Population growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Population growth rate was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.6% for population growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Samoa peaked at 2.7% in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
That places Samoa 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.4% | — |
| 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +366.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | +245.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1985 | +150.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1987 | +141.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1974 | +95.1% | 1.3% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | +92.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Samoa?
- Population growth rate in Samoa was 0.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1957.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Samoa rank for population growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.