Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Population

Samoa
216,673 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
179,291 people
in 2023
Samoa rank
188th
Saint Lucia rank
190th

Population over time

  • Samoa
  • Saint Lucia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 216,673 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 37,382 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Samoa ranks 188th and Saint Lucia ranks 190th of 236 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1950s 98,381 people 93,539 people 4,842 people Samoa
1960s 126,048 people 97,082 people 28,966 people Samoa
1970s 151,797 people 110,112 people 41,685 people Samoa
1980s 166,879 people 128,094 people 38,785 people Samoa
1990s 174,116 people 147,135 people 26,982 people Samoa
2000s 186,619 people 164,634 people 21,985 people Samoa
2010s 201,073 people 174,448 people 26,624 people Samoa
2020s 214,423 people 178,722 people 35,702 people Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
Samoa, at 216,673 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
37,382 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for population?
Samoa ranks 188th and Saint Lucia ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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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About this data

Indicator
Population
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

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