Monaco vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Monaco
38,341 people
in 2025
Samoa
38,393 people
in 2025
Monaco rank
208th
Samoa rank
207th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Monaco
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 38,393 people against 38,341 people in Monaco, a difference of 52 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.

Monaco ranks 208th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Monaco Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 20,734 people 16,674 people 4,060 people Monaco
1960s 22,743 people 24,349 people 1,606 people Samoa
1970s 25,514 people 31,761 people 6,247 people Samoa
1980s 28,543 people 34,786 people 6,243 people Samoa
1990s 31,457 people 37,412 people 5,955 people Samoa
2000s 32,231 people 39,650 people 7,419 people Samoa
2010s 36,137 people 38,601 people 2,464 people Samoa
2020s 38,573 people 37,993 people 579.83 people Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Monaco or Samoa?
Samoa, at 38,393 people against 38,341 people in Monaco as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Monaco and Samoa?
52 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Samoa?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Monaco and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Monaco ranks 208th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.