Population · Oceania · 2025 data
Samoa Population
Samoa had a population of 219,306 in 2025, ranking #182 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population grew by 8.7% over the past ten years.
Population of Samoa, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 219,306 | +0.59% |
| 2024 | 218,019 | +0.63% |
| 2023 | 216,663 | +0.65% |
| 2022 | 215,261 | +0.69% |
| 2021 | 213,779 | +0.87% |
| 2020 | 211,944 | +1.03% |
| 2019 | 209,780 | +1.06% |
| 2018 | 207,582 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 205,415 | +0.94% |
| 2016 | 203,499 | +0.85% |
| 2015 | 201,782 | +0.87% |
| 2014 | 200,037 | +0.89% |
| 2013 | 198,268 | +0.90% |
| 2012 | 196,498 | +0.92% |
| 2011 | 194,713 | +0.88% |
| 2010 | 193,023 | +0.79% |
| 2009 | 191,513 | +0.74% |
| 2008 | 190,107 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 188,753 | +0.56% |
| 2006 | 187,709 | +0.39% |
| 2005 | 186,978 | +0.39% |
| 2004 | 186,249 | +0.44% |
| 2003 | 185,430 | +0.52% |
| 2002 | 184,471 | +0.71% |
| 2001 | 183,166 | +0.82% |
| 2000 | 181,685 | +0.78% |
| 1999 | 180,275 | +0.77% |
| 1998 | 178,905 | +0.76% |
| 1997 | 177,547 | +0.84% |
| 1996 | 176,071 | +0.86% |
| 1995 | 174,571 | +0.82% |
| 1994 | 173,159 | +0.81% |
| 1993 | 171,774 | +0.85% |
| 1992 | 170,331 | +0.57% |
| 1991 | 169,368 | +0.19% |
| 1990 | 169,042 | +0.16% |
| 1989 | 168,768 | +0.25% |
| 1988 | 168,346 | +0.41% |
| 1987 | 167,661 | +0.36% |
| 1986 | 167,061 | +0.13% |
| 1985 | 166,849 | +0.03% |
| 1984 | 166,796 | +0.05% |
| 1983 | 166,714 | +0.14% |
| 1982 | 166,484 | +0.49% |
| 1981 | 165,678 | +0.83% |
| 1980 | 164,322 | +0.88% |
| 1979 | 162,882 | +0.93% |
| 1978 | 161,375 | +1.02% |
| 1977 | 159,753 | +1.68% |
| 1976 | 157,113 | +2.46% |
| 1975 | 153,344 | +2.62% |
| 1974 | 149,431 | +1.99% |
| 1973 | 146,516 | +1.37% |
| 1972 | 144,538 | +1.43% |
| 1971 | 142,503 | +1.50% |
| 1970 | 140,400 | +1.57% |
| 1969 | 138,233 | +1.63% |
| 1968 | 136,020 | +1.69% |
| 1967 | 133,764 | +2.05% |
| 1966 | 131,073 | +2.42% |
| 1965 | 127,978 | +2.47% |
| 1964 | 124,894 | +2.57% |
| 1963 | 121,764 | +2.67% |
| 1962 | 118,597 | +2.68% |
| 1961 | 115,496 | +2.67% |
| 1960 | 112,490 | — |
Demographics of Samoa
Ethnic groups
Samoan 96%, Samoan/New Zealander 2%, other 1.9% (2011 est.)
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)
Religions
Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Church of Jesus Christ 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 17.5% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).