Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre was 0.0478 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0478 units per square kilometre for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0478 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0478 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0602 units per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0478 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.069 units per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 0.042 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 106 Mexico 0.0501 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Lesotho 0.0495 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Burkina Faso 0.0485 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Tajikistan 0.0475 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Eswatini 0.0475 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 0.0465 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0478 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.