	159,753	106,618	1.68%	3.12%
1978	161,375	109,963	1.02%	3.14%
1979	162,882	113,040	0.93%	2.8%
1980	164,322	115,660	0.88%	2.32%
1981	165,678	118,249	0.83%	2.24%
1982	166,484	121,035	0.49%	2.36%
1983	166,714	123,998	0.14%	2.45%
1984	166,796	127,109	0.05%	2.51%
1985	166,849	130,356	0.03%	2.55%
1986	167,061	133,720	0.13%	2.58%
1987	167,661	137,187	0.36%	2.59%
1988	168,346	140,756	0.41%	2.6%
1989	168,768	144,393	0.25%	2.58%
1990	169,042	148,063	0.16%	2.54%
1991	169,368	151,793	0.19%	2.52%
1992	170,331	155,608	0.57%	2.51%
1993	171,774	159,463	0.85%	2.48%
1994	173,159	163,314	0.81%	2.41%
1995	174,571	167,137	0.82%	2.34%
1996	176,071	170,911	0.86%	2.26%
1997	177,547	174,626	0.84%	2.17%
1998	178,905	178,313	0.76%	2.11%
1999	180,275	182,048	0.77%	2.09%
2000	181,685	186,281	0.78%	2.33%
2001	183,166	191,031	0.82%	2.55%
2002	184,471	195,863	0.71%	2.53%
2003	185,430	200,746	0.52%	2.49%
2004	186,249	205,711	0.44%	2.47%
2005	186,978	210,760	0.39%	2.45%
2006	187,709	215,923	0.39%	2.45%
2007	188,753	221,276	0.56%	2.48%
2008	190,107	226,896	0.72%	2.54%
2009	191,513	232,731	0.74%	2.57%
2010	193,023	238,248	0.79%	2.37%
2011	194,713	243,474	0.88%	2.19%
2012	196,498	248,883	0.92%	2.22%
2013	198,268	254,482	0.9%	2.25%
2014	200,037	260,240	0.89%	2.26%
2015	201,782	266,101	0.87%	2.25%
2016	203,499	272,087	0.85%	2.25%
2017	205,415	278,507	0.94%	2.36%
2018	207,582	285,259	1.05%	2.42%
2019	209,780	291,985	1.06%	2.36%
2020	211,944	298,858	1.03%	2.35%
2021	213,779	305,868	0.87%	2.35%
2022	215,261	313,046	0.69%	2.35%
2023	216,663	320,409	0.65%	2.35%
2024	218,019	327,777	0.63%	2.3%
2025	219,302	335,169	0.59%	2.26%
2026	220,530	342,565	0.56%	2.21%
2027	221,772	349,970	0.56%	2.16%
2028	223,104	357,397	0.6%	2.12%
2029	224,504	364,883	0.63%	2.09%
2030	225,968	372,429	0.65%	2.07%
2031	227,581	380,015	0.71%	2.04%
2032	229,298	387,657	0.75%	2.01%
2033	231,110	395,366	0.79%	1.99%
2034	233,061	403,188	0.84%	1.98%
2035	235,172	411,061	0.91%	1.95%
2036	237,415	419,006	0.95%	1.93%
2037	239,730	427,031	0.98%	1.92%
2038	242,155	435,150	1.01%	1.9%
2039	244,653	443,311	1.03%	1.88%
2040	247,196	451,509	1.04%	1.85%
2041	249,796	459,733	1.05%	1.82%
2042	252,427	468,003	1.05%	1.8%
2043	255,023	476,308	1.03%	1.77%
2044	257,609	484,636	1.01%	1.75%
2045	260,250	492,989	1.03%	1.72%
2046	262,849	501,316	1%	1.69%
2047	265,365	509,621	0.96%	1.66%
2048	267,836	517,889	0.93%	1.62%
2049	270,291	526,138	0.92%	1.59%
2050	272,711	534,374	0.9%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.