Number of people living in the capital city in Samoa
Samoa: Number of people living in the capital city was 92,965 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Samoa, 2040–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in the capital city in Samoa is 92,965 people, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Samoa peaked at 92,965 people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 60,525 people, in 2040.
Samoa ranks 177th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2040 | 60,525 people | — |
| 2045 | 62,353 people | +3.0% |
| 2050 | 64,036 people | +2.7% |
| 2055 | 65,510 people | +2.3% |
| 2060 | 67,028 people | +2.3% |
| 2065 | 78,884 people | +17.7% |
| 2070 | 80,924 people | +2.6% |
| 2075 | 82,843 people | +2.4% |
| 2080 | 84,476 people | +2.0% |
| 2085 | 87,102 people | +3.1% |
| 2090 | 88,303 people | +1.4% |
| 2095 | 92,186 people | +4.4% |
| 2100 | 92,965 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2040s | 61,439 people | 60,525 people | 62,353 people | 2 |
| 2050s | 64,773 people | 64,036 people | 65,510 people | 2 |
| 2060s | 72,956 people | 67,028 people | 78,884 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 81,884 people | 80,924 people | 82,843 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 85,789 people | 84,476 people | 87,102 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 90,244 people | 88,303 people | 92,186 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 92,965 people | 92,965 people | 92,965 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Kiribati 108,400 people compare
- 175 Puerto Rico 106,076 people compare
- 176 Montenegro 97,867 people compare
- 178 Cayman Islands 91,615 people compare
- 179 Gibraltar 84,956 people compare
- 180 Barbados 83,543 people compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Samoa?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Samoa was 92,965 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 92,965 people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,525 people in 2040.
- How does Samoa rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.