Urban population in Samoa
Samoa: Urban population was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17.5% for urban population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Samoa peaked at 22.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2022.
That places Samoa 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 210 Sri Lanka 20.5% compare
- 211 Niger 18.4% compare
- 212 Malawi 17.6% compare
- 214 Papua New Guinea 15.8% compare
- 215 Liechtenstein 14.6% compare
More climate change data for Samoa
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 219,306 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 38,393 (2025)
- Terrestrial protected areas 7.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.3% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.2% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 4 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Samoa?
- Urban population in Samoa was 17.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for urban population?
- Samoa ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.