Samoa Population (LIVE)

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Samoa Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Samoa is 218,360 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Samoa 2024 population is estimated at 218,019 people at mid year.
  • Samoa population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Samoa ranks number 188 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Samoa is 77 per Km2 (200 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 2,830 Km2 (1,093 sq. miles).
  • 16.4 % of the population is urban (35,688 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Samoa is 19.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Samoa (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSamoa
Global Rank
2024 218,019 0.63 % 1,356 -2,754 19.8 3.80 77 16.4 % 35,688 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 188
2023 216,663 0.65 % 1,402 -2,810 19.9 3.83 77 16.5 % 35,665 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 188
2022 215,261 0.69 % 1,482 -2,837 20.1 3.88 76 16.6 % 35,673 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 188
2020 211,944 1.03 % 2,164 -2,299 20.4 4.00 75 16.9 % 35,799 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 188
2015 201,782 0.89 % 1,752 -3,074 20.1 4.34 71 18.2 % 36,648 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 187
2010 193,023 0.64 % 1,209 -3,197 19.7 4.52 68 19.4 % 37,386 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 187
2005 186,978 0.58 % 1,059 -3,805 19.3 4.32 66 20.4 % 38,177 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 186
2000 181,685 0.80 % 1,423-3,453 18.8 4.52 64 21.1 % 38,374 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 185
1995 174,571 0.65 % 1,106 -3,532 18.6 4.77 62 21.0 % 36,628 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 184
1990 169,042 0.26 % 439 -4,533 17.4 5.01 60 20.4 % 34,528 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 184
1985 166,849 0.31 % 505 -4,920 16.5 5.49 59 20.3 % 33,927 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 181
1980 164,322 1.39 % 2,196 -3,240 15.3 5.86 58 20.0 % 32,936 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 180
1975 153,344 1.78 % 2,589 -522 14.2 6.61 54 20.7 % 31,779 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 180
1970 140,400 1.87 % 2,484 -2,429 13.5 7.34 50 20.8 % 29,140 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 178
1965 127,978 2.61 % 3,098 -1,512 13.5 7.65 45 19.2 % 24,526 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 176
1960 112,490 2.58 % 2,690 -1,333 14.0 7.78 40 18.3 % 20,562 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 177
1955 99,038 2.33 % 2,151 -1,583 14.4 7.71 35 16.6 % 16,398 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 176
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Samoa Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSamoa
Global Rank
2025 219,306 0.69 % 1,472 -2,815 19.8 3.75 77 16.3 % 35,747 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 188
2030 225,971 0.60 % 1,333 -2,580 20.3 3.54 80 16.2 % 36,667 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 188
2035 235,179 0.80 % 1,842 -2,272 21.4 3.35 83 16.6 % 39,123 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 188
2040 247,196 1.00 % 2,403 -2,203 22.5 3.17 87 17.3 % 42,759 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 188
2045 260,262 1.04 % 2,613 -2,000 23.5 3.01 92 18.2 % 47,472 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 188
2050 272,726 0.94 % 2,493   24.0 2.86 96 19.2 % 52,365 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 187
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Samoa Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Samoa
Life Expectancy
71.83 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
12.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
15.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Samoa

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Apia 40,407

See also

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Notes

The Samoa Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Samoa delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Samoa (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Samoa in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.