French Polynesia vs Samoa: Population

French Polynesia
281,125 people
in 2023
Samoa
216,673 people
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
187th
Samoa rank
189th

Population over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Samoa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k100015112023

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 281,125 people against 216,673 people in Samoa, a difference of 64,452 people.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1700 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 189th of 239 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 9 and Samoa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Samoa Difference Ahead
1700s 56,840 people 8,406 people 48,434 people French Polynesia
1800s 62,530 people 47,300 people 15,230 people French Polynesia
1840s 66,000 people 46,955 people 19,045 people French Polynesia
1850s 62,000 people 46,707 people 15,293 people French Polynesia
1900s 30,000 people 35,087 people 5,087 people Samoa
1920s 36,000 people 50,157 people 14,157 people Samoa
1930s 42,000 people 63,892 people 21,892 people Samoa
1940s 55,000 people 81,103 people 26,103 people Samoa
1950s 72,974 people 98,381 people 25,407 people Samoa
1960s 95,363 people 126,048 people 30,685 people Samoa
1970s 132,270 people 151,797 people 19,527 people Samoa
1980s 178,490 people 166,879 people 11,611 people French Polynesia
1990s 220,334 people 174,116 people 46,218 people French Polynesia
2000s 256,663 people 186,619 people 70,044 people French Polynesia
2010s 276,256 people 201,073 people 75,183 people French Polynesia
2020s 280,135 people 214,423 people 65,712 people French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, French Polynesia or Samoa?
French Polynesia, at 281,125 people against 216,673 people in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between French Polynesia and Samoa?
64,452 people, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
83 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for population?
French Polynesia ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 189th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.