Population in Samoa compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Samoa and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Vatican	Samoa	Vatican
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 2006 to 2016, the population of Samoa increased by 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Samoa gained 17,044 (a 8.38% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2006 and is 177th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Samoa's population will grow by 23.7% to 272,711 people with a rank change from 177th to 176th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.