What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Samoa and Suriname?

31,821 people, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

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.

Samoa vs Suriname: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Samoa

217,564 people

in 2050

Suriname

185,743 people

in 2050

Samoa rank

160th

Suriname rank

163rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Samoa
Suriname

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 217,564 people against 185,743 people in Suriname, a difference of 31,821 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.

Samoa ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1000s	492.01 people	9,442 people	8,950 people	Suriname
1100s	738.02 people	10,300 people	9,562 people	Suriname
1200s	1,107 people	11,236 people	10,129 people	Suriname
1300s	1,661 people	12,255 people	10,594 people	Suriname
1400s	2,491 people	13,360 people	10,870 people	Suriname
1500s	3,736 people	14,548 people	10,812 people	Suriname
1600s	5,604 people	15,782 people	10,178 people	Suriname
1700s	8,406 people	16,928 people	8,521 people	Suriname
1710s	8,821 people	18,414 people	9,593 people	Suriname
1720s	9,280 people	20,017 people	10,737 people	Suriname
1730s	9,762 people	21,748 people	11,986 people	Suriname
1740s	10,269 people	23,617 people	13,349 people	Suriname
1750s	10,800 people	25,632 people	14,832 people	Suriname
1760s	11,357 people	27,799 people	16,442 people	Suriname
1770s	11,941 people	30,127 people	18,186 people	Suriname
1780s	12,553 people	32,621 people	20,068 people	Suriname
1790s	13,192 people	35,286 people	22,093 people	Suriname
1800s	13,861 people	38,125 people	24,264 people	Suriname
1810s	14,559 people	41,138 people	26,578 people	Suriname
1820s	15,329 people	43,530 people	28,201 people	Suriname
1830s	16,133 people	45,982 people	29,848 people	Suriname
1840s	16,971 people	48,473 people	31,502 people	Suriname
1850s	17,841 people	50,979 people	33,138 people	Suriname
1860s	18,744 people	53,469 people	34,725 people	Suriname
1870s	20,970 people	57,969 people	37,000 people	Suriname
1880s	23,438 people	62,610 people	39,173 people	Suriname
1890s	26,166 people	67,316 people	41,151 people	Suriname
1900s	29,172 people	71,983 people	42,811 people	Suriname
1910s	21,306 people	76,465 people	55,158 people	Suriname
1920s	28,441 people	87,011 people	58,570 people	Suriname
1930s	38,345 people	98,005 people	59,660 people	Suriname
1940s	52,165 people	105,173 people	53,008 people	Suriname
1950s	81,692 people	115,625 people	33,933 people	Suriname
1960s	101,682 people	109,766 people	8,084 people	Suriname
1970s	120,025 people	132,058 people	12,034 people	Suriname
1980s	132,082 people	131,028 people	1,055 people	Samoa
1990s	136,692 people	144,791 people	8,099 people	Suriname
2000s	146,957 people	171,154 people	24,197 people	Suriname
2010s	162,459 people	195,357 people	32,898 people	Suriname
2020s	180,092 people	217,200 people	37,108 people	Suriname
2030s	192,840 people	225,106 people	32,266 people	Suriname
2040s	209,631 people	207,760 people	1,871 people	Samoa
2050s	217,564 people	185,743 people	31,821 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Samoa or Suriname?: Samoa, at 217,564 people against 185,743 people in Suriname as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Samoa and Suriname?: 31,821 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Samoa ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 163rd 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.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.