World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa
American Samoa: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until was 47,544 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
47,544
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
212th
of 239 countries
All-time high
57,081
in 2002
All-time low
105
in 1000
Years of data
106
1000–2023
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa, 1000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa stood at 47,544.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa peaked at 57,081 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 105, in 1000.
That places American Samoa 212th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 105 | — |
| 1100 | 157 | +49.5% |
| 1200 | 236 | +50.3% |
| 1300 | 355 | +50.4% |
| 1400 | 533 | +50.1% |
| 1500 | 799 | +49.9% |
| 1600 | 1,199 | +50.1% |
| 1700 | 1,799 | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 1,894 | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 1,993 | +5.2% |
| 1730 | 2,098 | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 2,209 | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 2,325 | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 2,447 | +5.2% |
| 1770 | 2,576 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 2,712 | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 2,854 | +5.2% |
| 1800 | 3,005 | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 3,163 | +5.3% |
| 1820 | 3,339 | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 3,524 | +5.5% |
| 1840 | 3,720 | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 3,927 | +5.6% |
| 1860 | 4,145 | +5.6% |
| 1870 | 4,663 | +12.5% |
| 1880 | 5,246 | +12.5% |
| 1890 | 5,902 | +12.5% |
| 1900 | 6,639 | +12.5% |
| 1910 | 7,469 | +12.5% |
| 1920 | 8,963 | +20.0% |
| 1930 | 10,756 | +20.0% |
| 1940 | 12,908 | +20.0% |
| 1950 | 19,070 | +47.7% |
| 1951 | 19,450 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 19,576 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 19,691 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 19,782 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 19,877 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 19,960 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 19,983 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 19,950 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 19,931 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 20,159 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 20,686 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 21,317 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 21,992 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 22,692 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 23,429 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 24,157 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 24,891 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 25,629 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 26,393 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 27,052 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 27,556 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 28,019 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 28,465 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 28,896 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 29,407 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 29,981 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 30,543 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 31,098 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 31,632 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 32,427 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 33,606 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 34,937 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 36,291 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 37,690 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 39,128 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 40,588 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 42,095 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 43,634 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 45,207 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 46,659 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 47,903 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 49,054 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 50,178 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 51,273 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 52,339 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 53,378 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 54,385 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 55,354 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 56,267 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 56,877 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 57,072 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 57,081 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56,988 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 56,841 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 56,638 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 56,391 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 56,134 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 55,848 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 55,542 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 55,246 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54,917 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54,506 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 54,026 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 53,489 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 52,896 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 52,260 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 51,605 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 50,927 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 50,230 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 49,779 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 49,249 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 48,365 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 47,544 | -1.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 47,544 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 47,544 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 million, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 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% | 236 | 355 |
| 1200 | +50.3% | 157 | 236 |
| 1400 | +50.1% | 355 | 533 |
| 1600 | +50.1% | 799 | 1,199 |
| 1700 | +50.0% | 1,199 | 1,799 |
| 1500 | +49.9% | 533 | 799 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 105 | 105 | 105 | 1 |
| 1100s | 157 | 157 | 157 | 1 |
| 1200s | 236 | 236 | 236 | 1 |
| 1300s | 355 | 355 | 355 | 1 |
| 1400s | 533 | 533 | 533 | 1 |
| 1500s | 799 | 799 | 799 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1,199 | 1,199 | 1,199 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,799 | 1,799 | 1,799 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,894 | 1,894 | 1,894 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,993 | 1,993 | 1,993 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2,098 | 2,098 | 2,098 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2,209 | 2,209 | 2,209 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2,325 | 2,325 | 2,325 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2,447 | 2,447 | 2,447 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2,576 | 2,576 | 2,576 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2,712 | 2,712 | 2,712 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2,854 | 2,854 | 2,854 | 1 |
| 1800s | 3,005 | 3,005 | 3,005 | 1 |
| 1810s | 3,163 | 3,163 | 3,163 | 1 |
| 1820s | 3,339 | 3,339 | 3,339 | 1 |
| 1830s | 3,524 | 3,524 | 3,524 | 1 |
| 1840s | 3,720 | 3,720 | 3,720 | 1 |
| 1850s | 3,927 | 3,927 | 3,927 | 1 |
| 1860s | 4,145 | 4,145 | 4,145 | 1 |
| 1870s | 4,663 | 4,663 | 4,663 | 1 |
| 1880s | 5,246 | 5,246 | 5,246 | 1 |
| 1890s | 5,902 | 5,902 | 5,902 | 1 |
| 1900s | 6,639 | 6,639 | 6,639 | 1 |
| 1910s | 7,469 | 7,469 | 7,469 | 1 |
| 1920s | 8,963 | 8,963 | 8,963 | 1 |
| 1930s | 10,756 | 10,756 | 10,756 | 1 |
| 1940s | 12,908 | 12,908 | 12,908 | 1 |
| 1950s | 19,727 | 19,070 | 19,983 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23,134 | 20,159 | 26,393 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29,265 | 27,052 | 31,632 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,560 | 32,427 | 45,207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,679 | 46,659 | 56,267 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,541 | 55,542 | 57,081 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,010 | 50,230 | 55,246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,734 | 47,544 | 49,779 | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 209 Guernsey 64,043 compare
- 210 Greenland 55,951 compare
- 211 Faroe Islands 54,738 compare
- 213 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,783 compare
- 214 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,221 compare
- 215 Northern Mariana Islands 45,166 compare
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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate -0.5341 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa?
- World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in American Samoa was 47,544 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 57,081 in 2002.
- What is the lowest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 in 1000.
- How does American Samoa rank for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
- American Samoa ranks 212th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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