American Samoa vs Greenland: Has the population peaked?
American Samoa
47,544 people
in 2023
Greenland
55,951 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
210th
Greenland rank
208th
Has the population peaked? over time
- American Samoa
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 55,951 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa, a difference of 8,407 people.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
American Samoa ranks 210th and Greenland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,727 people | 26,343 people | 6,616 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 23,134 people | 38,033 people | 14,898 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 29,265 people | 48,408 people | 19,143 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 38,560 people | 52,826 people | 14,266 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 51,679 people | 55,902 people | 4,223 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 56,541 people | 56,689 people | 148 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 53,010 people | 56,344 people | 3,334 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 48,734 people | 56,034 people | 7,300 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, American Samoa or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 55,951 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between American Samoa and Greenland?
- 8,407 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Greenland rank globally for has the population peaked??
- American Samoa ranks 210th and Greenland ranks 208th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.