New Caledonia vs Samoa: Population by world region
New Caledonia
337,224 people
in 2100
Samoa
383,564 people
in 2100
New Caledonia rank
182nd
Samoa rank
179th
Population by world region over time
- New Caledonia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 383,564 people against 337,224 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 46,340 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 182nd and Samoa ranks 179th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 35 and Samoa in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10,265 people | 492 people | 9,773 people | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 11,406 people | 738 people | 10,668 people | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 12,673 people | 1,107 people | 11,566 people | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 14,082 people | 1,660 people | 12,422 people | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 15,646 people | 2,490 people | 13,156 people | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 17,385 people | 3,736 people | 13,649 people | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 19,317 people | 5,604 people | 13,713 people | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 21,463 people | 8,406 people | 13,057 people | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 22,593 people | 8,848 people | 13,745 people | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 23,782 people | 9,314 people | 14,468 people | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 25,033 people | 9,804 people | 15,229 people | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 26,351 people | 10,320 people | 16,031 people | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 27,738 people | 10,864 people | 16,874 people | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 29,198 people | 11,435 people | 17,763 people | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 30,735 people | 12,037 people | 18,698 people | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 32,352 people | 12,671 people | 19,681 people | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 34,055 people | 13,338 people | 20,717 people | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 35,847 people | 47,300 people | 11,453 people | Samoa |
| 1810s | 37,734 people | 47,220 people | 9,486 people | Samoa |
| 1820s | 39,830 people | 47,139 people | 7,309 people | Samoa |
| 1830s | 42,043 people | 47,059 people | 5,016 people | Samoa |
| 1840s | 44,379 people | 46,979 people | 2,600 people | Samoa |
| 1850s | 46,845 people | 46,707 people | 138 people | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 49,447 people | 44,153 people | 5,294 people | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 51,152 people | 41,561 people | 9,591 people | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 52,916 people | 39,118 people | 13,798 people | New Caledonia |
| 1890s | 54,741 people | 36,815 people | 17,926 people | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 56,628 people | 35,087 people | 21,541 people | New Caledonia |
| 1910s | 58,581 people | 39,803 people | 18,778 people | New Caledonia |
| 1920s | 60,083 people | 39,583 people | 20,500 people | New Caledonia |
| 1930s | 61,624 people | 58,916 people | 2,708 people | New Caledonia |
| 1940s | 63,204 people | 72,525 people | 9,321 people | Samoa |
| 1950s | 69,360 people | 98,381 people | 29,021 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 92,033 people | 126,048 people | 34,015 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 131,961 people | 151,797 people | 19,836 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 159,630 people | 166,879 people | 7,248 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 197,789 people | 174,116 people | 23,672 people | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 241,438 people | 186,619 people | 54,819 people | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 277,517 people | 201,073 people | 76,444 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 294,079 people | 218,500 people | 75,579 people | New Caledonia |
| 2030s | 317,043 people | 234,628 people | 82,415 people | New Caledonia |
| 2040s | 334,100 people | 258,880 people | 75,220 people | New Caledonia |
| 2050s | 343,645 people | 283,054 people | 60,592 people | New Caledonia |
| 2060s | 347,269 people | 307,283 people | 39,985 people | New Caledonia |
| 2070s | 347,066 people | 334,178 people | 12,888 people | New Caledonia |
| 2080s | 345,014 people | 357,650 people | 12,636 people | Samoa |
| 2090s | 340,554 people | 375,776 people | 35,222 people | Samoa |
| 2100s | 337,224 people | 383,564 people | 46,340 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, New Caledonia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 383,564 people against 337,224 people in New Caledonia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between New Caledonia and Samoa?
- 46,340 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Samoa?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do New Caledonia and Samoa rank globally for population by world region?
- New Caledonia ranks 182nd and Samoa ranks 179th of 238 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.