Demographics of American Samoa

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date17 Oct 2024

As of 2024, the population of American Samoa is projected at 47k, compared to 48k in 2023. It ranks 14th in Oceania and 212th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at -1.61 percent, the 231st highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 24k males and 23k females in American Samoa. The percentage of the male population is 50.47%, compared to 49.53% of the female population. American Samoa has 439 more males than females. The sex ratio in American Samoa in 2024 will be 101.895 males per 100 females. American Samoa is in the 190th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

American Samoa population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19509,8869,15619,0433.42107.973
195510,2849,57419,8580.49107.416
196010,5059,62720,1332.25109.120
196512,14611,26023,4063.15107.869
197013,98713,03927,0262.03107.270
197515,21614,17429,3901.96107.351
198016,79115,61232,4033.27107.552
198520,29118,81339,1033.73107.856
199024,24422,39646,6402.80108.251
199527,00325,31352,3162.01106.676
200029,16827,68756,8550.59105.349
200528,89027,72756,617-0.41104.194
201028,05827,17155,228-0.55103.265
201526,86026,01752,878-1.16103.240
202025,17024,59149,761-0.38102.355
202124,88824,33749,225-1.80102.264
202224,43023,91248,342-1.82102.166
202324,00223,52047,521-1.60102.049
202423,60223,16346,765-1.61101.895
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195059.16715.5286.219
195561.82714.9776.143
196065.05314.3216.578
196565.99614.8786.730
197066.36415.1835.953
197568.25616.3975.013
198069.41317.8324.627
198570.53218.8114.255
199071.10719.8254.472
199571.56520.0304.121
200071.44320.3413.890
200572.38221.3593.863
201072.58721.4933.292
201572.65424.2142.780
202072.67226.6672.360
202172.70827.2342.327
202272.75227.9272.305
202372.85228.4352.286
202472.99228.7272.267
  • Total
  • Crude

American Samoa death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501868459.77044.374
19551638348.19642.011
19601358356.68741.474
19651429756.05641.669
19701539945.65736.777
19751469934.98433.799
19801531,0854.73133.497
19851731,3034.42733.313
19902101,7414.50237.331
19952301,7314.39733.087
20002511,6624.42129.234
20052581,5614.55327.578
20102671,2354.82722.361
20152951,0485.57419.821
20203167796.35015.658
20213247706.58315.649
20223297506.81515.522
20233347317.02115.388
20243417017.29314.994
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of American Samoa

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195011,6997,24161.769
195512,6137,08964.020
196013,2516,76266.211
196516,0727,44868.334
197019,2098,08370.384
197521,6578,27572.354
198024,1258,33274.330
198530,5158,72677.762
199038,0768,96280.948
199545,0867,78285.280
200050,9566,56588.587
200552,0837,03588.100
201048,7356,90287.594
201548,4497,08887.238
202048,6307,16987.153
202148,7277,17287.169
202248,8437,17287.196
202348,9677,16587.235
202449,1117,15587.284
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

American Samoa population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,840 1,767 3,607 7.71 104.131
05-09 2,163 2,205 4,369 9.34 98.095
10-14 2,357 2,297 4,655 9.95 102.612
15-19 2,397 2,292 4,689 10.03 104.581
20-24 1,971 1,797 3,768 8.06 109.683
25-29 1,215 1,222 2,437 5.21 99.427
30-34 1,435 1,456 2,891 6.18 98.558
35-39 1,414 1,361 2,775 5.93 103.894
40-44 1,440 1,359 2,799 5.99 105.960
45-49 1,524 1,494 3,018 6.45 102.008
50-54 1,512 1,420 2,932 6.27 106.479
55-59 1,468 1,338 2,806 6.00 109.716
60-64 1,107 1,151 2,257 4.83 96.177
65-69 794 820 1,615 3.45 96.829
70-74 492 553 1,046 2.24 88.969
75-79 276 350 626 1.34 78.857
80-84 127 170 296 0.63 74.706
85-89 52 86 138 0.30 60.465
90-94 14 21 35 0.07 66.667
95-99 2 4 5 0.01 50.000
Total 23,600 23,163 46,764 101.887