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American Samoa — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for American Samoa, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
80.51%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +114.0% since 1960
Urban population for American Samoa was 80.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 88.61% in 2000. The lowest was 37.63% in 1960 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.18% per year.
American Samoa ranks 56 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 26%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so American Samoa sits above it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
80.51%
First (1960)
37.63%
Change
+114.0%
Highest
88.61%
in 2000
Lowest
37.63%
in 1960
Average
72.19%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.18%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.51% |
| 2024 | 80.94% |
| 2023 | 81.37% |
| 2022 | 81.79% |
| 2021 | 82.21% |
| 2020 | 82.62% |
| 2019 | 83.05% |
| 2018 | 83.48% |
| 2017 | 83.89% |
| 2016 | 84.29% |
| 2015 | 84.67% |
| 2014 | 85.04% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. 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.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of 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.