American Samoa vs Kuwait: Natural population growth rate

American Samoa
0.8%
in 2023
Kuwait
0.8%
in 2023
American Samoa rank
111th
Kuwait rank
109th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 111th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Kuwait Difference Ahead
1950s 3.4% 3.1% 0.3% American Samoa
1960s 3.4% 3.7% 0.2% Kuwait
1970s 2.9% 3.5% 0.6% Kuwait
1980s 2.9% 2.7% 0.2% American Samoa
1990s 3.0% 2.2% 0.8% American Samoa
2000s 2.2% 2.0% 0.3% American Samoa
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% American Samoa
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 0.1% American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, American Samoa or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.8% against 0.8% in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between American Samoa and Kuwait?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Kuwait?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Kuwait rank globally for natural population growth rate?
American Samoa ranks 111th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.