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Samoa
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#202out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

40 K36 K31 K26 K21 K196019932025Samoa · 2025: 38,393Samoa

Analytical takeaways

  • Samoa records 38,393 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #202 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 21,252 in 1960 to 38,393 in 2025, a gain of 17,141.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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