Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.1751 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1751 people per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
213th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2198 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.175 people per person
in 2022
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.1751 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.2198 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.175 people per person, in 2022.
That places Samoa 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1889 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1895 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1902 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1908 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1916 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1924 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1935 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.195 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1975 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2005 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2035 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2058 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2073 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2085 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2096 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2105 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2111 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2114 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2117 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2119 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2121 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2121 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2118 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2103 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2082 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2062 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.205 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2051 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2062 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2078 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2096 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2111 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2123 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2134 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2145 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2156 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2166 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2176 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2184 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2191 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2195 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2198 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2194 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2178 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2153 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2124 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2096 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2069 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.204 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.201 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1983 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1962 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1948 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1939 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1931 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1923 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1913 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1897 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1872 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1841 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1805 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1757 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.175 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.175 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.175 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1751 people per person | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1751 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1751 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 27% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.193 people per person | 0.1889 people per person | 0.2005 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2091 people per person | 0.2035 people per person | 0.2119 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2085 people per person | 0.205 people per person | 0.2121 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2148 people per person | 0.2096 people per person | 0.2191 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2126 people per person | 0.201 people per person | 0.2198 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1921 people per person | 0.1841 people per person | 0.1983 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1761 people per person | 0.175 people per person | 0.1805 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 210 Tonga 0.2116 people per person compare
- 211 Niger 0.1837 people per person compare
- 212 Malawi 0.1759 people per person compare
- 214 Papua New Guinea 0.1578 people per person compare
- 215 Liechtenstein 0.1431 people per person compare
More population data for Samoa
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Samoa?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Samoa was 0.1751 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2198 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.175 people per person in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.