Which has higher population, American Samoa or Faroe Islands?

Faroe Islands, at 54,738 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between American Samoa and Faroe Islands?

7,194 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Faroe Islands?

106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs Faroe Islands: Population

American Samoa

47,544 people

in 2023

Faroe Islands

54,738 people

in 2023

American Samoa rank

211th

Faroe Islands rank

210th

Population over time

American Samoa
Faroe Islands

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 54,738 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa, a difference of 7,194 people.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

American Samoa ranks 211th and Faroe Islands ranks 210th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 23 and Faroe Islands in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Faroe Islands	Difference	Ahead
1000s	105 people	147 people	42 people	Faroe Islands
1100s	157 people	150 people	7 people	American Samoa
1200s	236 people	153 people	83 people	American Samoa
1300s	355 people	157 people	198 people	American Samoa
1400s	533 people	160 people	373 people	American Samoa
1500s	799 people	163 people	636 people	American Samoa
1600s	1,199 people	166 people	1,033 people	American Samoa
1700s	1,799 people	170 people	1,629 people	American Samoa
1710s	1,894 people	212 people	1,682 people	American Samoa
1720s	1,993 people	266 people	1,727 people	American Samoa
1730s	2,098 people	332 people	1,766 people	American Samoa
1740s	2,209 people	415 people	1,794 people	American Samoa
1750s	2,325 people	519 people	1,806 people	American Samoa
1760s	2,447 people	649 people	1,798 people	American Samoa
1770s	2,576 people	812 people	1,764 people	American Samoa
1780s	2,712 people	1,015 people	1,697 people	American Samoa
1790s	2,854 people	1,269 people	1,585 people	American Samoa
1800s	3,005 people	1,586 people	1,419 people	American Samoa
1810s	3,163 people	1,982 people	1,181 people	American Samoa
1820s	3,339 people	2,478 people	861 people	American Samoa
1830s	3,524 people	3,098 people	426 people	American Samoa
1840s	3,720 people	3,872 people	152 people	Faroe Islands
1850s	3,927 people	4,840 people	913 people	Faroe Islands
1860s	4,145 people	6,051 people	1,906 people	Faroe Islands
1870s	4,663 people	7,563 people	2,900 people	Faroe Islands
1880s	5,246 people	9,454 people	4,208 people	Faroe Islands
1890s	5,902 people	11,818 people	5,916 people	Faroe Islands
1900s	6,639 people	14,773 people	8,134 people	Faroe Islands
1910s	7,469 people	18,466 people	10,997 people	Faroe Islands
1920s	8,963 people	21,104 people	12,141 people	Faroe Islands
1930s	10,756 people	24,119 people	13,363 people	Faroe Islands
1940s	12,908 people	27,565 people	14,657 people	Faroe Islands
1950s	19,727 people	32,392 people	12,665 people	Faroe Islands
1960s	23,134 people	36,095 people	12,960 people	Faroe Islands
1970s	29,265 people	40,366 people	11,102 people	Faroe Islands
1980s	38,560 people	45,343 people	6,783 people	Faroe Islands
1990s	51,679 people	45,256 people	6,423 people	American Samoa
2000s	56,541 people	47,667 people	8,874 people	American Samoa
2010s	53,010 people	49,274 people	3,736 people	American Samoa
2020s	48,734 people	53,679 people	4,945 people	Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, American Samoa or Faroe Islands?: Faroe Islands, at 54,738 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between American Samoa and Faroe Islands?: 7,194 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Faroe Islands?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Faroe Islands rank globally for population?: American Samoa ranks 211th and Faroe Islands ranks 210th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.