Median age vs births per woman in American Samoa
American Samoa: Median age vs births per woman was 28.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28.43
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
135th
of 229 countries
All-time high
28.43
in 2023
All-time low
14.32
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age vs births per woman in American Samoa is 28.43, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in American Samoa peaked at 28.43 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.32, in 1960.
That places American Samoa 135th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.53 | — |
| 1951 | 15.51 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 15.39 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 15.25 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 15.11 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 14.98 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 14.82 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 14.65 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 14.48 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 14.32 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 14.32 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 14.48 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 14.65 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 14.76 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 14.84 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.88 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.89 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 14.91 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 14.95 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.01 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.18 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 15.44 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 15.69 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 15.92 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 16.15 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 16.4 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 16.66 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 16.93 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 17.22 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 17.54 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 17.83 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18.05 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 18.23 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 18.42 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 18.61 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 18.81 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 19.02 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 19.24 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 19.46 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.68 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 19.82 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 19.88 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 19.92 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.95 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 19.99 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.03 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20.08 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 20.13 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 20.18 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20.24 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 20.34 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.52 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.73 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.95 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 21.17 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 21.36 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21.5 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 21.58 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.55 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.42 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.49 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.92 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.47 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.04 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.62 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.21 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.79 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 25.33 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.83 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.25 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 26.67 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.23 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 27.93 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 28.43 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.01 | 14.32 | 15.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.77 | 14.32 | 15.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.31 | 15.18 | 17.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.74 | 17.83 | 19.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.02 | 19.82 | 20.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.11 | 20.34 | 21.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9 | 21.49 | 26.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.57 | 26.67 | 28.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More population data for American Samoa
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -4.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1972 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.468 (2100)
- Population density 161.58 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,518 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.468 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.8311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -0.8311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -0.8311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in American Samoa?
- Median age vs births per woman in American Samoa was 28.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.43 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.32 in 1960.
- How does American Samoa rank for median age vs births per woman?
- American Samoa ranks 135th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).