The latest officially reported population of Samoa was 218,019 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Samoa's population is 220,288 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Samoa's population is 232.1 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Samoa is ranked the 177th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.003% of the world: 0.003% for Samoa vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Samoa has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Samoa has increased from 187K people to 220K (17.8% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Samoa vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
220288
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949
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| Population rank | 177/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
6.46 hours
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1 month
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| One birth every |
1.59 hours
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n/a |
| One death every |
6.57 hours
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
3.18 hours
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -2,754 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,356 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.63% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 126/197 | 165/197 |
Samoa and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 112,490 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 115,496 | - | 2.67% | - |
| 1962 | 118,597 | - | 2.68% | - |
| 1963 | 121,764 | - | 2.67% | - |
| 1964 | 124,894 | - | 2.57% | - |
| 1965 | 127,978 | - | 2.47% | - |
| 1966 | 131,073 | - | 2.42% | - |
| 1967 | 133,764 | - | 2.05% | - |
| 1968 | 136,020 | - | 1.69% | - |
| 1969 | 138,233 | - | 1.63% | - |
| 1970 | 140,400 | - | 1.57% | - |
| 1971 | 142,503 | - | 1.5% | - |
| 1972 | 144,538 | - | 1.43% | - |
| 1973 | 146,516 | - | 1.37% | - |
| 1974 | 149,431 | - | 1.99% | - |
| 1975 | 153,344 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1976 | 157,113 | - | 2.46% | - |
| 1977 | 159,753 | - | 1.68% | - |
| 1978 | 161,375 | - | 1.02% | - |
| 1979 | 162,882 | - | 0.93% | - |
| 1980 | 164,322 | - | 0.88% | - |
| 1981 | 165,678 | - | 0.83% | - |
| 1982 | 166,484 | - | 0.49% | - |
| 1983 | 166,714 | - | 0.14% | - |
| 1984 | 166,796 | - | 0.05% | - |
| 1985 | 166,849 | - | 0.03% | - |
| 1986 | 167,061 | - | 0.13% | - |
| 1987 | 167,661 | - | 0.36% | - |
| 1988 | 168,346 | - | 0.41% | - |
| 1989 | 168,768 | - | 0.25% | - |
| 1990 | 169,042 | - | 0.16% | - |
| 1991 | 169,368 | - | 0.19% | - |
| 1992 | 170,331 | - | 0.57% | - |
| 1993 | 171,774 | - | 0.85% | - |
| 1994 | 173,159 | - | 0.81% | - |
| 1995 | 174,571 | - | 0.82% | - |
| 1996 | 176,071 | - | 0.86% | - |
| 1997 | 177,547 | - | 0.84% | - |
| 1998 | 178,905 | - | 0.76% | - |
| 1999 | 180,275 | - | 0.77% | - |
| 2000 | 181,685 | 880 | 0.78% | - |
| 2001 | 183,166 | 890 | 0.82% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 184,471 | 900 | 0.71% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 185,430 | 911 | 0.52% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 186,249 | 921 | 0.44% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 186,978 | 921 | 0.39% | 0% |
| 2006 | 187,709 | 932 | 0.39% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 188,753 | 821 | 0.56% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 190,107 | 824 | 0.72% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 191,513 | 826 | 0.74% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 193,023 | 829 | 0.79% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 194,713 | 832 | 0.88% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 196,498 | 836 | 0.92% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 198,268 | 839 | 0.9% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 200,037 | 842 | 0.89% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 201,782 | 1,000 | 0.87% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 203,499 | - | 0.85% | 0% |
| 2017 | 205,415 | 1,000 | 0.94% | 0% |
| 2018 | 207,582 | - | 1.05% | 0% |
| 2019 | 209,780 | 1,000 | 1.06% | 0% |
| 2020 | 211,944 | 987 | 1.03% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 213,779 | 970 | 0.87% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 215,261 | 944 | 0.69% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 216,663 | 922 | 0.65% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 218,019 | 933 | 0.63% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 219,302 | 939 | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 220,530 | 952 | 0.56% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 221,772 | 974 | 0.56% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 223,104 | 985 | 0.6% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 224,504 | 983 | 0.63% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 225,968 | 976 | 0.65% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 227,581 | 968 | 0.71% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 229,298 | 968 | 0.75% | 0% |
| 2033 | 231,110 | 988 | 0.79% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 233,061 | 992 | 0.84% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 235,172 | 1,000 | 0.91% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 237,415 | 998 | 0.95% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 239,730 | 1,003 | 0.98% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 242,155 | 1,022 | 1.01% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 244,653 | 1,060 | 1.03% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 247,196 | 1,095 | 1.04% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 249,796 | 1,127 | 1.05% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 252,427 | 1,149 | 1.05% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 255,023 | 1,169 | 1.03% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 257,609 | 1,186 | 1.01% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 260,250 | 1,209 | 1.03% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 262,849 | 1,224 | 1% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 265,365 | 1,248 | 0.96% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 267,836 | 1,272 | 0.93% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 270,291 | 1,296 | 0.92% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 272,711 | 1,325 | 0.9% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Samoa and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 71.9 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 26.9 years | n/a |
| Median age | 20.9 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 3.83 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 203.1 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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