Population & Demography Indicator Summary
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Total population and estimates 2011-2030 (Download to Excel) | ||||
Year | Population1 | Urban2 | Rural3 | |
Census | 2011 | 187,820 | 36,735 | 151,085 |
2012 | 189,425 | 36,858 | 152,566 | |
2013 | 191,029 | 36,982 | 154,047 | |
2014 | 192,634 | 37,105 | 155,529 | |
2015 | 194,238 | 37,229 | 157,010 | |
Census | 2016 | 195,979 | 37,391 | 158,588 |
2017 | 197,611 | 37,522 | 160,089 | |
2018 | 199,243 | 37,653 | 161,589 | |
2019 | 200,874 | 37,785 | 163,090 | |
2020 | 202,506 | 37,916 | 164,590 | |
Future Census Year | 2021 | 204,138 | 38,047 | 166,091 |
2022 | 205,770 | 38,178 | 167,592 | |
2023 | 207,402 | 38,309 | 169,092 | |
2024 | 209,033 | 38,441 | 170,593 | |
2025 | 210,665 | 38,572 | 172,093 | |
Future Census Year | 2026 | 212,297 | 38,703 | 173,594 |
2027 | 213,929 | 38,834 | 175,095 | |
2028 | 215,561 | 38,965 | 176,595 | |
2029 | 217,192 | 39,097 | 178,096 | |
2030 | 218,824 | 39,228 | 179,596 |
Source: Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2016 (revised-version)
1: Total estimate is based on annual growth rate of 0.87 percent from census 2016
2: Urban estimate is based on annual growth rate of 0.36 from census 2016
3: Rural estimate is based on annual growth rate of 0.99 from census 2016