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
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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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.