Population density in Samoa

Samoa had 78.4 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Samoa, 2024 78.4 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 77.9 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Samoa (2024).
Position in 2024 124th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Samoa over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period Samoa
2024 78.4 people per km²
2023 77.9 people per km²
2022 77.4 people per km²
2021 76.9 people per km²
2020 76.2 people per km²
2019 75.5 people per km²
2018 74.7 people per km²
2017 73.9 people per km²
2016 71.9 people per km²
2015 71.3 people per km²
2014 70.7 people per km²
2013 70.1 people per km²
2012 69.4 people per km²
2011 68.8 people per km²
2010 68.2 people per km²
2009 67.7 people per km²
2008 67.2 people per km²
2007 66.7 people per km²
2006 66.3 people per km²
2005 66.1 people per km²
2004 65.8 people per km²
2003 65.5 people per km²
2002 65.2 people per km²
2001 64.7 people per km²
2000 64.2 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 77.9 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 70.7 people per km², the figure has changed by +10.9%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Samoa has the 124th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Samoa
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates