Population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.5903 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa stood at 0.5903 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 2.68 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0318 % change on previous year, in 1985.
Samoa ranks 130th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1975 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9338 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8841 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8252 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4865 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1382 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0492 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0318 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1271 % change on previous year | +299.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3592 % change on previous year | +182.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4086 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2507 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1624 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1929 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5686 % change on previous year | +194.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8472 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8063 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8154 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8592 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8383 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7649 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7658 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7821 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8151 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7125 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5199 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4417 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3914 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.391 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5562 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7173 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7396 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7885 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8755 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9167 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9008 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8922 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8723 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8509 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9415 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8658 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6932 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6513 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6259 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5903 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual 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 | +299.9% | 0.0318 % change on previous year | 0.1271 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +194.8% | 0.1929 % change on previous year | 0.5686 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +182.7% | 0.1271 % change on previous year | 0.3592 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -71.6% | 0.4865 % change on previous year | 0.1382 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.9338 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.356 % change on previous year | 0.0318 % change on previous year | 0.8841 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6621 % change on previous year | 0.1624 % change on previous year | 0.8592 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6067 % change on previous year | 0.391 % change on previous year | 0.8151 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9152 % change on previous year | 0.7885 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.743 % change on previous year | 0.5903 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 127 Bhutan 0.6517 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Myanmar 0.6431 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Viet Nam 0.605 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Guyana 0.5895 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Tunisia 0.5824 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Denmark 0.5384 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Samoa was 0.5903 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 % change on previous year in 1985.
- How does Samoa rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.