Which has higher rural population, Samoa or Saint Lucia?

Samoa, at 180,913 against 127,732 in Saint Lucia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Rural population

Samoa

180,913

in 2025

Saint Lucia

127,732

in 2025

Samoa rank

163rd

Saint Lucia rank

166th

Rural population over time

Samoa
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 180,913 against 127,732 in Saint Lucia, a difference of 53,181.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Saint Lucia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 163rd and Saint Lucia ranks 166th of 215 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	101,682	76,656	25,026	Samoa
1970s	120,024	83,660	36,365	Samoa
1980s	132,082	92,133	39,949	Samoa
1990s	136,692	104,350	32,343	Samoa
2000s	146,957	125,447	21,510	Samoa
2010s	162,459	138,862	23,597	Samoa
2020s	177,836	128,488	49,348	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Samoa or Saint Lucia?: Samoa, at 180,913 against 127,732 in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 53,181, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for rural population?: Samoa ranks 163rd and Saint Lucia ranks 166th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.