American Samoa vs Ireland: Population growth rate

American Samoa
-0.468
in 2100
Ireland
-0.455
in 2100
American Samoa rank
148th
Ireland rank
147th

Population growth rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • Ireland
-2024170019002100

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -0.455 against -0.468 in American Samoa, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 148th and Ireland ranks 147th of 239 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6158 -0.2322 0.848 American Samoa
1960s 2.96 0.4083 2.55 American Samoa
1970s 1.75 1.41 0.3443 American Samoa
1980s 3.67 0.3212 3.35 American Samoa
1990s 2.09 0.7371 1.35 American Samoa
2000s -0.2336 1.86 2.1 Ireland
2010s -1.05 0.8711 1.92 Ireland
2020s -1.43 1.04 2.47 Ireland
2030s -0.8931 0.5274 1.42 Ireland
2040s -0.4898 0.2756 0.7654 Ireland
2050s -0.4895 -0.0461 0.4434 Ireland
2060s -0.3907 -0.2389 0.1518 Ireland
2070s -0.1318 -0.2798 0.148 American Samoa
2080s -0.1303 -0.246 0.1157 American Samoa
2090s -0.3619 -0.379 0.0171 American Samoa
2100s -0.468 -0.455 0.013 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, American Samoa or Ireland?
Ireland, at -0.455 against -0.468 in American Samoa as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between American Samoa and Ireland?
0.013, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Ireland?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do American Samoa and Ireland rank globally for population growth rate?
American Samoa ranks 148th and Ireland ranks 147th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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