Rank #4 by World Population

🇦🇸American Samoa

American Samoa has a population of 47,521, ranking #4 in the world. The capital is Pago Pago. Located in East Asia & Pacific.

World Bank: High income

47,521

Population

World Rank

72.9

Life Expectancy

GDP Per Capita

American Samoa, #4 by world population

American Samoa Population History (1960-2024)

The country of American Samoa had a population of 20,133 in 1960 and 46,765 in 2024, a 2.3× growth over 64 years. The peak was 57,062 in 2002. Average annual growth rate: 1.34%.

46,765

Population (2024)

20,133

Population (1960)

57,062

Peak (2002)

1.34%

Avg Annual Growth

Year	Population	Change	Annual %	Source
1960	20,133	-	-	estimate
1961	20,666	+533	+2.65%	estimate
1962	21,298	+632	+3.06%	estimate
1963	21,966	+668	+3.14%	estimate
1964	22,673	+707	+3.22%	estimate
1965	23,406	+733	+3.23%	estimate
1966	24,136	+730	+3.12%	estimate
1967	24,863	+727	+3.01%	estimate
1968	25,614	+751	+3.02%	estimate
1969	26,375	+761	+2.97%	estimate
1970	27,026	+651	+2.47%	estimate
1971	27,533	+507	+1.88%	estimate
1972	27,995	+462	+1.68%	estimate
1973	28,436	+441	+1.58%	estimate
1974	28,875	+439	+1.54%	estimate
1975	29,390	+515	+1.78%	estimate
1976	29,959	+569	+1.94%	estimate
1977	30,521	+562	+1.88%	estimate
1978	31,076	+555	+1.82%	estimate
1979	31,611	+535	+1.72%	estimate
1980	32,403	+792	+2.51%	estimate
1981	33,584	+1,181	+3.64%	estimate
1982	34,909	+1,325	+3.95%	estimate
1983	36,271	+1,362	+3.90%	estimate
1984	37,667	+1,396	+3.85%	estimate
1985	39,103	+1,436	+3.81%	estimate
1986	40,571	+1,468	+3.75%	estimate
1987	42,072	+1,501	+3.70%	estimate
1988	43,615	+1,543	+3.67%	estimate
1989	45,191	+1,576	+3.61%	estimate
1990	46,640	+1,449	+3.21%	estimate
1991	47,882	+1,242	+2.66%	estimate
1992	49,038	+1,156	+2.41%	estimate
1993	50,159	+1,121	+2.29%	estimate
1994	51,251	+1,092	+2.18%	estimate
1995	52,316	+1,065	+2.08%	estimate
1996	53,353	+1,037	+1.98%	estimate
1997	54,362	+1,009	+1.89%	estimate
1998	55,334	+972	+1.79%	estimate
1999	56,248	+914	+1.65%	estimate
2000	56,855	+607	+1.08%	estimate
2001	57,053	+198	+0.35%	estimate
2002	57,062	+9	+0.02%	estimate
2003	56,971	-91	-0.16%	estimate
2004	56,818	-153	-0.27%	estimate
2005	56,617	-201	-0.35%	estimate
2006	56,374	-243	-0.43%	estimate
2007	56,113	-261	-0.46%	estimate
2008	55,828	-285	-0.51%	estimate
2009	55,528	-300	-0.54%	estimate
2010	55,228	-300	-0.54%	estimate
2011	54,895	-333	-0.60%	estimate
2012	54,489	-406	-0.74%	estimate
2013	54,006	-483	-0.89%	estimate
2014	53,466	-540	-1.00%	estimate
2015	52,878	-588	-1.10%	estimate
2016	52,245	-633	-1.20%	estimate
2017	51,586	-659	-1.26%	estimate
2018	50,908	-678	-1.31%	estimate
2019	50,209	-699	-1.37%	estimate
2020	49,761	-448	-0.89%	estimate
2021	49,225	-536	-1.08%	estimate
2022	48,342	-883	-1.79%	estimate
2023	47,521	-821	-1.70%	estimate
2024	46,765	-756	-1.59%	estimate

Demographics

Population	47,521
Population Growth Rate	-1.71%
Urban Population	81.4%
Fertility Rate	2.29 births/woman
Life Expectancy	72.9 years
Infant Mortality Rate	-
Literacy Rate	-

Economy & Trade

GDP Per Capita

Unemployment Rate

High income

Income Level

900

Tourism Arrivals

Health & Education

Development & Connectivity

237.6

People per km2

-1,159

Net Migration

Environment

85.2%

Forest Area

Other Countries in East Asia & Pacific

Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Fiji

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Frequently Asked Questions

American Samoa has a population of 47,521, ranking #4 in the world. The annual population growth rate is -1.71%.

Life expectancy in American Samoa is 72.9 years.

GDP data for American Samoa is available from the World Bank Open Data portal.

81.4% of American Samoa's population lives in urban areas. The overall population density is 237.6 people per square kilometer.

Literacy data for American Samoa is available from the World Bank.

Sources: World Bank Open Data

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population figures are latest available estimates. GDP per capita in current US dollars.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.