Which has higher population, American Samoa or Northern Mariana Islands?

American Samoa, at 47,544 against 45,166 in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.

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

2,378, with American Samoa ahead.

76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa

47,544

in 2023

Northern Mariana Islands

45,166

in 2023

American Samoa rank

211th

Northern Mariana Islands rank

214th

American Samoa currently reports 47,544 against 45,166 in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 2,378.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Northern Mariana Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

American Samoa ranks 211th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th of 238 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.

Decade	American Samoa	Northern Mariana Islands	Difference	Ahead
1800s	3,005	3,360	355	Northern Mariana Islands
1820s	3,339	3,360	21	Northern Mariana Islands
1950s	19,727	7,738	11,990	American Samoa
1960s	23,134	9,882	13,252	American Samoa
1970s	29,265	14,173	15,092	American Samoa
1980s	38,560	29,133	9,428	American Samoa
1990s	51,679	50,952	727	American Samoa
2000s	56,541	62,709	6,168	Northern Mariana Islands
2010s	53,010	51,554	1,457	American Samoa
2020s	48,734	46,457	2,278	American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher population, American Samoa or Northern Mariana Islands?: American Samoa, at 47,544 against 45,166 in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?: 2,378, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population?: American Samoa ranks 211th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.