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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Samoa	Zimbabwe	Samoa	Zimbabwe
1960	112,490	3,809,389	-	-
1961	115,496	3,930,401	2.67%	3.18%
1962	118,597	4,055,959	2.68%	3.19%
1963	121,764	4,185,877	2.67%	3.2%
1964	124,894	4,320,006	2.57%	3.2%
1965	127,978	4,458,462	2.47%	3.2%
1966	131,073	4,601,217	2.42%	3.2%
1967	133,764	4,748,307	2.05%	3.2%
1968	136,020	4,900,440	1.69%	3.2%
1969	138,233	5,058,181	1.63%	3.22%
1970	140,400	5,215,918	1.57%	3.12%
1971	142,503	5,374,712	1.5%	3.04%
1972	144,538	5,542,445	1.43%	3.12%
1973	146,516	5,720,404	1.37%	3.21%
1974	149,431	5,908,328	1.99%	3.29%
1975	153,344	6,098,658	2.62%	3.22%
1976	157,113	6,287,105	2.46%	3.09%
1977	159,753	6,449,512	1.68%	2.58%
1978	161,375	6,543,575	1.02%	1.46%
1979	162,882	6,647,556	0.93%	1.59%
1980	164,322	7,041,303	0.88%	5.92%
1981	165,678	7,498,635	0.83%	6.49%
1982	166,484	7,796,496	0.49%	3.97%
1983	166,714	8,098,404	0.14%	3.87%
1984	166,796	8,391,488	0.05%	3.62%
1985	166,849	8,686,813	0.03%	3.52%
1986	167,061	8,982,578	0.13%	3.4%
1987	167,661	9,284,644	0.36%	3.36%
1988	168,346	9,583,094	0.41%	3.21%
1989	168,768	9,864,798	0.25%	2.94%
1990	169,042	10,137,281	0.16%	2.76%
1991	169,368	10,404,816	0.19%	2.64%
1992	170,331	10,702,700	0.57%	2.86%
1993	171,774	10,860,288	0.85%	1.47%
1994	173,159	10,873,148	0.81%	0.12%
1995	174,571	10,974,599	0.82%	0.93%
1996	176,071	11,158,360	0.86%	1.67%
1997	177,547	11,369,827	0.84%	1.9%
1998	178,905	11,594,297	0.76%	1.97%
1999	180,275	11,783,458	0.77%	1.63%
2000	181,685	11,892,055	0.78%	0.92%
2001	183,166	11,971,901	0.82%	0.67%
2002	184,471	12,087,653	0.71%	0.97%
2003	185,430	12,232,323	0.52%	1.2%
2004	186,249	12,365,896	0.44%	1.09%
2005	186,978	12,483,432	0.39%	0.95%
2006	187,709	12,636,445	0.39%	1.23%
2007	188,753	12,804,058	0.56%	1.33%
2008	190,107	12,959,149	0.72%	1.21%
2009	191,513	13,142,790	0.74%	1.42%
2010	193,023	13,356,548	0.79%	1.63%
2011	194,713	13,595,424	0.88%	1.79%
2012	196,498	13,817,887	0.92%	1.64%
2013	198,268	14,013,808	0.9%	1.42%
2014	200,037	14,207,359	0.89%	1.38%
2015	201,782	14,399,013	0.87%	1.35%
2016	203,499	14,600,294	0.85%	1.4%
2017	205,415	14,812,482	0.94%	1.45%
2018	207,582	15,034,452	1.05%	1.5%
2019	209,780	15,271,368	1.06%	1.58%
2020	211,944	15,526,888	1.03%	1.67%
2021	213,779	15,797,210	0.87%	1.74%
2022	215,261	16,069,056	0.69%	1.72%
2023	216,663	16,340,822	0.65%	1.69%
2024	218,019	16,634,373	0.63%	1.8%
2025	219,302	16,950,805	0.59%	1.9%
2026	220,530	17,273,591	0.56%	1.9%
2027	221,772	17,600,621	0.56%	1.89%
2028	223,104	17,932,015	0.6%	1.88%
2029	224,504	18,268,967	0.63%	1.88%
2030	225,968	18,610,356	0.65%	1.87%
2031	227,581	18,956,207	0.71%	1.86%
2032	229,298	19,311,368	0.75%	1.87%
2033	231,110	19,675,929	0.79%	1.89%
2034	233,061	20,041,125	0.84%	1.86%
2035	235,172	20,409,159	0.91%	1.84%
2036	237,415	20,778,662	0.95%	1.81%
2037	239,730	21,144,748	0.98%	1.76%
2038	242,155	21,512,919	1.01%	1.74%
2039	244,653	21,881,123	1.03%	1.71%
2040	247,196	22,250,123	1.04%	1.69%
2041	249,796	22,627,428	1.05%	1.7%
2042	252,427	23,000,906	1.05%	1.65%
2043	255,023	23,371,301	1.03%	1.61%
2044	257,609	23,740,630	1.01%	1.58%
2045	260,250	24,102,391	1.03%	1.52%
2046	262,849	24,462,491	1%	1.49%
2047	265,365	24,816,449	0.96%	1.45%
2048	267,836	25,168,419	0.93%	1.42%
2049	270,291	25,518,513	0.92%	1.39%
2050	272,711	25,866,397	0.9%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Samoa increased by 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Samoa gained 18,506 (a 9.17% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Samoa was ranked 176th most populous country in 2005 and is 177th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.