🇼🇸 Samoa Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Samoa is 220,528, ranking #189 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.56% per year. The biggest city is Apia with 40,407 inhabitants.

Live estimate

220,557

Growth rate

0.56%

Density

people / km² (202 / mi²)

Median age

19.8

Fertility rate

3.70

births per woman

Life expectancy

72.1

years

Samoa population 1950–2100

Population of Samoa, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Samoa is projected to reach 272,726, and 383,557 by 2100.

Samoa population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	220,528	0.56%	77.9	19.8
2025	219,306	0.56%	77.5	19.8
2024	218,019	0.62%	77.0	19.8
2023	216,663	0.63%	76.6	19.9
2022	215,261	0.67%	76.1	20.1
2021	213,779	0.71%	75.5	20.3
2020	211,944	1.02%	74.9	20.4
2019	209,780	1.04%	74.1	20.4
2018	207,582	1.07%	73.4	20.4
2017	205,415	1.03%	72.6	20.3
2016	203,499	0.84%	71.9	20.2
2015	201,782	0.85%	71.3	20.1
2014	200,037	0.89%	70.7	20.0
2013	198,268	0.89%	70.1	19.9
2012	196,498	0.90%	69.4	19.8
2011	194,713	0.92%	68.8	19.7
2010	193,023	0.82%	68.2	19.7
2009	191,513	0.75%	67.7	19.7
2008	190,107	0.73%	67.2	19.6
2007	188,753	0.70%	66.7	19.5
2006	187,709	0.41%	66.3	19.4
2005	186,978	0.37%	66.1	19.3
2004	186,249	0.41%	65.8	19.1
2003	185,430	0.47%	65.5	18.9
2002	184,471	0.56%	65.2	18.7
2001	183,166	0.86%	64.7	18.7
2000	181,685	0.77%	64.2	18.8
1999	180,275	0.79%	63.7	18.9
1998	178,905	0.74%	63.2	18.9
1997	177,547	0.79%	62.7	18.8
1996	176,071	0.88%	62.2	18.7
1995	174,571	0.83%	61.7	18.6
1994	173,159	0.79%	61.2	18.3
1993	171,774	0.81%	60.7	18.0
1992	170,330	0.88%	60.2	17.7
1991	169,368	0.25%	59.8	17.5
1990	169,042	0.13%	59.7	17.4
1989	168,768	0.19%	59.6	17.2
1988	168,346	0.31%	59.5	17.1
1987	167,661	0.51%	59.2	16.9
1986	167,061	0.21%	59.0	16.7
1985	166,848	0.04%	59.0	16.5
1984	166,796	0.02%	58.9	16.3
1983	166,714	0.08%	58.9	16.0
1982	166,484	0.20%	58.8	15.7
1981	165,678	0.78%	58.5	15.5
1980	164,322	0.87%	58.1	15.3
1979	162,882	0.89%	57.6	15.1
1978	161,375	0.97%	57.0	14.9
1977	159,753	1.05%	56.4	14.7
1976	157,113	2.29%	55.5	14.5
1975	153,344	2.57%	54.2	14.2
1974	149,432	2.60%	52.8	14.0
1973	146,516	1.33%	51.8	13.9
1972	144,538	1.39%	51.1	13.7
1971	142,503	1.45%	50.4	13.6
1970	140,400	1.52%	49.6	13.5
1969	138,233	1.59%	48.8	13.5
1968	136,020	1.64%	48.1	13.4
1967	133,764	1.71%	47.3	13.5
1966	131,073	2.37%	46.3	13.5
1965	127,978	2.41%	45.2	13.5
1964	124,894	2.47%	44.1	13.5
1963	121,764	2.61%	43.0	13.6
1962	118,597	2.66%	41.9	13.7
1961	115,496	2.64%	40.8	13.9
1960	112,490	2.64%	39.7	14.0
1959	109,560	2.64%	38.7	14.1
1958	106,698	2.65%	37.7	14.2
1957	103,894	2.67%	36.7	14.3
1956	101,318	2.34%	35.8	14.4
1955	99,038	2.21%	35.0	14.4
1954	96,882	2.19%	34.2	14.4
1953	94,773	2.21%	33.5	14.5
1952	92,701	2.21%	32.8	14.5
1951	90,510	2.57%	32.0	14.6
1950	88,280	2.41%	31.2	14.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	221,774	0.57%	78.4	19.9
2028	223,105	0.63%	78.8	20.0
2029	224,508	0.63%	79.3	20.1
2030	225,971	0.67%	79.8	20.3
2031	227,583	0.75%	80.4	20.5
2032	229,303	0.76%	81.0	20.7
2033	231,109	0.81%	81.7	20.9
2034	233,061	0.87%	82.4	21.2
2035	235,179	0.94%	83.1	21.4
2036	237,423	0.96%	83.9	21.7
2037	239,731	0.97%	84.7	21.9
2038	242,155	1.04%	85.6	22.1
2039	244,662	1.02%	86.5	22.3
2040	247,196	1.04%	87.3	22.5
2041	249,796	1.05%	88.3	22.7
2042	252,435	1.05%	89.2	22.9
2043	255,019	0.99%	90.1	23.1
2044	257,616	1.03%	91.0	23.3
2045	260,262	1.01%	92.0	23.5
2046	262,858	0.98%	92.9	23.6
2047	265,374	0.93%	93.8	23.7
2048	267,838	0.92%	94.6	23.8
2049	270,298	0.91%	95.5	23.9
2050	272,726	0.88%	96.4	24.0
2051	275,124	0.87%	97.2	24.1
2052	277,478	0.83%	98.0	24.2
2053	279,747	0.80%	98.9	24.3
2054	281,955	0.78%	99.6	24.4
2055	284,151	0.78%	100.4	24.5
2056	286,352	0.77%	101.2	24.7
2057	288,592	0.79%	102.0	24.9
2058	290,949	0.83%	102.8	25.1
2059	293,360	0.82%	103.7	25.3
2060	295,764	0.81%	104.5	25.5
2061	298,162	0.80%	105.4	25.7
2062	300,623	0.84%	106.2	25.9
2063	303,186	0.85%	107.1	26.2
2064	305,786	0.85%	108.1	26.4
2065	308,405	0.85%	109.0	26.7
2066	311,096	0.89%	109.9	27.0
2067	313,819	0.86%	110.9	27.3
2068	316,567	0.89%	111.9	27.6
2069	319,344	0.86%	112.8	27.9
2070	322,070	0.84%	113.8	28.2
2071	324,858	0.88%	114.8	28.5
2072	327,670	0.84%	115.8	28.8
2073	330,388	0.81%	116.7	29.1
2074	333,026	0.78%	117.7	29.4
2075	335,634	0.78%	118.6	29.7
2076	338,236	0.77%	119.5	30.0
2077	340,798	0.74%	120.4	30.3
2078	343,301	0.72%	121.3	30.6
2079	345,718	0.68%	122.2	30.9
2080	348,036	0.65%	123.0	31.2
2081	350,317	0.65%	123.8	31.5
2082	352,562	0.63%	124.6	31.8
2083	354,728	0.60%	125.3	32.1
2084	356,818	0.57%	126.1	32.3
2085	358,852	0.56%	126.8	32.6
2086	360,852	0.55%	127.5	32.9
2087	362,817	0.54%	128.2	33.1
2088	364,764	0.53%	128.9	33.4
2089	366,661	0.50%	129.6	33.6
2090	368,465	0.48%	130.2	33.9
2091	370,240	0.48%	130.8	34.1
2092	371,993	0.46%	131.4	34.3
2093	373,664	0.43%	132.0	34.6
2094	375,252	0.41%	132.6	34.8
2095	376,788	0.40%	133.1	35.0
2096	378,280	0.39%	133.7	35.2
2097	379,683	0.35%	134.2	35.4
2098	381,010	0.34%	134.6	35.7
2099	382,318	0.34%	135.1	35.9
2100	383,557	0.31%	135.5	36.1

States & provinces of Samoa by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Tuamasaga	95,907	43.5%
2	A'ana	23,265	10.5%
3	Atua	22,769	10.3%
4	Fa'asaleleaga	13,566	6.2%
5	Palauli	9,300	4.2%
6	Gaga'emauga	7,840	3.6%
7	Vaisigano	6,543	3.0%
8	Satupa'itea	5,261	2.4%
9	Aiga-i-le-Tai	5,029	2.3%
10	Gaga'ifomauga	4,878	2.2%
11	Va'a-o-Fonoti	1,621	0.7%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Samoa

#	City	Region	Population
1	Apia capital	Tuamasaga	40,407

FAQ

What is the population of Samoa in 2026?

The population of Samoa is 220,528 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Samoa?

Apia is the biggest city in Samoa with 40,407 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Samoa growing or shrinking?

The population of Samoa is growing at 0.56% per year.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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