American Samoa — Population
Population, Total for American Samoa, 1960–2025.
Population for American Samoa was 46,029 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 57,062 in 2002. The lowest was 20,133 in 1960 (about 2.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.28% per year.
American Samoa ranks 205 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 1.42 million, so American Samoa sits below it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 19% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 13%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 32 of 37 economies; Northern Mariana Islands (43,541) is just below it. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1986. Doubling roughly every 54 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 203rd of 216 in 1960 → 201st of 216 in 1970 → 202nd of 216 in 1980 → 202nd of 217 in 1990 → 201st of 217 in 2000 → 201st of 217 in 2010 → 203rd of 217 in 2020 → 205th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46,029 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 46,765 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 47,521 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 48,342 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 49,225 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 49,761 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 50,209 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 50,908 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 51,586 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 52,245 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 52,878 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 53,466 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 54,006 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 54,489 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 54,895 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 55,228 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 55,528 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 55,828 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 56,113 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 56,374 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 56,617 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 56,818 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 56,971 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 57,062 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57,053 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 56,855 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 56,248 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 55,334 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 54,362 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 53,353 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 52,316 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 51,251 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 50,159 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 49,038 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 47,882 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 46,640 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 45,191 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 43,615 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 42,072 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 40,571 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 39,103 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 37,667 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 36,271 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 34,909 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 33,584 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 32,403 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 31,611 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 31,076 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 30,521 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 29,959 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 29,390 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 28,875 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 28,436 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 27,995 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 27,533 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 27,026 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 26,375 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 25,614 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 24,863 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 24,136 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 23,406 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 22,673 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 21,966 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 21,298 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 20,666 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 20,133 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was American Samoa’s Population in 1961?
20,666 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are American Samoa’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is American Samoa’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +128.6% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 46,029; 2024: 46,765; 2023: 47,521; 2022: 48,342; 2021: 49,225. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.