American Samoa — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for American Samoa, 1960–2025.
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%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 11 of 37 economies; Palau (79.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5% in 1965. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1990. Doubling roughly every 59 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 96th of 217 in 1960 → 69th of 217 in 1970 → 64th of 217 in 1980 → 44th of 217 in 1990 → 25th of 217 in 2000 → 35th of 217 in 2010 → 50th of 217 in 2020 → 56th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 80.94% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 81.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 81.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 82.21% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 82.62% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 83.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 83.48% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 83.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 84.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 84.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 85.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 85.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 85.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 86.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 86.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 86.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 87.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 88.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 88.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 88.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 88.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 88.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 88.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 87.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 86.85% | +1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 85.54% | +1.5 pp |
| 1995 | 84% | +1.7 pp |
| 1994 | 82.31% | +1.8 pp |
| 1993 | 80.55% | +1.7 pp |
| 1992 | 78.82% | +1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 77.19% | +1.4 pp |
| 1990 | 75.75% | +1.3 pp |
| 1989 | 74.47% | +1.3 pp |
| 1988 | 73.21% | +1.3 pp |
| 1987 | 71.95% | +1.3 pp |
| 1986 | 70.69% | +1.2 pp |
| 1985 | 69.45% | +1.2 pp |
| 1984 | 68.23% | +1.2 pp |
| 1983 | 67.04% | +1.2 pp |
| 1982 | 65.88% | +1.1 pp |
| 1981 | 64.76% | +1.1 pp |
| 1980 | 63.68% | +1.0 pp |
| 1979 | 62.67% | +0.9 pp |
| 1978 | 61.75% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 60.88% | +0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 60.06% | +0.8 pp |
| 1975 | 59.24% | +0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 58.42% | +0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 57.57% | +0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 56.66% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 55.68% | +1.1 pp |
| 1970 | 54.6% | +1.3 pp |
| 1969 | 53.27% | +1.7 pp |
| 1968 | 51.53% | +2.0 pp |
| 1967 | 49.49% | +2.2 pp |
| 1966 | 47.28% | +2.3 pp |
| 1965 | 45.02% | +2.2 pp |
| 1964 | 42.85% | +2.0 pp |
| 1963 | 40.9% | +1.6 pp |
| 1962 | 39.29% | +1.1 pp |
| 1961 | 38.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 1960 | 37.63% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was American Samoa’s Urban population in 1961?
38.15% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is American Samoa’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +114.0% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 80.51%; 2024: 80.94%; 2023: 81.37%; 2022: 81.79%; 2021: 82.21%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.