Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Samoa
Samoa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Samoa is 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Samoa peaked at 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Samoa 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0594 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0596 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.06 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0612 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0618 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0624 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0631 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0637 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0644 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.065 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0656 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0659 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0662 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0665 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0667 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0669 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0673 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0678 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0683 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0688 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0694 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.07 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0706 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0713 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0719 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0726 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0747 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0754 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0762 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0773 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0787 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.08 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0594 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0644 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0666 Persons per square kilometre | 0.065 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0683 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0721 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0688 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0762 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0793 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0773 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 87 Morocco 0.0848 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 88 Myanmar 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 89 North Macedonia 0.0827 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 91 Greece 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 92 Tunisia 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 0.0798 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Samoa?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Samoa was 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Samoa ranks 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.