American Samoa vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
American Samoa
10,614 people
in 2020
Turks and Caicos Islands
10,372 people
in 2020
American Samoa rank
210th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
211th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- American Samoa
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 10,614 people against 10,372 people in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 242 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 210th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,411 people | 5,086 people | 3,325 people | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 8,884 people | 5,628 people | 3,256 people | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 9,933 people | 6,065 people | 3,868 people | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 10,456 people | 8,542 people | 1,913 people | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 9,881 people | 13,370 people | 3,488 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 9,947 people | 21,358 people | 11,411 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 10,306 people | 19,394 people | 9,087 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 10,614 people | 10,372 people | 242 people | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, American Samoa or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- American Samoa, at 10,614 people against 10,372 people in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between American Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 242 people, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do American Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- American Samoa ranks 210th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 211th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.