Which has higher population, Malta or Samoa?

Samoa, at 383,564 people against 359,935 people in Malta as of 2100.

What is the difference in population between Malta and Samoa?

23,629 people, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Samoa: Population

Malta

359,935 people

in 2100

Samoa

383,564 people

in 2100

Malta rank

181st

Samoa rank

179th

Population over time

Malta
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 383,564 people against 359,935 people in Malta, a difference of 23,629 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 8 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2020s	548,639 people	221,217 people	327,422 people	Malta
2030s	555,678 people	234,628 people	321,050 people	Malta
2040s	545,101 people	258,880 people	286,221 people	Malta
2050s	526,091 people	283,054 people	243,037 people	Malta
2060s	499,733 people	307,283 people	192,450 people	Malta
2070s	461,794 people	334,178 people	127,616 people	Malta
2080s	417,006 people	357,650 people	59,356 people	Malta
2090s	377,615 people	375,776 people	1,839 people	Malta
2100s	359,935 people	383,564 people	23,629 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Malta or Samoa?: Samoa, at 383,564 people against 359,935 people in Malta as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Malta and Samoa?: 23,629 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for population?: Malta ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.