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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Zambia	Samoa	Zambia
1960	112,490	3,153,729	-	-
1961	115,496	3,254,086	2.67%	3.18%
1962	118,597	3,358,099	2.68%	3.2%
1963	121,764	3,465,907	2.67%	3.21%
1964	124,894	3,577,017	2.57%	3.21%
1965	127,978	3,692,086	2.47%	3.22%
1966	131,073	3,812,003	2.42%	3.25%
1967	133,764	3,936,343	2.05%	3.26%
1968	136,020	4,065,593	1.69%	3.28%
1969	138,233	4,197,116	1.63%	3.24%
1970	140,400	4,321,718	1.57%	2.97%
1971	142,503	4,442,525	1.5%	2.8%
1972	144,538	4,569,309	1.43%	2.85%
1973	146,516	4,702,693	1.37%	2.92%
1974	149,431	4,842,746	1.99%	2.98%
1975	153,344	4,990,086	2.62%	3.04%
1976	157,113	5,143,842	2.46%	3.08%
1977	159,753	5,302,480	1.68%	3.08%
1978	161,375	5,465,374	1.02%	3.07%
1979	162,882	5,631,728	0.93%	3.04%
1980	164,322	5,802,833	0.88%	3.04%
1981	165,678	5,983,289	0.83%	3.11%
1982	166,484	6,178,637	0.49%	3.26%
1983	166,714	6,381,038	0.14%	3.28%
1984	166,796	6,580,490	0.05%	3.13%
1985	166,849	6,780,953	0.03%	3.05%
1986	167,061	6,986,471	0.13%	3.03%
1987	167,661	7,191,282	0.36%	2.93%
1988	168,346	7,391,440	0.41%	2.78%
1989	168,768	7,589,216	0.25%	2.68%
1990	169,042	7,786,169	0.16%	2.6%
1991	169,368	7,981,650	0.19%	2.51%
1992	170,331	8,176,680	0.57%	2.44%
1993	171,774	8,373,921	0.85%	2.41%
1994	173,159	8,576,269	0.81%	2.42%
1995	174,571	8,785,763	0.82%	2.44%
1996	176,071	9,004,053	0.86%	2.48%
1997	177,547	9,237,063	0.84%	2.59%
1998	178,905	9,482,408	0.76%	2.66%
1999	180,275	9,740,005	0.77%	2.72%
2000	181,685	10,017,631	0.78%	2.85%
2001	183,166	10,325,185	0.82%	3.07%
2002	184,471	10,647,949	0.71%	3.13%
2003	185,430	10,983,595	0.52%	3.15%
2004	186,249	11,338,198	0.44%	3.23%
2005	186,978	11,718,819	0.39%	3.36%
2006	187,709	12,129,553	0.39%	3.5%
2007	188,753	12,565,085	0.56%	3.59%
2008	190,107	13,021,324	0.72%	3.63%
2009	191,513	13,490,389	0.74%	3.6%
2010	193,023	13,965,594	0.79%	3.52%
2011	194,713	14,437,796	0.88%	3.38%
2012	196,498	14,913,629	0.92%	3.3%
2013	198,268	15,398,997	0.9%	3.25%
2014	200,037	15,895,315	0.89%	3.22%
2015	201,782	16,399,089	0.87%	3.17%
2016	203,499	16,914,423	0.85%	3.14%
2017	205,415	17,441,320	0.94%	3.12%
2018	207,582	17,973,569	1.05%	3.05%
2019	209,780	18,513,839	1.06%	3.01%
2020	211,944	19,059,395	1.03%	2.95%
2021	213,779	19,603,607	0.87%	2.86%
2022	215,261	20,152,938	0.69%	2.8%
2023	216,663	20,723,965	0.65%	2.83%
2024	218,019	21,314,956	0.63%	2.85%
2025	219,302	21,913,869	0.59%	2.81%
2026	220,530	22,521,905	0.56%	2.77%
2027	221,772	23,138,716	0.56%	2.74%
2028	223,104	23,761,368	0.6%	2.69%
2029	224,504	24,389,681	0.63%	2.64%
2030	225,968	25,024,887	0.65%	2.6%
2031	227,581	25,666,496	0.71%	2.56%
2032	229,298	26,311,946	0.75%	2.51%
2033	231,110	26,960,073	0.79%	2.46%
2034	233,061	27,611,621	0.84%	2.42%
2035	235,172	28,266,887	0.91%	2.37%
2036	237,415	28,925,103	0.95%	2.33%
2037	239,730	29,583,482	0.98%	2.28%
2038	242,155	30,240,549	1.01%	2.22%
2039	244,653	30,895,586	1.03%	2.17%
2040	247,196	31,550,394	1.04%	2.12%
2041	249,796	32,204,340	1.05%	2.07%
2042	252,427	32,856,596	1.05%	2.03%
2043	255,023	33,510,500	1.03%	1.99%
2044	257,609	34,165,920	1.01%	1.96%
2045	260,250	34,821,101	1.03%	1.92%
2046	262,849	35,475,795	1%	1.88%
2047	265,365	36,129,270	0.96%	1.84%
2048	267,836	36,782,260	0.93%	1.81%
2049	270,291	37,434,667	0.92%	1.77%
2050	272,711	38,083,369	0.9%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.