Number of people using the Internet in Samoa
Samoa: Number of people using the Internet was 42,408 people in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Samoa, 1990–2014
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 42,408 people for number of people using the internet in 2014. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and up 640.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Samoa peaked at 42,408 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
That places Samoa 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 310.71 people | — |
| 1998 | 411.48 people | +32.4% |
| 1999 | 513.78 people | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 1,029 people | +100.3% |
| 2001 | 3,095 people | +200.8% |
| 2002 | 4,141 people | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 5,191 people | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 5,728 people | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 6,269 people | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 8,389 people | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 8,966 people | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 9,565 people | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 11,491 people | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 13,512 people | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 21,418 people | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 25,392 people | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 30,335 people | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 42,408 people | +39.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 42,408 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 42,408 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 693,850 people, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +200.8% | 1,029 people | 3,095 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 308.99 people | 0 people | 513.78 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 6,386 people | 1,029 people | 11,491 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,613 people | 13,512 people | 42,408 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 193 Cayman Islands 52,317 people compare
- 194 Faroe Islands 48,966 people compare
- 195 Micronesia (country) 44,725 people compare
- 197 Liechtenstein 39,748 people compare
- 198 Greenland 39,030 people compare
- 199 Monaco 38,262 people compare
More science & technology data for Samoa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.4 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 93.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 94.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Samoa?
- Number of people using the internet in Samoa was 42,408 people in 2014, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 42,408 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for number of people using the internet?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 640.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.