Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8051 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa is 0.8051 people per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.8861 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3763 people per person, in 1960.
American Samoa ranks 53rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3763 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3815 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3929 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.409 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4285 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4502 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4728 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4949 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5153 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5327 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.546 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5568 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5667 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5757 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5842 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5924 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6006 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6088 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6175 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6267 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6368 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6476 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6588 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6704 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6823 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6945 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7069 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7195 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7321 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7447 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7575 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7719 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7882 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8055 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8231 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.84 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8554 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8685 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8786 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8846 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8861 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8855 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8843 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8826 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8804 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8778 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.875 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.872 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.869 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.866 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8632 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8603 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8572 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8538 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8504 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8467 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8429 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8389 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8348 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8305 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8262 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8221 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8179 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8137 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8094 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8051 people per person | -0.5% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.8051 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.8051 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 people per person | 0.3763 people per person | 0.5327 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5875 people per person | 0.546 people per person | 0.6267 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6894 people per person | 0.6368 people per person | 0.7447 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8273 people per person | 0.7575 people per person | 0.8846 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8779 people per person | 0.866 people per person | 0.8861 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8479 people per person | 0.8305 people per person | 0.8632 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8158 people per person | 0.8051 people per person | 0.8262 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More population data for American Samoa
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4283 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4283 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 161.58 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,518 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in American Samoa was 0.8051 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8861 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3763 people per person in 1960.
- How does American Samoa rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.