World population growth in American Samoa
American Samoa: World population growth was -0.5% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.5%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
148th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 1981
All-time low
-1.8%
in 2022
Years of data
158
1700–2100
World population growth in American Samoa, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in American Samoa stood at -0.5%.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in American Samoa peaked at 3.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2022.
That places American Samoa 148th out of 239 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.
World population growth in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4% | — |
| 1800 | 0.5% | +26.0% |
| 1900 | 1.2% | +130.1% |
| 1910 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 1.8% | +54.8% |
| 1930 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 3.4% | +87.5% |
| 1951 | 0.6% | -82.7% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | +20.9% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | -39.0% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | +16.9% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
| 1957 | -0.1% | -127.0% |
| 1958 | -0.2% | +145.0% |
| 1959 | -0.0% | -87.2% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | -9100.0% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +31.9% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -28.9% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +98.4% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -62.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -80.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -175.4% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | +170.9% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | +30.0% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | +34.0% |
| 2006 | -0.5% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | -0.5% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | -0.5% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | -1.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | -1.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | -73.3% |
| 2021 | -1.8% | +378.7% |
| 2022 | -1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | -1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2026 | -1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2027 | -1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2028 | -1.3% | -9.7% |
| 2029 | -1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2030 | -1.1% | -13.8% |
| 2031 | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2032 | -1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2033 | -1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2034 | -0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2035 | -0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2036 | -0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2037 | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2038 | -0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2039 | -0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2040 | -0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2041 | -0.6% | -10.9% |
| 2042 | -0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2043 | -0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2044 | -0.5% | +5.4% |
| 2045 | -0.4% | -19.4% |
| 2046 | -0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2047 | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2048 | -0.4% | -22.0% |
| 2049 | -0.5% | +20.3% |
| 2050 | -0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2051 | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2052 | -0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2053 | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2054 | -0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2055 | -0.5% | +5.6% |
| 2056 | -0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2057 | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2058 | -0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2059 | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2060 | -0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2061 | -0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2062 | -0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2063 | -0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2064 | -0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2065 | -0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2066 | -0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2067 | -0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2068 | -0.3% | -21.4% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | -5.8% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | -14.1% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2073 | -0.1% | -30.8% |
| 2074 | -0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2075 | -0.1% | -26.0% |
| 2076 | -0.1% | +31.9% |
| 2077 | -0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2078 | -0.1% | -29.0% |
| 2079 | -0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2080 | -0.1% | +83.9% |
| 2081 | -0.1% | -20.4% |
| 2082 | -0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2083 | -0.1% | +24.7% |
| 2084 | -0.1% | +22.6% |
| 2085 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2086 | -0.1% | +13.8% |
| 2087 | -0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2088 | -0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2089 | -0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2090 | -0.3% | +42.0% |
| 2091 | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | +9.3% |
| 2093 | -0.3% | +17.7% |
| 2094 | -0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2095 | -0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2096 | -0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2097 | -0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2098 | -0.5% | +12.9% |
| 2099 | -0.4% | -11.4% |
| 2100 | -0.5% | +11.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's -0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's -0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +9100.0% | -0.0% | 2.2% |
| 2021 | -378.7% | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | -175.4% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | -170.9% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | -145.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1900 | +130.1% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | -0.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -1.4% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.4% | -1.8% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.9% | -1.1% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in American Samoa?
- World population growth in American Samoa was -0.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2022.
- How does American Samoa rank for world population growth?
- American Samoa ranks 148th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.