French Polynesia vs Samoa: Has the population peaked?

French Polynesia

281,125 people

in 2023

Samoa

216,673 people

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

186th

Samoa rank

188th

Has the population peaked? over time

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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.