Population density in American Samoa
American Samoa: Population density was 161.58 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
161.58
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
94th
of 235 countries
All-time high
285.4
in 2002
All-time low
0.525
in 1000
Years of data
183
1000–2100
Population density in American Samoa, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 161.58 for population density in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in American Samoa peaked at 285.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.525, in 1000.
That places American Samoa 94th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.525 | — |
| 1100 | 0.785 | +49.5% |
| 1200 | 1.18 | +50.3% |
| 1300 | 1.77 | +50.4% |
| 1400 | 2.67 | +50.1% |
| 1500 | 4 | +49.9% |
| 1600 | 6 | +50.1% |
| 1700 | 8.99 | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 9.47 | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 9.96 | +5.2% |
| 1730 | 10.49 | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 11.04 | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 11.62 | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 12.23 | +5.2% |
| 1770 | 12.88 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 13.56 | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 14.27 | +5.2% |
| 1800 | 15.03 | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 15.81 | +5.3% |
| 1820 | 16.7 | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 17.62 | +5.5% |
| 1840 | 18.6 | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 19.64 | +5.6% |
| 1860 | 20.73 | +5.6% |
| 1870 | 23.32 | +12.5% |
| 1880 | 26.23 | +12.5% |
| 1890 | 29.51 | +12.5% |
| 1900 | 33.2 | +12.5% |
| 1910 | 37.34 | +12.5% |
| 1920 | 44.81 | +20.0% |
| 1930 | 53.78 | +20.0% |
| 1940 | 64.54 | +20.0% |
| 1950 | 95.35 | +47.7% |
| 1951 | 97.25 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 97.88 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 98.45 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 98.91 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 99.39 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 99.8 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 99.92 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 99.75 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 99.66 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 100.8 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 103.43 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 106.58 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 109.96 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 113.46 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 117.14 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 120.78 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 124.45 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 128.15 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 131.97 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 135.26 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 137.78 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 140.09 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 142.32 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 144.48 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 147.03 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 149.91 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 152.72 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 155.49 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 158.16 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 162.13 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 168.03 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 174.69 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 181.46 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 188.45 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 195.64 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 202.94 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 210.47 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 218.17 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 226.03 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 233.29 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 239.51 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 245.27 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 250.89 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 256.37 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 261.69 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 266.89 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 271.93 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 276.77 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 281.33 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 284.38 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 285.36 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 285.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 284.94 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 284.2 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 283.19 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 281.95 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 280.67 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 279.24 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 277.71 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 276.23 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 274.58 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 272.53 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 270.13 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 267.44 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 264.48 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 261.3 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 258.02 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 254.63 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 251.15 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 248.9 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 246.25 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 241.82 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 237.72 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 233.96 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 230.26 | -1.6% |
| 2026 | 226.71 | -1.5% |
| 2027 | 223.38 | -1.5% |
| 2028 | 220.41 | -1.3% |
| 2029 | 217.56 | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 214.91 | -1.2% |
| 2031 | 212.5 | -1.1% |
| 2032 | 210.22 | -1.1% |
| 2033 | 208.09 | -1.0% |
| 2034 | 206.15 | -0.9% |
| 2035 | 204.31 | -0.9% |
| 2036 | 202.65 | -0.8% |
| 2037 | 201.14 | -0.7% |
| 2038 | 199.74 | -0.7% |
| 2039 | 198.38 | -0.7% |
| 2040 | 197.03 | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 195.85 | -0.6% |
| 2042 | 194.78 | -0.5% |
| 2043 | 193.81 | -0.5% |
| 2044 | 192.86 | -0.5% |
| 2045 | 191.97 | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 191.16 | -0.4% |
| 2047 | 190.25 | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 189.45 | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 188.63 | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 187.85 | -0.4% |
| 2051 | 187.06 | -0.4% |
| 2052 | 186.22 | -0.4% |
| 2053 | 185.35 | -0.5% |
| 2054 | 184.47 | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 183.54 | -0.5% |
| 2056 | 182.56 | -0.5% |
| 2057 | 181.61 | -0.5% |
| 2058 | 180.63 | -0.5% |
| 2059 | 179.71 | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 178.8 | -0.5% |
| 2061 | 177.96 | -0.5% |
| 2062 | 177.09 | -0.5% |
| 2063 | 176.28 | -0.5% |
| 2064 | 175.51 | -0.4% |
| 2065 | 174.83 | -0.4% |
| 2066 | 174.16 | -0.4% |
| 2067 | 173.56 | -0.3% |
| 2068 | 173.03 | -0.3% |
| 2069 | 172.59 | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 172.17 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 171.82 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 171.47 | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 171.19 | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 170.95 | -0.1% |
| 2075 | 170.78 | -0.1% |
| 2076 | 170.6 | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 170.43 | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 170.26 | -0.1% |
| 2079 | 170.17 | -0.1% |
| 2080 | 170.01 | -0.1% |
| 2081 | 169.87 | -0.1% |
| 2082 | 169.73 | -0.1% |
| 2083 | 169.58 | -0.1% |
| 2084 | 169.38 | -0.1% |
| 2085 | 169.16 | -0.1% |
| 2086 | 168.92 | -0.1% |
| 2087 | 168.66 | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 168.37 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 168.06 | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 167.69 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | 167.25 | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 166.75 | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 166.24 | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 165.66 | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 165.06 | -0.4% |
| 2096 | 164.43 | -0.4% |
| 2097 | 163.74 | -0.4% |
| 2098 | 163 | -0.4% |
| 2099 | 162.28 | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 161.58 | -0.4% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 161.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 161.58 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +50.4% | 1.18 | 1.77 |
| 1200 | +50.3% | 0.785 | 1.18 |
| 1400 | +50.1% | 1.77 | 2.67 |
| 1600 | +50.1% | 4 | 6 |
| 1700 | +50.0% | 6 | 8.99 |
| 1500 | +49.9% | 2.67 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.525 | 0.525 | 0.525 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.785 | 0.785 | 0.785 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 1 |
| 1500s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1600s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1700s | 8.99 | 8.99 | 8.99 | 1 |
| 1710s | 9.47 | 9.47 | 9.47 | 1 |
| 1720s | 9.96 | 9.96 | 9.96 | 1 |
| 1730s | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 1 |
| 1740s | 11.04 | 11.04 | 11.04 | 1 |
| 1750s | 11.62 | 11.62 | 11.62 | 1 |
| 1760s | 12.23 | 12.23 | 12.23 | 1 |
| 1770s | 12.88 | 12.88 | 12.88 | 1 |
| 1780s | 13.56 | 13.56 | 13.56 | 1 |
| 1790s | 14.27 | 14.27 | 14.27 | 1 |
| 1800s | 15.03 | 15.03 | 15.03 | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.81 | 15.81 | 15.81 | 1 |
| 1820s | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 1 |
| 1830s | 17.62 | 17.62 | 17.62 | 1 |
| 1840s | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 1 |
| 1850s | 19.64 | 19.64 | 19.64 | 1 |
| 1860s | 20.73 | 20.73 | 20.73 | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.32 | 23.32 | 23.32 | 1 |
| 1880s | 26.23 | 26.23 | 26.23 | 1 |
| 1890s | 29.51 | 29.51 | 29.51 | 1 |
| 1900s | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 1 |
| 1910s | 37.34 | 37.34 | 37.34 | 1 |
| 1920s | 44.81 | 44.81 | 44.81 | 1 |
| 1930s | 53.78 | 53.78 | 53.78 | 1 |
| 1940s | 64.54 | 64.54 | 64.54 | 1 |
| 1950s | 98.64 | 95.35 | 99.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 115.67 | 100.8 | 131.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 146.32 | 135.26 | 158.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 192.8 | 162.13 | 226.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 258.39 | 233.29 | 281.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.71 | 277.71 | 285.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.05 | 251.15 | 276.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.7 | 217.56 | 248.9 | 10 |
| 2030s | 205.81 | 198.38 | 214.91 | 10 |
| 2040s | 192.58 | 188.63 | 197.03 | 10 |
| 2050s | 183.9 | 179.71 | 187.85 | 10 |
| 2060s | 175.38 | 172.59 | 178.8 | 10 |
| 2070s | 170.98 | 170.17 | 172.17 | 10 |
| 2080s | 169.18 | 168.06 | 170.01 | 10 |
| 2090s | 165.21 | 162.28 | 167.69 | 10 |
| 2100s | 161.58 | 161.58 | 161.58 | 1 |
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- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.468 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,518 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.468 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate -0.5341 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in American Samoa?
- Population density in American Samoa was 161.58 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 285.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.525 in 1000.
- How does American Samoa rank for population density?
- American Samoa ranks 94th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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