Belize vs Samoa: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Belize
294,390 people
in 2050
Samoa
217,564 people
in 2050
Belize rank
158th
Samoa rank
160th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Belize
- Samoa
How they compare
Belize currently reports 294,390 people against 217,564 people in Samoa, a difference of 76,826 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 160th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 25 and Samoa in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4,456 people | 492.01 people | 3,964 people | Belize |
| 1100s | 4,861 people | 738.02 people | 4,123 people | Belize |
| 1200s | 5,302 people | 1,107 people | 4,195 people | Belize |
| 1300s | 5,782 people | 1,661 people | 4,121 people | Belize |
| 1400s | 6,299 people | 2,491 people | 3,808 people | Belize |
| 1500s | 6,843 people | 3,736 people | 3,107 people | Belize |
| 1600s | 7,373 people | 5,604 people | 1,769 people | Belize |
| 1700s | 7,741 people | 8,406 people | 665.15 people | Samoa |
| 1710s | 8,314 people | 8,821 people | 506.94 people | Samoa |
| 1720s | 8,938 people | 9,280 people | 341.7 people | Samoa |
| 1730s | 9,604 people | 9,762 people | 158.83 people | Samoa |
| 1740s | 10,311 people | 10,269 people | 42.1 people | Belize |
| 1750s | 11,061 people | 10,800 people | 261.2 people | Belize |
| 1760s | 11,856 people | 11,357 people | 498.5 people | Belize |
| 1770s | 12,694 people | 11,941 people | 753.4 people | Belize |
| 1780s | 13,577 people | 12,553 people | 1,025 people | Belize |
| 1790s | 14,504 people | 13,192 people | 1,311 people | Belize |
| 1800s | 15,471 people | 13,861 people | 1,610 people | Belize |
| 1810s | 16,477 people | 14,559 people | 1,918 people | Belize |
| 1820s | 16,730 people | 15,329 people | 1,400 people | Belize |
| 1830s | 16,951 people | 16,133 people | 818 people | Belize |
| 1840s | 17,136 people | 16,971 people | 165.3 people | Belize |
| 1850s | 17,277 people | 17,841 people | 564.2 people | Samoa |
| 1860s | 17,366 people | 18,744 people | 1,377 people | Samoa |
| 1870s | 18,937 people | 20,970 people | 2,033 people | Samoa |
| 1880s | 20,565 people | 23,438 people | 2,872 people | Samoa |
| 1890s | 22,225 people | 26,166 people | 3,941 people | Samoa |
| 1900s | 23,881 people | 29,172 people | 5,291 people | Samoa |
| 1910s | 25,483 people | 21,306 people | 4,177 people | Belize |
| 1920s | 27,192 people | 28,441 people | 1,250 people | Samoa |
| 1930s | 28,738 people | 38,345 people | 9,607 people | Samoa |
| 1940s | 30,000 people | 52,165 people | 22,165 people | Samoa |
| 1950s | 36,079 people | 81,692 people | 45,613 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 47,670 people | 101,682 people | 54,012 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 60,853 people | 120,025 people | 59,172 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 81,837 people | 132,082 people | 50,245 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 107,428 people | 136,692 people | 29,265 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 147,204 people | 146,957 people | 247.3 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 197,800 people | 162,459 people | 35,341 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 244,016 people | 180,092 people | 63,923 people | Belize |
| 2030s | 275,972 people | 192,840 people | 83,131 people | Belize |
| 2040s | 291,877 people | 209,631 people | 82,246 people | Belize |
| 2050s | 294,390 people | 217,564 people | 76,826 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belize or Samoa?
- Belize, at 294,390 people against 217,564 people in Samoa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belize and Samoa?
- 76,826 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Samoa?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Belize and Samoa rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Belize ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 160th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modelled historical data.