Samoa Population (LIVE)

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Samoa Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Samoa is 228,013 as of Monday, March 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Samoa 2023 population is estimated at 225,681 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 80 per Km2 (207 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 2,830 Km2 (1,093 sq. miles)
  • 15.8 % of the population is urban (35,665 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Samoa is 20.6 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 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 228,966 1.46 % 3,285 -1,500 20.6 3.77 81 15.6 % 35,688 0.00 % 8,118,835,999 188
2023 225,681 1.48 % 3,299 -1,500 20.6 3.83 80 15.8 % 35,665 0.00 % 8,045,311,447 188
2022 222,382 1.65 % 3,618 -1,500 20.6 3.88 79 16.0 % 35,673 0.00 % 7,975,105,156 188
2020 214,929 1.43 % 3,024 -1,060 20.5 4.00 76 16.7 % 35,799 0.00 % 7,840,952,880 188
2015 203,571 0.90 % 1,780 -3,137 19.8 4.36 72 18.0 % 36,648 0.00 % 7,426,597,537 187
2010 194,672 0.63 % 1,209 -3,274 19.1 4.61 69 19.2 % 37,386 0.00 % 6,985,603,105 187
2005 188,626 0.50 % 924 -4,040 18.9 4.37 67 20.2 % 38,177 0.00 % 6,558,176,119 186
2000 184,008 1.02 % 1,821-3,020 18.5 4.51 65 20.9 % 38,374 0.00 % 6,148,898,975 185
1995 174,902 0.79 % 1,343 -3,004 18.2 4.80 62 20.9 % 36,628 0.00 % 5,743,219,454 184
1990 168,186 0.20 % 334 -4,286 17.5 4.93 59 20.5 % 34,528 0.00 % 5,316,175,862 184
1985 166,517 0.19 % 322 -5,010 16.6 5.34 59 20.4 % 33,927 0.00 % 4,861,730,613 181
1980 164,905 1.21 % 1,928 -3,270 15.3 5.93 58 20.0 % 32,936 0.00 % 4,444,007,706 179
1975 155,263 1.69 % 2,498 -1,654 14.2 6.68 55 20.5 % 31,779 0.00 % 4,069,437,231 179
1970 142,771 1.92 % 2,596 -2,307 13.4 7.46 50 20.4 % 29,140 0.00 % 3,695,390,336 178
1965 129,789 2.75 % 3,291 -1,037 13.1 7.65 46 18.9 % 24,526 0.00 % 3,337,111,983 176
1960 113,335 2.94 % 3,060 -477 13.6 7.65 40 18.1 % 20,562 0.00 % 3,019,233,434 177
1955 98,037 2.20 % 2,017 -1,453 14.5 7.58 35 16.7 % 16,398 0.00 % 2,746,072,141 176
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Samoa Population Forecast

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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 232,231 1.56 % 3,460 -1,500 20.6 3.72 82 15.4 % 35,747 0.00 % 8,191,988,453 188
2030 248,627 1.37 % 3,279 -1,500 21.1 3.51 88 14.7 % 36,667 0.00 % 8,546,141,327 188
2035 265,731 1.34 % 3,421 -1,500 21.9 3.30 94 14.7 % 39,123 0.00 % 8,879,397,401 188
2040 283,738 1.32 % 3,601 -1,500 22.9 3.13 100 15.1 % 42,759 0.00 % 9,188,250,492 187
2045 302,043 1.26 % 3,661 -1,500 23.8 2.98 107 15.7 % 47,472 0.00 % 9,467,543,575 187
2050 320,016 1.16 % 3,595   24.7 2.83 113 16.4 % 52,365 0.00 % 9,709,491,761 187
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Samoa Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Samoa
Life Expectancy
72.75 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
14.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
17.6
(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 2022 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.