World population growth in Samoa
Samoa: World population growth was 0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.3%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
41st
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 1925
All-time low
-0.4%
in 1915
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Samoa, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Samoa stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Samoa peaked at 4.4% in 1925 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 1915.
Samoa ranks 41st of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4% | — |
| 1800 | 0.2% | -38.8% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1905 | 1.5% | +529.0% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | -52.5% |
| 1915 | -0.4% | -162.6% |
| 1920 | 1.5% | -431.4% |
| 1925 | 4.4% | +197.2% |
| 1930 | 3.4% | -23.6% |
| 1935 | 1.9% | -42.5% |
| 1940 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 2.4% | +30.0% |
| 1951 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 1952 | 2.2% | -14.0% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 2.7% | +14.3% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -27.9% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +95.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -53.9% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -74.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -59.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -77.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +150.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +366.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +141.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -39.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -37.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +92.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +245.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -34.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +73.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -10.6% |
| 2026 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2028 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2029 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2031 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 2032 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2033 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2034 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2035 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 2036 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2037 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2038 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2039 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2040 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2041 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2042 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 2044 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2045 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2046 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2047 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2048 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2049 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2050 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2051 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2052 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2053 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2054 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2055 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2056 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2057 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2058 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2059 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2060 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2061 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2062 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2063 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2064 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2065 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 0.9% | +4.0% |
| 2067 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2068 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2069 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2070 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2071 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2072 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2073 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2074 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2075 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2077 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2078 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2079 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2080 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2081 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2082 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2083 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2084 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2085 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2086 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2087 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2088 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2089 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2090 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2091 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2092 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2093 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2094 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2095 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2096 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2097 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2098 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2099 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2100 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | +529.0% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| 1920 | +431.4% | -0.4% | 1.5% |
| 1986 | +366.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | +245.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1925 | +197.2% | 1.5% | 4.4% |
| 1915 | -162.6% | 0.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Samoa?
- World population growth in Samoa was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1925.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 1915.
- How does Samoa rank for world population growth?
- Samoa ranks 41st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.