Samoa — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Samoa, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Samoa was 0.59% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.65% in 1962. The lowest was 0.03% in 1985 (about 18.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.32% per year.
Samoa ranks 130 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Samoa sits below it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 78% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 32%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 21 of 37 economies; Fiji (0.47%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 300% in 1986. That is 30% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 77th of 216 in 1961 → 144th of 216 in 1970 → 164th of 216 in 1980 → 192nd of 216 in 1990 → 148th of 217 in 2000 → 130th of 217 in 2010 → 107th of 217 in 2020 → 130th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 0.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 0.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 0.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 0.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 0.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 0.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 0.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.01% | -0.7 pp |
| 1977 | 1.67% | -0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 2.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 2.58% | +0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 1.97% | +0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 1.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 2.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.64% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Samoa’s Population growth in 1962?
2.65% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Samoa’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -77.7% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.59%; 2024: 0.62%; 2023: 0.65%; 2022: 0.69%; 2021: 0.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.