What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between American Samoa and Iceland?

1,762 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Iceland?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs Iceland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

American Samoa

12,060 people

in 2050

Iceland

13,822 people

in 2050

American Samoa rank

195th

Iceland rank

194th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

American Samoa
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 13,822 people against 12,060 people in American Samoa, a difference of 1,762 people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 195th and Iceland ranks 194th of 238 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	105.31 people	49,999 people	49,894 people	Iceland
1100s	157.96 people	69,997 people	69,839 people	Iceland
1200s	236.94 people	69,990 people	69,753 people	Iceland
1300s	355.41 people	69,969 people	69,614 people	Iceland
1400s	533.08 people	59,920 people	59,387 people	Iceland
1500s	799.49 people	59,761 people	58,962 people	Iceland
1600s	1,199 people	49,404 people	48,205 people	Iceland
1700s	1,795 people	47,765 people	45,970 people	Iceland
1710s	1,888 people	47,492 people	45,604 people	Iceland
1720s	1,986 people	47,188 people	45,202 people	Iceland
1730s	2,089 people	46,852 people	44,763 people	Iceland
1740s	2,196 people	46,482 people	44,286 people	Iceland
1750s	2,309 people	46,078 people	43,769 people	Iceland
1760s	2,426 people	45,638 people	43,212 people	Iceland
1770s	2,548 people	45,161 people	42,613 people	Iceland
1780s	2,674 people	44,645 people	41,971 people	Iceland
1790s	2,805 people	44,090 people	41,285 people	Iceland
1800s	2,940 people	43,493 people	40,553 people	Iceland
1810s	3,077 people	42,854 people	39,776 people	Iceland
1820s	3,226 people	43,048 people	39,823 people	Iceland
1830s	3,375 people	43,185 people	39,810 people	Iceland
1840s	3,523 people	43,258 people	39,735 people	Iceland
1850s	3,667 people	43,263 people	39,596 people	Iceland
1860s	3,802 people	43,192 people	39,391 people	Iceland
1870s	4,180 people	41,737 people	37,557 people	Iceland
1880s	4,567 people	40,248 people	35,681 people	Iceland
1890s	4,947 people	38,724 people	33,777 people	Iceland
1900s	5,296 people	37,165 people	31,869 people	Iceland
1910s	5,580 people	35,571 people	29,991 people	Iceland
1920s	6,129 people	42,002 people	35,873 people	Iceland
1930s	6,505 people	46,901 people	40,396 people	Iceland
1940s	6,531 people	51,376 people	44,845 people	Iceland
1950s	12,190 people	36,738 people	24,549 people	Iceland
1960s	12,710 people	32,735 people	20,025 people	Iceland
1970s	12,025 people	28,872 people	16,848 people	Iceland
1980s	11,829 people	25,822 people	13,993 people	Iceland
1990s	8,788 people	22,771 people	13,983 people	Iceland
2000s	6,900 people	22,518 people	15,618 people	Iceland
2010s	8,045 people	21,065 people	13,020 people	Iceland
2020s	8,948 people	22,613 people	13,665 people	Iceland
2030s	9,809 people	21,834 people	12,025 people	Iceland
2040s	11,169 people	17,421 people	6,252 people	Iceland
2050s	12,060 people	13,822 people	1,762 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, American Samoa or Iceland?: Iceland, at 13,822 people against 12,060 people in American Samoa as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between American Samoa and Iceland?: 1,762 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Iceland?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do American Samoa and Iceland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: American Samoa ranks 195th and Iceland ranks 194th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.