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American Samoa — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for American Samoa, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-1.59%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -160.7% since 1961
Population growth for American Samoa was -1.59% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.87% in 1982. The lowest was -1.81% in 2022 (about 1.1× the latest value).
American Samoa ranks 212 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so American Samoa sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 141% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 43%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-1.59%
First (1961)
2.61%
Change
-160.7%
Highest
3.87%
in 1982
Lowest
-1.81%
in 2022
Average
1.27%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.59% |
| 2024 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | -1.71% |
| 2022 | -1.81% |
| 2021 | -1.08% |
| 2020 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | -1.38% |
| 2018 | -1.32% |
| 2017 | -1.27% |
| 2016 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | -1.11% |
| 2014 | -1% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.