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Samoa — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Samoa, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
17.51%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · -7.3% since 1960
Urban population for Samoa was 17.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.97% in 2001. The lowest was 17.50% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.12% per year.
Samoa ranks 215 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Samoa sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 20% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 9%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
17.51%
First (1960)
18.89%
Change
-7.3%
Highest
21.97%
in 2001
Lowest
17.50%
in 2022
Average
20.24%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.12%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.51% |
| 2024 | 17.5% |
| 2023 | 17.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 17.57% |
| 2020 | 18.05% |
| 2019 | 18.41% |
| 2018 | 18.72% |
| 2017 | 18.97% |
| 2016 | 19.13% |
| 2015 | 19.23% |
| 2014 | 19.31% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.