Urban population, male in Samoa
Samoa: Urban population, male was 9.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Urban population, male in Samoa, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.8% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Samoa peaked at 11.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2015.
That places Samoa 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.9% | — |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Samoa?
- Urban population, male in Samoa was 9.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for urban population, male?
- Samoa ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.