Demographic profile
Samoa is the 190th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Polynesia, it ranks 2 of 10.
Each day brings roughly 10 births and 3 deaths, adding about 2,556 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.25% annually, the population would double in roughly 56 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 98.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 25.0%, with life expectancy at about 69.2 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Samoa in 2026? Approximately 216,968 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Samoa growing? About 1.25% per year — roughly 10 births and 3 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Samoa? Around 0.0% — ranked 190 worldwide by population.