Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Samoa
Samoa: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 17.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Samoa, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17.5% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Samoa peaked at 22.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Samoa ranks 233rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 16.8% | 12.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 230 Sri Lanka 20.5% compare
- 231 Niger 18.4% compare
- 232 Malawi 17.6% compare
- 234 Papua New Guinea 15.8% compare
- 236 Montserrat 9.0% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Samoa?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Samoa was 17.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Samoa rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Samoa ranks 233rd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.