American Samoa vs United States Virgin Islands: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

American Samoa
13,078 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
14,161 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
203rd
United States Virgin Islands rank
201st

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • American Samoa
  • United States Virgin Islands
10.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 14,161 people against 13,078 people in American Samoa, a difference of 1,083 people.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

American Samoa ranks 203rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st of 236 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 9,396 people 11,713 people 2,317 people United States Virgin Islands
1960s 11,108 people 18,049 people 6,941 people United States Virgin Islands
1970s 12,970 people 30,358 people 17,388 people United States Virgin Islands
1980s 15,142 people 32,228 people 17,086 people United States Virgin Islands
1990s 20,040 people 29,404 people 9,364 people United States Virgin Islands
2000s 20,961 people 25,366 people 4,405 people United States Virgin Islands
2010s 17,077 people 19,249 people 2,172 people United States Virgin Islands
2020s 13,904 people 14,318 people 414.5 people United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, American Samoa or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 14,161 people against 13,078 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between American Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?
1,083 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
American Samoa ranks 203rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 0-14.