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Urban population share in Samoa

Urban population share in Samoa was 17.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 213th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202517.5%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank213th of 215Countries ranked
Series high222001
Series low17.52022

Urban population share in Samoa, 1960 to 2025

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171819202122196019701980199020002010202020251960: 18.9 %1961: 18.9 %1962: 19 %1963: 19.1 %1964: 19.2 %1965: 19.2 %1966: 19.3 %1967: 19.5 %1968: 19.7 %1969: 20 %1970: 20.3 %1971: 20.6 %1972: 20.7 %1973: 20.9 %1974: 21 %1975: 21 %1976: 21.1 %1977: 21.1 %1978: 21.2 %1979: 21.2 %1980: 21.2 %1981: 21.2 %1982: 21.2 %1983: 21 %1984: 20.8 %1985: 20.6 %1986: 20.5 %1987: 20.5 %1988: 20.6 %1989: 20.8 %1990: 21 %1991: 21.1 %1992: 21.2 %1993: 21.3 %1994: 21.4 %1995: 21.6 %1996: 21.7 %1997: 21.8 %1998: 21.8 %1999: 21.9 %2000: 22 %2001: 22 %2002: 21.9 %2003: 21.8 %2004: 21.5 %2005: 21.2 %2006: 21 %2007: 20.7 %2008: 20.4 %2009: 20.1 %2010: 19.8 %2011: 19.6 %2012: 19.5 %2013: 19.4 %2014: 19.3 %2015: 19.2 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 19 %2018: 18.7 %2019: 18.4 %2020: 18.1 %2021: 17.6 %2022: 17.5 %2023: 17.5 %2024: 17.5 %2025: 17.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202517.5
202417.5
202317.5
202217.5
202117.6
202018.1
201918.4
201818.7
201719
201619.1
201519.2
201419.3
201319.4
201219.5
201119.6
201019.8
200920.1
200820.4
200720.7
200621
200521.2
200421.5
200321.8
200221.9
200122
200022
199921.9
199821.8
199721.8
199621.7
199521.6
199421.4
199321.3
199221.2
199121.1
199021
198920.8
198820.6
198720.5
198620.5
198520.6
198420.8
198321
198221.2
198121.2
198021.2
197921.2
197821.2
197721.1
197621.1
197521
197421
197320.9
197220.7
197120.6
197020.3
196920
196819.7
196719.5
196619.3
196519.2
196419.2
196319.1
196219
196118.9
196018.9

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Samoa?

Urban population share in Samoa was 17.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 213th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Samoa?

22% in 2001, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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