Urban population share in Samoa
17.5% of people in Samoa lived in urban areas in 2025.
Samoa, 2025
17.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
215th of 217
Urban population share in Samoa over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Samoa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 17.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.2%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Samoa has the 215th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Samoa
All statistics for Samoa
Population estimates and projections
216,663 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
19.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.83 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.63%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
219,306 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.59%
2025 · World Bank