Samoa: cities by population
Samoa has a population of 220,528 (UN estimate, 2026), with Apia as its capital. The 50 largest of its 72 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+21%
since 2000 (181,685)
+24%
projected by 2050 (272,726)
78
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Samoa
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apia | Tuamasaga | 40,407 |
| 2 | Palauli | 9,300 | |
| 3 | Vaitele | 7,972 | |
| 4 | Asau | Vaisigano | 6,643 |
| 5 | Mulifanua | Aiga-i-le-Tai | 4,508 |
| 6 | Sale’imoa | 3,816 | |
| 7 | Vaiusu | Tuamasaga | 2,686 |
| 8 | Siusega | Tuamasaga | 2,618 |
| 9 | Faleula | 2,592 | |
| 10 | Vaimoso | Tuamasaga | 2,465 |
| 11 | Malie | Tuamasaga | 2,247 |
| 12 | Lauli’i | 2,109 | |
| 13 | Fasito‘outa | A'ana | 2,098 |
| 14 | Nofoali‘i | A'ana | 2,018 |
| 15 | Satapuala | A'ana | 1,963 |
| 16 | Afega | Tuamasaga | 1,895 |
| 17 | Solosolo | Atua | 1,851 |
| 18 | Falefa | Atua | 1,707 |
| 19 | Leulumoega | A'ana | 1,458 |
| 20 | Moata‘a | 1,412 | |
| 21 | Tuana‘i | Tuamasaga | 1,407 |
| 22 | Matavai | Gaga'ifomauga | 1,308 |
| 23 | Sapulu | 1,221 | |
| 24 | Safotu | Gaga'ifomauga | 1,207 |
| 25 | Si’umu | Tuamasaga | 1,183 |
| 26 | Gataivai | Palauli | 1,141 |
| 27 | Lotofagā | Atua | 1,126 |
| 28 | Lufilufi | Atua | 1,074 |
| 29 | Le'auva'a | 999 | |
| 30 | Levī | 989 | |
| 31 | Vaiala | 972 | |
| 32 | Samatau | A'ana | 939 |
| 33 | Tufulele | 905 | |
| 34 | Sala’ilua | 901 | |
| 35 | Sapapali’i | Fa'asaleleaga | 877 |
| 36 | Sili | Palauli | 868 |
| 37 | Matautu | Atua | 854 |
| 38 | Faleatiu | A'ana | 847 |
| 39 | Luatuanu‘u | 832 | |
| 40 | Tanugamanono | Tuamasaga | 805 |
| 41 | Samalaeulu | Gaga'emauga | 789 |
| 42 | Toamua | 778 | |
| 43 | Sagone | Satupa'itea | 776 |
| 44 | Salepou‘a‘e | 774 | |
| 45 | Sataua | Vaisigano | 771 |
| 46 | Vailima | Tuamasaga | 769 |
| 47 | Vailoa | Palauli | 769 |
| 48 | Fusi | 764 | |
| 49 | Vaigaga | 760 | |
| 50 | Lepea | Tuamasaga | 720 |
Twenty years earlier: Samoa in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 181,983.
Common questions
What is the population of Samoa?
Samoa has a population of 220,528, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 272,726 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Samoa?
Apia.